Circular via Le Bugue and Coly Saint-Amand

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Cycle route circular no. 1 starting from Le Bugue

Climbers and thrill seekers take note! This circular is a real test for your calves, but what a reward once you reach the top! Limestone cliffs, a river winding below and authentic villages... A taste of the Périgord to be savoured from the saddle.

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  • Touring/Gravel
    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 83.78 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 8 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Very difficult
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 5,886 ft
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    Descent: - 5,879 ft
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    Highest point: 948 ft
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    Lowest point: 164 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
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    Area: Périgord
  • ⚐ City: Le Bugue (24260)
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    Start/End: N 44.916514° / E 0.927441°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 1935E, 1935O, 1936ET, 1936O, 2035O, 2036ET
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    Type of surface: Not specified
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La Chapelle Aubareil
Mauzens and Miremont
Les Eyzies

Description of the route

Departure from the motorhome area, Allée de la Vézère.

(S/E) Join Avenue de la Libération and turn right to cross the bridge, then take the street on the left at the roundabout. Between the SDIS and the Hôtel du Cygne, take Route de Bara-Bahau.

(1) Take this road on the right and continue along it.

(2) Pass the car park at the Grotte de Bara-Bahau. Continue through the hamlet of Canteyrat, then pass through Maine. After Maine, continue to the fifth road on the right (Route de Vialard).

(3) Turn right onto this road and continue to Saint-Avit-de-Vialard. Continue to the Cédez-le passage.

(4) Turn left onto Route du Camping, pass two forks and arrive at a third.

(5) Turn right onto Route des Feuillardiers, towards Journiac. Stay on this road until you reach the crossroads after the bridge.

(6) Take the road on the left, cross the village of Journiac and reach a stone cross.

(7) Turn right towards Mauzens-et-Miremont (cycle route). Continue to the end of the road (give way), ignoring all junctions.

(8) Turn right and continue to a stop sign.

(9) Continue straight on the D32 towards Mauzens-et-Miremont. Continue on this road until you reach the viaduct.

(10) Pass under the viaduct and turn left onto theD32E5 towards Périgueux/Rouffignac.

(11) Take the D32 on the right towards Rouffignac. Continue on the same road until you reach the car garage.

(12) Turn right after the garage and continue to the D31.

(13) Turn right and you will reach a Y-junction opposite the Route de la Mouchardie.

(14) Keep left towards Plazac (cycle route) and continue to the junction with the D6.

(15) At the stop sign, go straight ahead towards Fanlac and take the first left to continue on Route de Fanlac. Follow this road uphill, always straight ahead, until you reach the Quatre Cendriers crossroads.

(16) Follow the signs for Montignac/Fanlac until you reach the village of Fanlac. At the crossroads with a cross, turn right, then continue straight ahead until you reach Fanlac and its well.

(17) At the well, turn left towards Montignac and reach a Cédez-le-passage.

(18) Take the road on the right, go downhill, then continue straight ahead and go uphill to a pass.

(19) Continue straight ahead towards Montignac and you will come to a fork with a cemetery.

(20) Turn right onto Rue de la Liberté and continue straight ahead until you reach the bridge.

(21) Cross the bridge and continue along Rue du 4 Septembre until you reach the roundabout.

(22) Continue straight ahead towards Sarlat until you reach the third fork with Chemin des Granges.

(23) Take the street on the left and continue to the end.

(24) Turn left onto Route de Montignac until you reach the stop sign.

(25) Continue straight ahead towards Aubas and reach a fork at the end of the village.

(26) Take the road on the right until you reach the bend, then leave it and take Route de l'Escaleyroux on the left. Continue to the third crossroads.

(27) Continue right on Route du Sablou, pass the hamlet and arrive at another fork.

(28) At a place called Le Combel, keep left (Route du Bourdal). Stay on this road until you reach the Leyssartrou crossroads.

(29) Take the road on the left and continue until you reach the second road on the right (Route des Plateaux).

(30) Follow it to the right until you reach the Y-junction.

(31) Keep left towards Le Bousquet. Stay on this road until it ends.

(32) Follow the road on the right towards the village of Saint-Amand-de-Coly. After the car park, take the road on the right towards Sarlat until you reach the stop sign.

(33) Continue straight ahead towards Montignac/Sarlat and continue to the next stop sign.

(34) Cross the main road and continue straight ahead towards La Peytivie. Keep going until you reach the crossroads with a cross.

(35) Take the road on the left until you reach the stop sign.

(36) Turn right onto the D704 towards Sarlat, then quickly turn right towards La Chapelle-Aubareil. Follow the road to the village cemetery.

(37) Turn left after the cemetery, then quickly right towards Valojoulx. You will reach a stop sign.

(38) Turn left and follow the signs for Valojoulx. Stay on this road, enter a wood, then reach a four-way crossroads after leaving the forest.

(39) Continue left on Route du Masnègre until you reach the pond.

(40) After the pond, continue right on Route des Ruisseaux until you reach the first crossroads.

(41) Turn left towards Castel Merle. Stay on the same road until you reach the stop sign.

(42) Keep left towards Les Eyzies. Stay on the same road until you reach a five-way intersection with a La Poste post box.

(43) Turn right towards Le Béarnais and continue straight ahead until you reach the stop sign on the D66.

(44) Follow it on the left towards Peyzac-le-Moustier.

(45) Take the cycle route on the left towards Les Eyzies and join the D65.

(46) Turn right towards Sarlat/Les Eyzies and continue until you reach a stop sign.

(47) Continue straight on Route de la Crête and you will soon reach Route de l'Estrade. Follow it to the right and you will reach the stop sign at the end.

(48) Turn left (D706) and continue to Les Eyzies.

(49) At the bakery, turn right onto Rue du Moulin, pass in front of the museum and join Avenue de la Préhistoire.

(50) Follow this road to the right until you reach the car park junction. Turn left towards the Vézère car park, then right to go under the bridge and reach a footbridge.

(51) Take the footbridge (pedestrians: dismount your bicycle). At the end of the footbridge, take a sharp left turn to rejoin the greenway. Stay on the greenway until you reach the wooden logs separating it from the road, then stay on the road until you reach the stop sign.

(52) Turn left towards Campagne, cross the bridge over the river and you will reach a fork.

(53) Take the D703 on the right towards Coux/Belvès. At the top of the hill, pass a residential area, then continue to the next fork with the Route de Bigaroque.

(54) Take the road on the right and continue to Les Valades and Chemin de Ladière.

(55) Go down this road on the right, keep left at the bottom of the valley and reach Route du Château de Labatut.

(56) Turn left onto this road, then keep right on Route de Labatut towards Audrix. At the end, join Route de Proumeyssac.

(57) Follow it to the left until you reach Audrix.

(58) Turn left towards the church, then keep right towards Saint-Chamassy and continue to the end of the road.

(59) At the stop sign, take the road on the right towards Saint-Chamassy.

(60) At the stop sign, turn left onto Route de Falgueyrat, towards Le Bugue. Follow this road until you reach the give way sign.

(61) Turn left onto Route du Buisson, then immediately right onto Route du Pont de Ferrand. Continue to the stop sign.

(62) Turn left, cross the bridge over the Vézère river to reach Limeuil.

(63) At the give way sign, turn right towards Le Bugue. Continue on the D31 until the end of the road.

(64) At the give way sign, turn right onto the D703 towards Le Bugue and reach the junction from the outward journey.

(1) At the stop sign, turn right towards the town centre. At the roundabout, turn right towards Cahors/Le Buisson. Then turn left to return to the motorhome area (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 174 ft - Car park - Vézère (rivière)
  2. 1 : mi 0.32 - alt. 180 ft - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : mi 0.75 - alt. 335 ft - Car park - Grotte de Bara-Bahau (Le Bugue)
  4. 3 : mi 4.89 - alt. 722 ft - Route de Vialard
  5. 4 : mi 5.5 - alt. 610 ft - St-Avit-de-Vialard
  6. 5 : mi 6.36 - alt. 722 ft - Fourche, Route des Feuillardiers
  7. 6 : mi 8.37 - alt. 404 ft - Fork after the bridge on the - Ruisseau de Ladouch ou Ruisseau de Journiac (cours d'eau) - Affluent de La Vézère
  8. 7 : mi 8.67 - alt. 423 ft - Route de la Croix de Pierre
  9. 8 : mi 10.06 - alt. 794 ft - Give way, Route des Landettes
  10. 9 : mi 10.68 - alt. 755 ft - Stop
  11. 10 : mi 14.36 - alt. 358 ft - Viaduc de Miremont
  12. 11 : mi 14.57 - alt. 358 ft - Fork towards Rouffignac - Manaurie (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Vézère
  13. 12 : mi 18.66 - alt. 935 ft - Fourche, Route de la Croix du Sud
  14. 13 : mi 19.04 - alt. 942 ft - D31
  15. 14 : mi 19.7 - alt. 919 ft - Route de la Mouchardie
  16. 15 : mi 22.77 - alt. 358 ft - D6, Route de Fanlac
  17. 16 : mi 26.02 - alt. 869 ft - Route des Quatre Cendriers
  18. 17 : mi 28.3 - alt. 728 ft - Fanlac, well, Route de la Mairie
  19. 18 : mi 28.52 - alt. 643 ft - Give way, Route du Mémorial
  20. 19 : mi 30.23 - alt. 751 ft - Pass on the Route de Fanlac
  21. 20 : mi 32.54 - alt. 381 ft - Fourche and cemetery
  22. 21 : mi 32.9 - alt. 253 ft - Bridge - Vézère (rivière)
  23. 22 : mi 33.2 - alt. 253 ft - Roundabout
  24. 23 : mi 33.36 - alt. 253 ft - Chemin des Granges
  25. 24 : mi 33.87 - alt. 299 ft - End of the street, Route de Montignac
  26. 25 : mi 34.87 - alt. 262 ft - Stop
  27. 26 : mi 35.43 - alt. 259 ft - Fourche, Route de Montignac
  28. 27 : mi 35.75 - alt. 308 ft - Crossroads
  29. 28 : mi 36.18 - alt. 377 ft - Fourche
  30. 29 : mi 38.06 - alt. 810 ft - Leyssartrou
  31. 30 : mi 38.47 - alt. 791 ft - Route des Plateaux
  32. 31 : mi 38.86 - alt. 823 ft - Y-shaped fork
  33. 32 : mi 39.94 - alt. 548 ft - End of the road
  34. 33 : mi 40.93 - alt. 817 ft - Stop
  35. 34 : mi 41.92 - alt. 810 ft - Stop, Route de la Peytivie
  36. 35 : mi 42.5 - alt. 682 ft - Croix
  37. 36 : mi 43.01 - alt. 866 ft - Stop, Route de Lascaux
  38. 37 : mi 46 - alt. 853 ft - Cemetery
  39. 38 : mi 46.3 - alt. 869 ft - Stop
  40. 39 : mi 47.79 - alt. 709 ft - Fourche
  41. 40 : mi 49.17 - alt. 377 ft - Pond - Seignolle (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Vézère
  42. 41 : mi 50.02 - alt. 308 ft - Crossroads
  43. 42 : mi 50.57 - alt. 269 ft - Stop
  44. 43 : mi 52.47 - alt. 807 ft - Post box
  45. 44 : mi 54.3 - alt. 285 ft - Stop sign on the D66
  46. 45 : mi 55.82 - alt. 371 ft - Peyzac-le-Moustier
  47. 46 : mi 57.24 - alt. 837 ft - D65
  48. 47 : mi 58.22 - alt. 794 ft - Stop
  49. 48 : mi 61.16 - alt. 505 ft - Stop
  50. 49 : mi 62.45 - alt. 240 ft - Les Eyzies
  51. 50 : mi 62.87 - alt. 217 ft - Avenue de la Préhistoire - Musée national de Préhistoire
  52. 51 : mi 63.34 - alt. 210 ft - Footbridge - Vézère (rivière)
  53. 52 : mi 67.8 - alt. 197 ft - Stop - Vézère (rivière)
  54. 53 : mi 68.12 - alt. 194 ft - D703
  55. 54 : mi 71.4 - alt. 709 ft - Route de Bigaroque
  56. 55 : mi 72.54 - alt. 561 ft - Les Valades
  57. 56 : mi 73.65 - alt. 594 ft - Route du Château de Labattut
  58. 57 : mi 74.36 - alt. 758 ft - Route de Proumeyssac
  59. 58 : mi 74.94 - alt. 728 ft - Audrix
  60. 59 : mi 75.58 - alt. 564 ft - C1
  61. 60 : mi 76.12 - alt. 571 ft - Saint-Chamassy. Passage near the - Dolmen de Cantegrel (Saint-Chamassy)
  62. 61 : mi 77.92 - alt. 207 ft - Give way
  63. 62 : mi 79.64 - alt. 171 ft - Stop
  64. 63 : mi 80.06 - alt. 164 ft - Limeuil
  65. 64 : mi 82.48 - alt. 203 ft - D703
  66. S/E : mi 83.78 - alt. 174 ft - Car park - Vézère (rivière)

Notes

Follow the cycle route signs (white bicycle on a green background) with the black dot n°1

(4) Public toilets at the town hall.

(15) Public toilets next to the municipal post office.

(17) Public toilets opposite the church.

(20) (22) Between these two points: public toilets next to the Tourist Office.

(32) In the village of Coly-Saint-Amand: public toilets in the courtyard of the town hall and bicycle repair shop at 54 Rue de l'Hôpital (VTT Périgord Noir).

(42) Continue straight on to reach the village of Sergeac, public toilets next to the village hall.

(50) Public toilets next to the tourist office, picnic tables below the town hall, bicycle charging stations in the town hall car park (green and grey boxes).

(58) Public toilets next to the town hall, on the church square.

(62) Picnic tables on the left after the bridge.

(63) Public toilets near the stadium.

(1) Public toilets on the town hall square, water point under the market hall / bicycle charging stations on the town hall square (green and grey boxes) / Picnic tables on the riverbanks, on both sides of the bridge / Bicycle repair shop at 35 rue de Paris (Jean Laurent Peyrefiche)

Worth a visit

Between (1) and (3) Bara Bahau Cave.

Between (11) and (12) Rouffignac Cave (1.9 km).

(15) Medieval garden of Plazac and the church-castle of Plazac in the village (450 m).

(22)Lascaux II caves (2 km) and Lascaux IV caves (900 m).

(32) Coly Saint-Amand Abbey and its village, listed among the Most Beautiful Villages in France.

(42) Prehistoric site of Castel Merle (1 km).

(44) Turn right to reach Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, a village listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France (600 m).

(45) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead to visit La Roque Saint-Christophe (950 m).

(49) Prehistory Interpretation Centre.

(50) National Museum of Prehistory.

(51) Turn right after the bridge to reach the Grand Roc Cave and the prehistoric shelters of Laugerie Basse (1.2 km).

(58) Continue straight ahead to visit the Proumeyssac chasm (1.5 km).

(63) At the bridge on the left, visit the village of Limeuil, listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France, as well as its Panoramic Gardens.

(1) Univerland Le Bugue,Le Parc du Bournat (650 m).

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