Viewpoint route starting from Terrou

A lovely walk in the hills above Terrou: chestnut and walnut trees, Salers and Limousin cattle. Beautiful views of the Tours Saint-Laurent.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.74 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 359 m
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    Descent: - 366 m

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    Highest point: 538 m
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    Lowest point: 337 m

Description of the walk

Park in the village square in Terrou.

(S/E) Climb above the Relais Cap France reception area. Follow the yellow markings that lead to La Tournerie, in the hills above Terrou. Enjoy beautiful views of the surrounding hills throughout the climb. At the end of the village, follow the path through the woods to reach the hamlet of Las Descargues.

(1) At the road, turn left and then take thefirst road on the right. At the crossroads, turn left to cross Carbonnières. Continue straight ahead until you reach another crossroads.

(2) Take the path opposite and after 100 metres, turn left. Continue straight downhill until you reach a path that goes uphill, then downhill again and turn right to join the D19 road.

(3) Cross it, then cross the Bave river on the left. Immediately afterwards, turn right, then left twice.

(4) At the road, near Sasmayoux, turn right and continue for about 1 km.

(5) Before the hamlet of the knoll, take the path on the left. Continue straight ahead.

(6) Cross the D25 with caution and join the path opposite. Follow it to the intersection with the bridle path coming from Nozières opposite you (orange markings). Turn right and keep to this orange-marked path to the bottom of the hill, then turn right onto the path that leads back to the Terrou road.

(7) At the junction with the D25, keep left (orange and yellow markings) and cross Le Montet. Cross the D19 at the entrance to the village and head for Place de l'Église, the starting point car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 358 m - Place de l'Église
  2. 1 : km 1.68 - alt. 533 m - Las Descargues
  3. 2 : km 3.19 - alt. 487 m - Crossroads after Carbonnières
  4. 3 : km 4.56 - alt. 371 m - D19 crossroads - Bave (rivière) à finaliser
  5. 4 : km 5.41 - alt. 449 m - Route to Sasmayoux
  6. 5 : km 6.07 - alt. 369 m - Le knoll
  7. 6 : km 6.64 - alt. 415 m - Crossing the D25
  8. 7 : km 8.21 - alt. 347 m - D25
  9. S/E : km 8.74 - alt. 358 m - Place de l'Église in Terrou

Worth a visit

(1) Las Descargues: enjoy the beautiful view of the heights of Saint-Céré from here.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
marcheuse
marcheuse

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It was a pleasant hike, and it took us three hours to complete the circuit.

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albatros 46
albatros 46

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike, mostly shaded and very well marked. Only the section after the hamlet of "Le Suc" is about 200 metres long and overgrown with vegetation and brambles, so wear trousers or bring a stick to clear the way.
It took us 2 hours and 50 minutes at a fairly leisurely pace.

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waki89
waki89

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Following information from a local guide, we avoided Carbonnieres. Stray dogs tend to bite hikers' calves! We drove to Lacombe and picked up the trail towards Lagarde.

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scorpion33500
scorpion33500

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

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Azalais
Azalais

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A very beautiful route with lovely paths and stunning views.
It took us 2 hours to complete the circular instead of the 3 hours 25 minutes advertised. Kind regards

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belebe
belebe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful hike in Limargue, this "Lot cantalien".

Two points to note about the route:
- Right at the start, after the sarcophagi, the path forks. Take the path on the right, not the one that goes left into the forest.
- Just after the radio relay stations,
- at (4) Cross the "Champs de Lafarge". You will need to cross the field among the cows, if they are there, and continue straight ahead to find the forest path at the end of the field. (Be careful of bulls, which may be present).

The first part, up to the radio relay stations, is fairly open, then the rest is well shaded.

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Fa54
Fa54
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice hike
The trail is not/no longer correct in several places. But you can manage.

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Claire Laboucarie
Claire Laboucarie

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

In the description at Passage No. 1
It states:
At the road, turn left and follow it until you reach a crossroads with wooden signs
The sign or signs are no longer there. Take the first road on the right, then turn left at the crossroads to cross Carbonnières.

After Passage Point No. 6, do not turn right but follow the yellow markings (all along the route) and pass through the place called "Nozières".
This makes a total of 9.190 km with an elevation gain of +328 and a loss of -342.

A beautiful hike with lovely views and plenty of shade.

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Maywian
Maywian

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Start at the hiking sign in Terrou. In the village, they advise you to follow the yellow trail the whole way.
It is identical until you cross the orange trail.

We continued on the yellow trail rather than the orange one as indicated, which takes you on a pleasant circular loop on the other side of Terrou, mostly downhill.

Otherwise, the route climbs a lot at the start, but that's the only difficulty. Apart from a muddy section caused by cows and tractors.

The view next to the beautiful property enclosed by white posts is magnificent. View of the towers of St Laurent.

We walked for 2½ hours to return to the starting point.

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