Espeyrut to Donzenac route

A route mainly following fairly shaded paths starting from Donzenac.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.46 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 244 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 244 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 358 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 204 m

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Description of the walk

You can easily park in the town hall car park or in the car park below.

(S/E) From the town hall car park, walk a few metres along Avenue de Paris then turn left onto Rue du Foyer.

(1) Cross Avenue Général de Gaulle, go up Rue René Cassin opposite, then head towards Eyspeyrut by taking Rue des Cardinaux on the left.

(2) At Eyspeyrut, take Rue des Margeries on the left and continue along Chemin de la Carrière. At the fork, stay on the left-hand path.

(3) At the junction, stay on the left-hand path, which turns into a track running alongside the motorway before widening out and moving away from it.

(4) At the junction, turn left and follow the motorway again. The path turns right, moving away from the motorway once more. At the junction, turn left.

(5) When you reach the road (D920), cross it and head up the road opposite, slightly to the right. Pass through Genouillac and, at the junction, continue to the left.

(6) At the end of the road, head down to the right. Further down, at the hairpin bend, ignore the path on the left.

(7) At a hairpin bend, take a path on the right. Turn onto the first path on the left.

(8) Cross the road again and take the path opposite to reach Espeyrut.

(2) Turn left.

(1) Continue straight ahead along Rue du Foyer to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 204 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.22 - alt. 234 m - Avenue Général de Gaulle
  3. 2 : km 1.08 - alt. 301 m - Espeyrut
  4. 3 : km 1.81 - alt. 339 m - Crossroads, on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.96 - alt. 353 m - Crossroads, on the left
  6. 5 : km 4.28 - alt. 319 m - D920
  7. 6 : km 5.08 - alt. 315 m - Descent to the right
  8. 7 : km 6.16 - alt. 220 m - Hairpin bend, path on the right
  9. 8 : km 7.18 - alt. 276 m - D920
  10. S/E : km 8.46 - alt. 204 m - Town hall car park

Notes

The section near the motorway is rather noisy.
The route is shared with the Deux Maumonts route between waypoints (5) and (6).

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Ducellier
Ducellier

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A lovely find, but those beautiful slopes aren't as easy as they look.

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senior rando
senior rando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Signposts have been put up and are very helpful in confirming the route, except at two junctions where they have gone missing. Fortunately, the map is very clear.

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Celineetfrederic
Celineetfrederic

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Apart from the section near the motorway, this is a very pleasant, easy walk offering beautiful views of the hillsides and Donzenac.
Please note two errors in the description: the duration is not 3 hours but 2 hours.
Rue des Cardinaux is actually Rue des Jardineaux

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