Chauffour via paths and small roads from Meyssac

A circular route starting from Meyssac towards Chauffour-sur-Vell along paths and small roads. Wash houses, fountains, springs and beautiful buildings adorn this fairly easy hike.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.23 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 137 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 145 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 207 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 135 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from Meyssac, Clos du Quercy car park, next to the AD garage.

(S/E) Leave the car park and cross Boulevard du Quercy (Route de Collonges-la-Rouge), which you should follow to the right for 100 metres. At the corner of the Super U, turn left into Impasse de La Peatland. Walk alongside the buildings of the Institut Médico Éducatif and continue straight ahead on the grassy path to the crossroads. Note the small red stone cross, Croix du Breuil, at the end of the path on the right.

(1) Leave the road on the right, which will be the return route, and continue along the small road opposite towards Bois du Peuch. Follow it to the wash house.

(2) At the crossroads by the wash house, leave the Route de Beauregard on your right and continue almost opposite on the Route de Bernoux, which you should follow for 100 metres.

(3) At the rugby stadium, take a grassy path on the left that runs through the middle of the meadows. It leads to the small Route de Berle, which you should follow to the left for 400 m.

(4) At the three-way junction, take a look at the Berle fountain on the left.

(5) Turn around and go back to the three-way junction.

(4) Turn left at a 90° angle. Walk past the veranda of a house and take the grassy path opposite, ignoring the path on the right. Follow this path to Route du Peuch.

(6) At the crossroads, ignore Route du Peuch and Chemin des Sarrades (tarmac) on the right and take the path almost opposite. 50 m further on, at the three-way junction, take the left-hand path. 200 m further on, turn onto the right-hand path which leads to Source du Veil.

(7) Continue straight ahead until you reach Route de Fradasse, where you should turn right and continue straight ahead for 450 metres, ignoring Route de Chauzal on your left. Turn onto the path on the left, which crosses a walnut grove and joins a cross path.

(8) At the crossroads, take theGR®480on the right. Follow it for 200 m and, at the buildings, take the path on the right that passes in front of a farm (bread oven).

(9) At the houses, continue straight ahead on the path that descends to Route de Leyge. Cross the road and continue along the path opposite until you reach the D28.

(10) Cross the road (be careful, it is quite busy). Follow it to the right for 50 metres and turn left onto Route de la Bertine Haute, which you should follow for 1 kilometre. Ignore Route de Puy Gauthier on the left and continue to the crossroads 50 metres further on (iron cross).

(11) Turn right onto the road towards Vigne Grande - La Fouillade. At the three-way junction, turn left towards La Rivière. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the road on the left that leads to the river. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. As you cross the bridge, note the pipe on the right, carved out of a block of stone, which spans the stream.

(12) Take the road that climbs to the left. At the next crossroads, turn right onto Route de La Gondronne. 500 metres further on, ignore Route du Breuil on the left and continue straight ahead to the initial crossroads.

(1) Turn left onto the same path you took on the way there and return to the Clos du Quercy carpool car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 198 m - Carpool parking at Clos du Quercy
  2. 1 : km 0.95 - alt. 171 m - Croix du Breuil
  3. 2 : km 1.96 - alt. 144 m - Wash house
  4. 3 : km 2.16 - alt. 143 m - Rugby stadium
  5. 4 : km 3.35 - alt. 145 m - Three-way junction - Access to the Fontaine de Berle
  6. 5 : km 3.56 - alt. 135 m - Fontaine de Berle
  7. 6 : km 4.77 - alt. 151 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 5.25 - alt. 135 m - Source of the Vell
  9. 8 : km 6.12 - alt. 170 m - Intersection
  10. 9 : km 6.87 - alt. 191 m - Path
  11. 10 : km 7.46 - alt. 184 m - D28 road
  12. 11 : km 8.43 - alt. 207 m - Iron cross
  13. 12 : km 9.29 - alt. 150 m - Bridge
  14. S/E : km 11.23 - alt. 198 m - Carpool parking at Clos du Quercy.

Notes

(5) Picnic table at the Fontaine de Berle.

Worth a visit

(1) Breuil cross in red stone.
(2) Old wash house.
(5) Fontaine de Berle, a developed resurgence: wash house, drinking trough and canal that supplied the Moulin de Niel mill. Picnic table and information panel.
(7) Souce du Vell: resurgence of the small stream, the Vell, about 300 m long, which originates and ends in the commune. Its water has the distinctive feature of being white in colour due to the limestone environment, whereas the water in the surrounding streams is reddish in colour due to the red sandstone soil. This is an effect of the Meyssac fault. Beautiful buildings in Fradasse.
(12) A pipe carved into the stone that spans the stream at the bridge.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 28079001

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy hike, which we completed in 2½ hours without breaking a sweat. The route is well explained. Just follow the path at the bread oven and turn right.

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User 15811971

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A fairly easy route, even with children

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Touraine
Touraine

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike as there is little elevation gain. The landscape is quite varied.
A hike that can be done with the family if the teenagers are up for the walk.

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Bixente
Bixente

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The comments are reliable. It's impossible to get lost.

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feixou
feixou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The village of Chauffour has very pretty houses and beautiful heritage. An easy, pleasant and peaceful walk. Be sure to visit the village of Meyssac, which has some very beautiful red stone houses.

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Bixente
Bixente

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

The explanations are reliable. Impossible to get lost.
Very beautiful views.

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daniel.soulet
daniel.soulet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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senior rando
senior rando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Difficulty at points 5 and 9

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isasar
isasar

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice route, but best done in dry weather (passages near streams and water sources).
Some sections were very muddy due to the season and recent rainfall.

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