Aleyrac Abbey

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk in the frosty mist.
The natural surroundings were magnificent.
To be repeated.

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Just to clarify: parking just after the hairpin bend is on a stony platform, which means you don't have to park on the road.
What a lovely surprise to discover the ruins of the abbey in such a green setting!

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Date of your route : Jul 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off into the mistral wind, but given the summer heat, it was almost a bonus. The ruins of the abbey were a lovely discovery, an imposing place steeped in history. There was a refreshing spring. The route through the woods is very pleasant and varied in terms of vegetation, depending on its exposure. We did this walk following the GPS track, so we had no problems. In autumn, it might be worth checking whether there are any hunters around before setting off. Thank you for this route

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Date of your route : Apr 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

There is a lot of water on the path leading down to the chapel.

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Date of your route : Apr 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike on varied trails alternating between rocky terrain and wooded areas. By following the GPS route, we had no trouble finding the lavender field, which no longer exists . The abbey is a must-see!!!

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Date of your route : Apr 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike done on Easter Monday after several days of rain. At noon, the indicated car park was full, so I parked at point 1. The path down to the abbey was waterlogged, the view is not bad from point 4 but there are no more lavender fields and we almost missed the turn-off for the descent. The walk through the woods is nice.

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Date of your route : Mar 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk, its main attraction is the partially ruined priory.
At point 4, the lavender fields no longer exist, so there are no longer any landmarks. I therefore tried to mark the change in direction on the ground with stones...
After point 1 and after crossing the road, follow the path that winds its way between the old piles of stumps and cut branches.

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Date of your route : Feb 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk to do in spring, March or April, February (hunting season)

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Date of your route : Mar 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, suitable for families as it is not difficult

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Date of your route : Nov 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A truly superb hike, the arrival at the ruins of the Abbey took our breath away with its beauty. Like many other Visorandonneurs apparently, we had a few difficulties: first finding the starting point, so we also started from point 3. No problems at point 4, even though there was no lavender, we spotted the dried plants and found the path easily. The hardest part for us was also after point 1: the track is interrupted, either by a ravine full of water that you have to cross or by a narrow path through the undergrowth. We finally found a starting point on the left a little higher up the road, but then it wasn't very easy, with lots of tracks going in all directions. We had to use GPS to guide us. It would be a good idea to put up some cairns or arrows. And, to top it all off, at Pré Long, foresters had blocked the path with cut branches, and we had trouble finding the way forward! In total, it was almost 2 km longer than expected, but no matter, it was a great pleasure in beautiful weather. Thank you to the author of this hike

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Date of your route : Apr 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike starting from point 3 (cemetery car park). The paths are sometimes stony but the hike is pleasant and suitable for families (7-year-old child, no difficulty). Half of the route is in the sun and half in the shade. Beautiful stones at the priory. A pleasant 2-hour hike. Thank you, Visorando .

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

Need GPS to follow the route.
Not particularly interesting (except for the abbey) but a nice walk to keep fit.

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Date of your route : Feb 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy and varied route, completed in 1 hour 50 minutes at a normal walking pace.
I started from the cemetery car park (point 3), which is more convenient than starting from the S/E, where there is no parking space and it is on the side of the road.
I used GPS for the hike, so no problems.
Thanks to the author of the hike.

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Date of your route : Jan 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice hike

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Date of your route : Oct 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike starting from the cemetery car park (point 3), which is very convenient. Pleasant, easy and varied route. There was a strong Mistral wind, but we only experienced it between points 3 and 4; otherwise, the route was sheltered by trees.
However, the GPS assistance provided by the app was useful:
- just after point 1 to find the trail (a mound covered with branches that you have to cross)
- and to locate point 4 in the absence of lavender: the start of the path on the right is at the end of the plateau; the track descends slightly before climbing back up towards the entrance to a wood. This forms a "dip"; the path starts in this dip on the right and you quickly enter the undergrowth.

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