Route des Bordes

The Bordes route offers typical landscapes as well as varied panoramic views of the Limousin countryside.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.69 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 988 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 958 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,556 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,867 ft

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Description of the walk

Start from the hamlet of Les Bordes.

(S/E) Follow the road north-east towards Le Picq.

(1) After about 300 metres, take the first path on the left. At the Fork in the road about 150 metres further on, keep to the right. Follow the path uphill and, at the top, make the first turn right then left and head slightly downhill to reach a crossroads (gravel area).

(2) Turn sharply left onto a sunken track and continue to the next junction.

(3) Turn left and head straight on to reach Langladure. Pass two streets on your right until you reach the junction with the D51.

(4) Turn right to go round the hamlet. About 150 metres past the last buildings, turn left into a wide lane.

(5) Pass the access road to Grandrieux on your right, carry on straight ahead and cross a stream. At a Fork in the road, turn right and follow the path to the Champ de Trouzeau.

(6) At the junction, turn left and, at the next crossroads, turn right.

(7) At the junction where three paths meet, turn right and continue to the D7 road; turn left onto it at an acute angle.

(8) Take the first road branching off to the left, towards Auzoux, and pass through the hamlet. This section of the route is shared with the Circuit des Tourbières.

(9) On leaving the hamlet, cross the D51 and continue along the path opposite. Keep to the right at the first junction, then left at the next. Continue until you reach a four-way crossroads.

(10) Leave the Route des Tourbières and continue along the path opposite, which is slightly to the right and climbs to the top of the hill. Pass the remains of a quarry.

(11) Turn sharply left onto theGR® de Pays (yellow and red markings). Continue along the same path until you reach the Route du Picq. Turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 2,011 ft - Les Bordes
  2. 1 : mi 0.23 - alt. 2,087 ft - Crossroads at the end of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.79 - alt. 2,221 ft - Le Pic
  4. 3 : mi 1.11 - alt. 2,054 ft - Junction: left towards Langladure
  5. 4 : mi 1.37 - alt. 1,952 ft - D51, on the right
  6. 5 : mi 1.84 - alt. 1,870 ft - Crossroads
  7. 6 : mi 2.56 - alt. 2,100 ft - Champ de Trouzeau
  8. 7 : mi 2.85 - alt. 2,073 ft - Acute angle
  9. 8 : mi 3.73 - alt. 2,001 ft - Turn left towards Auzoux
  10. 9 : mi 4.14 - alt. 2,051 ft - D51, path opposite
  11. 10 : mi 4.81 - alt. 2,201 ft - Crossroads, opposite
  12. 11 : mi 5.57 - alt. 2,556 ft - GR de Pays, to the left
  13. S/E : mi 6.69 - alt. 2,014 ft - Les Bordes

Worth a visit

Auzoux Auchaise peat bog.
Bois des Pialles peat bog.

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

4.5 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
balou17
balou17

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Fellow motorhome owners, don’t stop at Borde – there’s nowhere to park. Head straight on to Langladure (point 4 in the guide); as you enter the village, you’ll see a fountain on your right and a rubbish bin behind it. From there, there’s a short, steep 50-metre climb, and at the top, a space where you can park two motorhomes
95 per cent in the forest. No panoramic views, just a walk through a copse of beech and pine trees.

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La Rando Team
La Rando Team

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk, with varied scenery. Please note that the path was blocked by a farm fence – which was nevertheless easy to get over – near point 6.

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