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From the D703 along the Dordogne, west of the village, turn right at the corner of the Hôtel du Château, towards the car parks, the château and the town hall. Drive up to the "Le Crouzet" car park (paying) and park there.
This hike is not marked in its entirety, nor as such.
(S/E) With your back to the car park, take the road on the right for a few metres and look for a yellow signpost (the most common type of signpost in this region). Follow these markings unless otherwise indicated. For now, turn left onto a path between the houses. Further on, continue along the path that joins a road at a place called Cro Bique. Follow the road to the right. When you reach the next hamlet, after passing a brick barn, take the lane on the left and then the path on the left immediately after.
(1) Join a road and follow it to the left. Further on, ignore a road on the left, also marked in yellow. Further on, walk a few metres back and forth to the right for a viewpoint. Back on the road, continue to the right until you reach an intersection at a riding centre.
(2) Continue straight ahead on the road, ignoring the road on the right that leads back to Beynac (which you will take on the way back) and temporarily leaving the yellow markings. Further on, ignore the road on the right towards Castanet Bas. At the next road junction, you will see the yellow markings again. Follow them, continuing straight ahead towards "Le Double", still on the small road.
(3) At the fork in the road, keep left, still towards "Le Double". At the end of this hamlet, continue along the path that extends the road. Further on, turn right onto another path. After crossing a stream, you will come to a road and follow it to the right.
(4) As the road makes a sharp left turn, leave it and take the path on the left marked with yellow signs, which we follow, but also marked in green. The path climbs and leads to the hamlet of Langlade. Cross this hamlet, noting some beautiful houses.
(5) Shortly after the wooden signs at the intersection, turn right, still following the yellow markings. You will arrive at the Church of Cazenac. It was open when we visited. Beautiful contemporary stained glass windows. There is an information panel about the stained glass windows at the edge of the small car park in front of the church. Leaving the church, continue towards the crossroads marked by a beautiful stone cross and take the road on the right. Ignore the path on the left, leaving the yellow markings behind.
(6) At the next intersection, at a stone cross, take the road on the right towards Beynac. Further on, you will arrive at the intersection with the yellow and green marked path you took on the way there.
(4) Follow the same route back to the junction at the equestrian centre: take the first path on the left, turn left at the junction with the other path, cross the hamlet of Le Double and continue straight ahead on the road, turning right at the junction with another road.
(3) Still following the route in reverse, ignore the roads on the right to reach the equestrian centre.
(2) Take the road on the left towards Beynac, following the yellow markings again. Continue along this small road until you reach an intersection with another, wider road.
(7) Turn left and then immediately turn onto the small road on the left. This quickly turns into a path. Follow it, passing a farm on your right. When you reach a road, follow it to the right for a few metres, then turn left (signposted "Les Carassones"). Continue along the track, cross a small stream (the Ruisseau du Treuil), then you will come to some wooden signs.
(8) Turn right. Further on, continue to follow the yellow markings straight ahead, even though the path turns right. The trail then runs alongside the stream. You will find an information sign about the stream and "le Chemin des Meuniers". Further on, you will come to a small road at an information sign about birds of prey.
(9) Turn right, note the small waterfall of the Ruisseau du Treuil on your right, then arrive at the Moulin du Trel (information panel; walnut oil for sale). Continue along the road, ignoring the road on the left, opposite the mill. At the next intersection, both roads are marked in yellow: follow the one on the right. Ignore three roads on the right until you finally arrive at an intersection marked with a cross.
(10) Continue straight ahead towards Château de Beynac. Further on, walk past a large car park on your right, then the cemetery on your left.
(11) Go through the gate under the ramparts for a round trip to Beynac Castle (museum, admission fee). Return to the gate.
(11) Turn right to pass in front of the cemetery entrance. Immediately afterwards, make a round trip to the left to the viewpoint, then continue on the yellow-marked path that descends below the viewpoint. On the descent, note the caves on your left.
(12) You will come to a small road. Follow it to the right to join the D705 on the banks of the Dordogne. Continue for about 20 metres to the right, leaving the yellow markings behind.
(13) Walk up Rue Costa del Port (pedestrianised), lined with beautiful golden stone houses. At the end of the street, at a fork in the road, take the right-hand lane.
(14) Ignore the street on the right that leads to the church and castle and continue straight on along Chemin des Escassols. Before reaching the road, turn right onto the path that leads to the car parks. Yours is at the very end (S/E).
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