Bois Bourru circular in Pellegrue

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

i've done this walk several times. It's always just as nice, whatever the season. Of course, there's a bit of mud, a few brambles sometimes, a few hills that remind me of my age, but at least it's pretty, pleasant and not very busy.

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, a lovely walk done anti-clockwise, as we had done it ten years earlier in September 2013 in the "right" direction. Nothing to say about the GPS and the 1:25,000 map, no worries about the route. Quite interesting as it works your breathing, heart and muscles, with a few small climbs thrown in. Those who dislike tarmac should give it a miss, but others will find that the roads used (old gravel tracks that have been tarmacked) are very quiet (grass grows in the middle!).
The landscapes are not too monotonous, with vineyards of course, but also groves and forests, small houses (some of which have been renovated over the last 10 years), hamlets, and no barking dogs. There are a few traces of deer and wild boar hooves (it had rained the day before). There are no mosquitoes, but there are midges.
Note the "prose" of Château Lugagnac on its posters prohibiting access to the paths crossing its property. I didn't buy their wine to begin with, but now I think that as far as negative publicity goes, you can't do better than this. The château should install fences and watchtowers around its vineyards, as wild boar and other animals must often set off the alarm (if there is one) and wake up the police, as indicated in their writings! Sorry, that was my rant..
Another "remark" I've already made is about the pointlessness of the markers put up by the department (luckily we don't rely on them). Sometimes we have three marker posts on a 400-metre straight line (with no fork) and sometimes, when there is a choice between several paths... the next marker is 500 metres away (obviously invisible). The example of the neighbouring department of Dordogne is easy to follow: the same thing (green or yellow) but with markings inspired by those of the G.R©. Well, nobody's perfect.
Thank you to those who offer us these hikes.

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk that allows you to discover the surrounding nature and different environments. You need to be attentive to the flora and fauna. We saw partridges, quails and even two young deer.

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Date of your route : Jun 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route but without any major points of interest, alternating between vineyards (lots) and woods (a few). Some beautiful views.
For lunch, there are tables in the woods bordering the pond (point 6), set up by the tree-top adventure park.
There is a lot of tarmac on the last section.

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Date of your route : Nov 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We had no problems with the signposting, even in the section located in Lot-et-Garonne. The GPX track is also perfect.
Please note: the picnic table mentioned in a previous comment, near a beautiful wash house, is only about twenty minutes from the start.
We encountered many hunters on this hike on an autumn Sunday. They were very friendly, but with the hunting accidents reported in the press in recent days, hearing gunshots a few dozen metres away always makes you jump. With so many hunting dogs in the woods, we preferred to keep our dog on a leash the whole way.

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Date of your route : Jun 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A lot of asphalt, which is a shame, but of a good standard

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

well-marked route, picnic area available at the Ramonette wash house,

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful country walk. The GPS track is very useful around the Bourru woods. Towards the end, the descriptions mention a path, but it is actually a small tarmac road leading back to Pellegrue.

Thank you for publishing this hike

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Date of your route : Jun 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, beautiful scenery. A bit long towards the end. We had to walk on the road rather than the vineyard paths because there were many "Private Property" signs

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Date of your route : May 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike on the first day of lockdown easing.
Very pleasant.
Be careful at stage 6. Continue straight ahead, otherwise you will have to cross some woodwork sites.

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Date of your route : Oct 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Enjoyable walk with some very pleasant sections through the undergrowth
The signposting is perfect

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Hello
The circular Bois Bourru trail was checked on the ground this week with the Department and complies with the PDIPR. The route published on Visorando by "OT du Pays Foyen" is correct. The problems you may have encountered this summer were due to following an "unofficial" route that crossed private property belonging to Château Lugagnac. This route has been removed since 2 September 2019. Enjoy your hikes in Pays Foyen!

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After investigation, it turns out that one of the properties along the route has indeed been purchased.
This is the Château de Lugagnac.
The new owner was not consulted about the route of this circular, even though the previous owner had given his consent.
the latter does not seem willing to honour the commitment made by the previous owner.
I am working with the local council to find an alternative solution and will also consult with the department.
The local hiking association is supporting us and will soon provide us with the new GPX route so that this slightly modified route can be accessible to everyone as quickly as possible.
What remains ironic is that the department recently published a specific brochure promoting this circular.

To be continued..

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Hello, thank you for your replies, but we also noticed numerous signs put up by the owners
informing us that the path is off-limits and has been sold by the town hall ?? There is still a small problem in France if you
sell off bits of paths, forest paths, etc.

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Hello,

@otpaysfoyen

Working for the local Tourist Office, I am very surprised because this is a marked circular that appeared in the Haut Entre-Deux-Mers guidebook.
However, there must be some kind of agreement in place, because if this circular is officially marked, it is not by chance
I'll try to find out more and get back to you.

Please keep us informed, possibly by private message.

Thank you in advance

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