The walk in the Périgord Noir

This walk has been designed to introduce nature lovers to the beauty of the Périgord Noir. It takes you along the hillsides, alternating between footpaths and roads through the Vallée des Moulins, which has been beautifully restored.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.72 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 45 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 925 ft
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    Descent: - 925 ft

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    Highest point: 892 ft
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    Lowest point: 381 ft

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Description of the walk

The meeting point is in the car park at Saint-Félix de Reilhac Town Hall, which has space for a few vehicles.

(S/E) Walk up the hill behind the town hall building and then immediately turn left to follow the D47 to the lay-by.

(1) Follow the Chemin des Jarriges to the right, then turn left at the next junction to reach the Route de Brugère.

(2) Continue straight ahead, then turn left in front of the livestock farm.

(3) At the next bend, turn left into the forest and follow the path as it curves to the right to reach the Route des Brugettes.

(4) Turn right and carry on to the Route du Puridier

(5) Turn left to reach the hamlet of the same name.

(6) As you leave the houses behind, turn right onto the Traverse de la Fontaine du Puridier until you reach the Route de la Gare de la Gélie.

(7) Continue carefully to the right until you reach the junction with the Route du Cazelat

(8) Turn right, before the concrete shelter, onto Route du Meyrat until you reach the next Fork in the road

(9) Take the Chemin du Font Brésil on the left, which crosses the forest and then crosses the Ruisseau de la Manaurie.

(10) Shortly afterwards, turn right to rejoin the road and follow it to the Route des Moulins at a T-junction.

(11) Turn left and, after 120 m up the hill, take the forest track signposted on the right (Saint-Cernin circular route). Picnic area 150 m further on with panoramic views. As you walk along this hillside, take the path on the left at the Fork in the road. You’ll reach the junction with a cross-country path at an altitude of 230 m.

(12) Continue to the right, pass the 232-metre mark and carry on to La Laudinie

(13) Turn right at the wooden cottage, walk past La Forge Neuve and continue to the next crossroads at Étang Roux (spring).

(14) Follow the path furthest to the right (GR® Mauzens Miramont); after 40 m, turn right again and walk along the cliff face to the Moulin de la Durantie. Cross the hamlet, cross the stream and reach the road at a wayside cross.

(15) Turn right onto Route du Ruisseau des Forges, then follow the Routes des Moulins until you reach the junction with Route des Lioussane.

(16) Turn left onto this road. At the Fork in the road, turn left until you reach the junction with the Impasse du Pigeonnier.

(17) Go down the hill and turn right at the next junction to return to the starting point, the Town Hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 551 ft - Saint-Félix de Reilhac Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.24 - alt. 577 ft - Area D47
  3. 2 : mi 0.73 - alt. 732 ft - La Ferreyrie
  4. 3 : mi 0.95 - alt. 696 ft - Chemin de la Ronzière
  5. 4 : mi 1.48 - alt. 755 ft - Route des Brugettes
  6. 5 : mi 1.73 - alt. 712 ft - Allée junction
  7. 6 : mi 2.25 - alt. 820 ft - Le Puridier
  8. 7 : mi 2.57 - alt. 883 ft - Route de la Gare
  9. 8 : mi 2.79 - alt. 892 ft - Meyrat crossroads
  10. 9 : mi 3.17 - alt. 830 ft - Chemin de Font Brésil
  11. 10 : mi 3.89 - alt. 594 ft - Le Manaurie
  12. 11 : mi 4.19 - alt. 574 ft - Triquet Mill
  13. 12 : mi 5.38 - alt. 764 ft - Maison Neuve
  14. 13 : mi 5.85 - alt. 755 ft - Laudinie
  15. 14 : mi 7.05 - alt. 430 ft - L’Étang Roux
  16. 15 : mi 7.51 - alt. 384 ft - Moulin de la Durantie - Manaurie (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Vézère
  17. 16 : mi 9.33 - alt. 518 ft - Moulin Haut
  18. 17 : mi 10.1 - alt. 751 ft - Impasse du Pigeonnier
  19. S/E : mi 10.72 - alt. 551 ft - Saint-Félix de Reilhac Town Hall

Worth a visit

Between (12) and (13) Le Moulin Haut.
Between (14) and (15) La Forge Neuve.
(16) Moulin de la Durantie and its hamlet.

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Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

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

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk suitable for a wide range of people.
The scenery is superb, though there is just one very long tarmac section.

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Garigou
Garigou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A truly lovely walk in the Périgord Noir!
Forests, panoramic views, absolute tranquillity, streams and interesting buildings: everything you need to enjoy this varied and scenic 17km26 route!
One slight downside: the section from 15 to 16 on a tarmac road seems rather long, given that the rest of the route was mostly through woodland and unspoilt countryside!
But that’s the price you pay for the return leg of the circular route itself, and the landscape remains entirely wooded and attractive!
A lovely day and a lovely region!
Thank you!

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Aldan24
Aldan24

Thank you for your replies. That’s clearer now. Have a good weekend

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POULIN Gérard
POULIN Gérard ★

Hello Aldan24,
1) “Share via the link”: only people who have received the link can open the walk.
2) “Publish this walk”: you are requesting that the walk be moderated before it is published on the Visorando website.
There’s no need to click on option 2) if you only want option 1), and vice versa.
As lemarcheur65 points out, if you do not want this walk to be visible on the VR website, you can ask us to remove it and we will set it to private; it might be a shame, though .

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Aldan24
Aldan24

Hello,
Thank you for your reply. When I sent it, I ticked ‘public via the link’ and then ticked ‘publish this walk’.
Question: when I tick ‘publish via link’, do I then need to publish it as well, or not? Is it submitted to the moderator for review?

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Aldan24
Aldan24

Good evening,
Why has it been made public when I wanted to make it accessible via a link for a one-off campaign lasting four days? What is the purpose of this option?

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