Boucle du Lac Rouge

Limeuil fait partie des plus beaux villages de France, labellisé en 1990, et témoigne d'un passé exceptionnel. Ruelles escarpées, maisons moyenâgeuses ou vieilles échoppes . Village médiéval de caractère, situé à la jonction des rivières Vézère et Dordogne, Limeuil prend place parmi les joyaux du Périgord.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.98 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 129 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 125 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 168 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m

Description of the walk

From Le Bugue, take the D703 towards Pézuls, and after two kilometres, immediately after the first stream, take the D31 on the left. Drive to Limeuil and park at the Place du Port.

(S/E) With your back to the square, head opposite under the arch and go up Rue du Port. At the fork, keep left and continue along Grand Rue

(1) Pass under the Porte du Reclusou and continue to the crossroads

(2) Take the street on the right and continue along the path to the next crossroads.

(3) Take the path on the left. Stay on it until you reach a place called "la Combe".

(4) First turn left then right to cross the road and continue towards "Route du Château d'eau".

(5) Turn right onto "Route de la Forêt", then continue straight ahead.

(6) Turn right, then continue straight ahead towards "le Périer". Pass the locality and continue straight ahead. Before "la Cabane", turn left onto the path that descends towards the village and you will come to a fork you passed on the way there.

(3) Continue straight ahead to the other crossroads from the outward journey.

(2) Take the path opposite, keep left and return to the harbour square. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 49 m - Place du Port - Dordogne (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 0.46 - alt. 87 m - Porte du Reclusou
  3. 2 : km 0.7 - alt. 70 m - Crossroads of the circular loop. Four paths
  4. 3 : km 0.95 - alt. 73 m - Crossroads of the circular loop. Three paths
  5. 4 : km 1.52 - alt. 134 m - Place called "La Combe"
  6. 5 : km 2.23 - alt. 166 m - "Route du Château d'eau" crossroads
  7. 6 : km 2.55 - alt. 161 m - Forest road
  8. S/E : km 4.98 - alt. 49 m - Place du Port

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 4078862

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

But where was the red lake?
Visited outside of school holidays, few hikers and, in winter, nothing very interesting.

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caroline caldwell
caroline caldwell

We have been here in the region for 10 years and have done many walks, but we are hopeful that Visorando can give us lots more places to explore. The download system is great; I already downloaded one for a ramble, but the weather became too changeable. We are looking forward to using our first map and will review the walk after we complete it.
Kind regards
Caroline Caldwell

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Bernard N1.
Bernard N1.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little walk that rounds off a visit to the beautiful village of Limeuil with its view of the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers.
Some very pretty houses.

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PieM
PieM

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

No visible red lake, moderate interest

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rando24
rando24

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The description does not follow the new signage.
The route is signposted in the opposite direction of the circular route, which is actually easier.
You no longer start from the port, there is no longer a car park, you have to park near point 1.

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