From Nazareth to Turenne

A beautiful walk from Jugeals Nazareth to Turenne via Gernes.
Magnificent views of Turenne Castle and the cliffs above the Tourmente.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.43 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 314 m
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    Descent: - 321 m

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    Highest point: 338 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 173 m

Description of the walk

Park next to the tennis court in the municipal workshop car park in Jugeals-Nazareth.

(S/E) Head north and cross the village until you pass the town hall.

(1) At the crossroads, turn right until you reach the main road, follow it for a few metres to the left and take the path that descends to the right. Walk for about 100 metres and take a small path on the left as you descend. The path passes through a wood with a steep descent and arrives at the road that runs alongside the railway line.

(2) Turn right, pass under the railway line further on and arrive at Moulin des Champs. Take the path on the left for 100 metres, then keep right at the fork. At the next intersection, follow the path on the left. Arrive at Gernes (there is no sign, but these are the first houses).

(3) Turn right onto the D162 and follow it until you see the sign for "La Vigère 0.2km" and head in that direction. On the way, you will see the Château de La Coste below on your left.

(4) At the three-way junction, turn left and cross the hamlet of La Vigère. After the houses, the road turns into a track. Descend to the D162.

(5) Take this road on the left for 150m, then turn right towards Turenne (not Turenne gare). After 150m, cross the Tourmente (stream). Continue to the right (the marked path on the left (GR® 46) leads up to the château).

(6) Pass under the railway line and, climbing towards Turenne, turn right at the first tarmac crossroads.

(7) Go downhill and continue along the path that runs alongside the house on your left. Go up this stony path and turn right at the first intersection. Continue until you reach a small road.

(8) Follow it to the right, pass the two houses, then take the path on the left that goes up into the woods. This path, which is not shown on the IGN map, climbs for 200 metres and then levels out.

(9) Almost at the end of the path, just before reaching the road, take a path on the right that goes downhill. Cross the road that leads to the compost heap and take the path almost opposite, slightly to the right.

(10) Turn left (this crossroads runs alongside a park on the left with a donkey).

(11) Go up to the left towards the village, cross the main road and take the path opposite 50 metres to the left to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 328 m - Municipal workshop car park
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 333 m - Crossroads, on the right
  3. 2 : km 1.7 - alt. 210 m - Crossroads, on the right
  4. 3 : km 3.07 - alt. 338 m - D162, on the right
  5. 4 : km 5.1 - alt. 293 m - Three-way junction, left
  6. 5 : km 6.48 - alt. 187 m - At the crossroads, turn left towards the - Tourmente (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Dordogne
  7. 6 : km 7.3 - alt. 188 m - Railway line
  8. 7 : km 8 - alt. 206 m - Path running alongside the house
  9. 8 : km 8.83 - alt. 273 m - Crossroads, left
  10. 9 : km 10.03 - alt. 320 m - Path descending to the right
  11. 10 : km 10.57 - alt. 292 m - On the left
  12. 11 : km 11.21 - alt. 330 m - Turn left towards the village
  13. S/E : km 11.43 - alt. 328 m - Municipal workshop car park

Notes

There are some steep sections but nothing too difficult.
Alternative route from (8):
At the top of the hill, start descending for 50 metres. Take a very small path on the right (currently marked with a yellow cross). It will lead you to an extraordinary viewpoint at the top of the cliff, with a view of Turenne Castle. Get your camera ready. Continue along this path until you come to a wrecked car (2CV) below. Take the path on the left and rejoin the trail 200 or 300 metres further on.
This alternative route is not shown on the map but runs along the edge of the cliff.

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

4.1 / 5
Based on 22 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
L
L

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note that the route is not marked. There are many felled trees across the path. After 8, it was impossible to pass, so we turned back.

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Nicaud
Nicaud

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with some challenging climbs for those with weaker legs.
After the mill, after point 2, do not go through the woods, follow the path that runs along the hill on the right and rejoins the route 500m before Gernes.
After point 5, just after the bridge, turn left and follow the GR 46 to the foot of the castle, then turn right to rejoin the trail between points 7 and 8.
3 hours 9 minutes without stops, 13.2 km on the GPS and 12.6 km on the app
Once again, a very nice hike, but it's better to have the app and the route on your phone.

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olivier1972
olivier1972
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

we wanted to do this route, but it is no longer marked. Be careful, there are two other routes that start from the same place. We took the blue one, which followed this route at the beginning.
This new route is well shaded and easy to follow. I gave the new route 5 stars for its signposting... very well done

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Nadine guyon
Nadine guyon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Perfect
Beautiful course. Easy, soothing

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Michel Severi
Michel Severi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

at point §9, the small path to take on the right, just before the road, is a very narrow path, , which passes over an old quarry. Otherwise, you'll end up going round in circles!

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MJE46
MJE46

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike combined with the "around the citadel" hike.
Starting from Turenne, the two circular loops are linked together to form a figure of eight. A total of 18 km, offering several beautiful views of Turenne.
The route is clearly marked on the map, but the description is a little unclear.
Very beautiful hike, a few slippery sections.

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sourdine
sourdine

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

this route is linked to the one called "Around the Citadel of Turenne". We started from Turenne.
point 7 caused us some difficulty because the house is not very visible from the tarmac road. The path runs below the barn on the left side of the valley taken by the tarmac road.
point 9 was also critical because the start of the path was overgrown with vegetation.

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faurie/jeanclaude
faurie/jeanclaude

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A path leads from the mill (on the left after the route) through the woods to point 4, which is well worth seeing.
We continued towards La Lune after point 7, then returned to Jugeals

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Celineetfrederic
Celineetfrederic

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, but we got a bit lost in the woods where there are lots of paths. We took the wrong one and, after cutting across the fields, we finally arrived at point 4 without passing through point 2.

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dchod
dchod

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

If you have the energy, take a detour and climb up to Turenne Castle, which is worth visiting if you wish, surrounded by some pretty houses. You can then easily find your way back to the trail by heading towards the Turenne cliffs.

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you for your feedback, Pervenche. I have added some details to the description which I hope will be useful to future hikers.

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Pervenche
Pervenche

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello, the hike is very good, but there is a lack of explanation in the first quarter of the walk, which meant that I missed a large part of the route and ended up in a completely different place, fortunately still on the route.
The problem arises at point 2: "take the path on the left for 100 metres, then keep to the right." I did keep to the right, but that didn't send me in the right direction. I didn't retrace my steps to analyse the problem closely, but a better description is needed, especially as there are several paths at this point.
Kind regards, Pervenche

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grandin
grandin ★

Sorry for the misunderstanding, cbgedeon, but you have to put yourself in the shoes of the authors, who are not professionals and may not remember all the details present or absent in the field. When in doubt, trust the map.

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cbgedeon
cbgedeon

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Unfortunately, we couldn't find the intersection at point 7. While searching on Google Earth that evening, I saw a place called Chante Ranne, and I suppose that's where we needed to turn off. As there was a sign at that location, we thought that wasn't the place, otherwise the name of the place would have been given instead of the first tarmac road on the right. As a result, we found ourselves in Turenne, exhausted because we were sure we had missed something. We still had 4.1 km to go along the road to reach Jugeals. A very bad memory. No signposts

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didcos19
didcos19

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant route for hiking. The trail starts at Chemin de la Tourmente. From km 1.1 to km 1.60, the path descends, partly with stones, all the way to the bottom. Further on, at km 2.25, take the path that branches off completely to the right at the crossroads (a small detour of about 400 to 500 metres, but you will rejoin the route a little further on at km 2.950). If you don't take this detour, you will find yourself further away from the original route, with a significant climb to make, and you will not reach the path that leads to the place known as "Gernes". After that, no worries, the route is very pleasant with views of the Château de La Coste and the Château de Turenne. Much of the route is shaded. If you walk at a good pace, the route can be completed in two hours. Enjoy your walk.

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