Chavanac from Millevaches

This hike, starting from the village of Millevaches, will take you to Chavanac, a restored village with a beautiful Romanesque church and stone houses.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.99 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 86 m
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    Descent: - 78 m

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    Highest point: 923 m
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    Lowest point: 854 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from Place de l'Église in Millevaches.

(S/E) Take the road on the left, passing a thatched cottage on your right. 50 metres further on, at the crossroads, turn left onto another road, heading towards "Couderches" via the D164.

(1) Turn left onto the path towards "Le Mas Gimel" and follow this road for 500 metres.

(2) Turn left again towards "La Brugère" onto an uphill road that narrows between two stone walls, then cross a stream.

(3) After 50 metres, turn left towards "La Brugère" and "Chavanac" and continue to La Brugère.

(4) When you reach the first houses (chicken coop, if you have a dog, keep it on a leash), continue straight ahead for a 500m round trip to Chavanac to see this beautiful restored village and its Romanesque church. Turn around at Place de l'Église and return to La Brugère.

(4) You will come back to the first house you passed earlier. Turn right onto a wide path between the meadows and continue through the woods. The path turns into a small, poorly paved road, which you follow until you reach the junction with the D36.

(5) Turn right and follow it for 20 metres, then cross over and take the wide path on the left with a stone wall as you go up the bend. At the next crossroads, turn left.

(6) Cross the small road and continue straight ahead. Then turn left again onto the road. At the entrance to the village, turn left and you will find yourself at Place de l'Église (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 910 m - Place de l'Église in Millevaches
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 899 m - On the left, head towards "Le Mas Gimel".
  3. 2 : km 0.9 - alt. 901 m - Take the path on the left towards "La Brugère".
  4. 3 : km 1.75 - alt. 858 m - On the left, path to "la Bugère" "Chavanac"
  5. 4 : km 2.86 - alt. 874 m - La Bugère
  6. 5 : km 4.44 - alt. 901 m - Junction D36
  7. 6 : km 5.05 - alt. 912 m - Cross the small road and opposite
  8. S/E : km 5.99 - alt. 911 m - Place de l'Église in Millevaches

Worth a visit

When you arrive in Millevaches at the end of the hike, you will pass in front of the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park visitor centre. Here you will find information about the nature park, hikes starting from Millevaches (maps available to borrow), as well as a beautiful viewpoint and a picnic area.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
Chatmimet13
Chatmimet13

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very beautiful short hike. We walked in the afternoon despite the heat, but the trail is partly shaded and we are from Provence. This very pleasant trail is not difficult, and as an added bonus, you can visit the village of Chavanac. We were guided by the Visorando description, the map and the GPS on my watch, so it was impossible to get lost. There were some great photo opportunities as the landscape is magnificent, with beautiful cows. I don't think the trail was very busy that day.

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User 26558714

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in peaceful, beautiful natural surroundings.
An easy route to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace. I walked it with my dog and had a wonderful time! She was able to run freely by my side, and I enjoyed the diversity of the landscapes. The little village of Chavanac is well worth a visit.

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LionelPKX64
LionelPKX64

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A peaceful and relaxing area.
A short, easy walk between two villages.
Chavanac is a really cute little village.

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Sophie Zeil
Sophie Zeil

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Absolute tranquillity and beautiful landscapes

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Jos_mr
Jos_mr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Beautiful hike. As several people have pointed out, the text should be changed to say "a path that goes downhill" rather than uphill. Chavanac is a very pretty village. A resident of La Brugere, with whom we had a long chat, asked us if we had visited the church, but we hadn't because it was closed.

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hilaire.vachon
hilaire.vachon

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A much longer hike than indicated, although very easy, allowing you to take lots of photos along the route, particularly in the village of Chavanac.

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balou17
balou17

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in the Corrèze countryside. Please note, as already mentioned, at point 2 turn left onto a path that goes downhill.

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Soven
Soven

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

It took us two hours to complete this hike, including time spent on a refreshment break and a visit to the beautiful village of Chavanac, where the church was open.

During the hike, we had a moment of hesitation at No. 2 in the description, because the direction to La Brugère is not indicated and at the start the path does not go up but rather down.

This hike is recommended whatever the season.

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LoupGalou
LoupGalou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
Thank you for this lovely walk.
The guidance is very clear, no problems
It was very hot and we appreciated that it was mostly shaded.

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Catherine I.
Catherine I.

Ah, I had forgotten the spelling of the place name! Thank you for correcting it. It's a wonderful walk, you must try it!

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Catherine I., for your vigilance.
I have corrected it, hoping I haven't missed anything. I also took the opportunity to correct the spelling of La Brugère, which was spelled La Bugère.

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Catherine I.
Catherine I.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello. Just a quick clarification: the village is not called Chavagnac but Chavanac. Last summer, the route was slightly altered, I believe. Thank you, and apologies for this clarification. Catherine

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JPA36
JPA36

Hello,
I didn't do this hike
I was looking for the "aux sources de la Vienne" hike and found the route on site
I saved it to publish it.
Cheers
JPA36

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