Castillonnais hillside loop via Lafaye

Starting from the quays of Castillon-la-Bataille, this alternative route takes you to the hillsides of Castillonnais, offering breathtaking views of the Dordogne valley. Explore the valleys and admire the panorama.

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  • Mountain biking
    Activity: Mountain biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.06 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 45 mins 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 158 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 150 m

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    Highest point: 103 m
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    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Castillon-la-Bataille (33350)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.853252° / W 0.036851°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1636E

  • ◶
    Type of surface: Not specified
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    Bike carrying: Not specified
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the route

The departure point is on Promenade Dubourdieu, near Parc Renée Lach.

(S/E) Follow Quai Camille Pelletan and turn right before the bridge. Go under the "Porte de Fer" and continue to the end of Rue Y Vienne.

(1) Take the street on the left, then immediately right after the small square and you will arrive at Rue de la Halle. Follow it to Place du 14 Juillet.

(2) Turn left, then right and at the traffic lights, go straight ahead onto Avenue Gambetta, towards the SNCF train station. Go around the station on the left, cross the railway tracks and join a street at number 23.

(3) Turn left (Rue Montesquieu), then continue along Rue Pierre de Coubertin until you reach the three-way junction.

(4) Turn right onto Chemin de la Fond du Loup and go up the hill. Turn right at the first intersection and follow the road to the D119. Take the grassy path opposite and continue to a fork.

(5) Turn left onto the path and join the road, turning right. Pass one intersection and continue to the next.

(6) Turn right onto the small paved road. At the end of this road, continue straight ahead onto the dirt road. After the woods, go around the vineyard and turn right onto the limestone road until you reach a fork with a sunken road.

(7) Turn right between the poplar trees and follow the sunken lane between the trees. Drive alongside the vineyard, then take the hairpin bend to the right onto the tarmac road. Follow this road until you reach Horable.

(8) Cross the hamlet and continue to the crossroad. Turn left and, in the bend, take the road that climbs slightly to the left until you reach a path opposite. Follow this path until you reach the junction with the outward route.

(5) Continue along the path until you descend towards the cemetery. Pass the cemetery, then follow Rue Montesquieu on the right and arrive at number 59.

(9) Take the passage under the railway line and follow the road until thesecond street on the right.

(10) Turn right onto Rue Pierre Curie and continue to the end of the street. Turn left towards the traffic lights and continue straight ahead after the lights, then cross Place du 14 Juillet.

(2) Continue straight ahead until you reach the quays and the Promenade Dubourdieu, at Parc Renée Lach (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Renée Lach Park - Dordogne (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 0.55 - alt. 18 m - Rue Vienne y Vienne
  3. 2 : km 0.69 - alt. 15 m - Place du 14 Juillet
  4. 3 : km 1.17 - alt. 25 m - Rue Montesquieu - Gare de Castillon
  5. 4 : km 1.78 - alt. 26 m - Fourche, Chemin de la Fond du Loup
  6. 5 : km 3.25 - alt. 87 m - Crossroads of the loop
  7. 6 : km 3.84 - alt. 91 m - Intersection
  8. 7 : km 4.94 - alt. 30 m - Hollow path between poplar trees
  9. 8 : km 5.94 - alt. 91 m - Place name: Horable
  10. 9 : km 7.78 - alt. 25 m - No. 59, under the railway bridge - Gare de Castillon
  11. 10 : km 8.29 - alt. 20 m - Rue Pierre Curie
  12. S/E : km 9.06 - alt. 5 m - Renée Lach Park - Dordogne (fleuve)

Notes

Castillon-la-Bataille Tourist Information Office.
5 Allées de la République
33350 Castillon la Bataille
Tel: +33 (0)5 57 40 27 58
Email: contact@tourisme-castillonpujols.fr
Tourism in Castillon-Pujols

Worth a visit

- Visit Castillon-la-Bataille.

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