The castles in Lorlanges

A walk through farmland and forests, along a stream, with views of the châteaux of Védrines, Vernassal and Léotoing.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 173 m
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    Descent: - 182 m

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    Highest point: 629 m
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    Lowest point: 512 m

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Description of the walk

To get to the starting point: take the A75 motorway, exit 21, towards Lorlange. Park in the car park near the school.

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(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn left, then right into Rue du Clos. Follow Rue du Bourguet to the right, then take the second street on the left, Rue des Sources.

(1) Pass in front of the "Bio" water treatment plant. At the fork, take the right-hand path and continue to the intersection with the road leading to the Château de Védrine.

(2) Cross the road, ignore the turn-off on the right and continue to the crossroads.

(3) Turn right, ignore the paths on either side and continue until you cross a small bridge.

(4) Just after the small bridge, at the crossroads, take the path on the right. Follow the Vernassa stream to the village of Vernassal. Continue straight ahead to cross the village.

(5) At the D19 road, turn right.

(6) At the first houses in the hamlet of Les Loyes, turn left onto the tarmac track. At the fork shortly afterwards, continue on the right-hand track, which climbs steeply!

(7) At the intersection, turn right, then take the first path on the left.

(8) At the fork, take the right-hand path which descends to the village of Lorlanges.

(9) At the junction with Rue Pré de Coste, go straight ahead to join Rue de l'Impériale, which you follow on the left to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 570 m - Car park next to the school.
  2. 1 : km 0.52 - alt. 534 m - Wastewater treatment plant
  3. 2 : km 2.2 - alt. 557 m - Crossroads with the road
  4. 3 : km 3.15 - alt. 622 m - Crossroads, on the right
  5. 4 : km 3.99 - alt. 606 m - After the bridge, on the right
  6. 5 : km 6.92 - alt. 531 m - D19, on the right
  7. 6 : km 7.07 - alt. 531 m - Hameau des Loyes, on the right
  8. 7 : km 7.98 - alt. 565 m - Crossroads, on the right
  9. 8 : km 8.68 - alt. 583 m - Fork, right
  10. 9 : km 9.25 - alt. 550 m - Rue du Pré de Coste, straight ahead
  11. S/E : km 9.67 - alt. 570 m - Car park next to the school.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Valérie Martin-Gaillard
Valérie Martin-Gaillard

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A lovely little walk in the morning as we were busy in the afternoon. Quite a lot of tarmac. Uphill and downhill but fairly gentle except for a short stretch towards the end. Views of the castles but from a distance except for one of them.
We followed the signs.

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Sioux
Sioux

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The name is a bit misleading: we pass quite far from Léotoing , but we can see it!
The hike is very pleasant and varied. The path that descends into the woods towards Vernassal is quite nice.

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REDONDIE ARLETTE
REDONDIE ARLETTE

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with beautiful views of the countryside and farmland, our group of hikers enjoyed this peaceful, easy route with lovely views of the castles.

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Jacqueline et Serge
Jacqueline et Serge

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

Description at the start needs improvement: (1) pass the sewage treatment plant and continue along the tarmac road until the first path on the right...
What's nice: the unobstructed view at the start and finish
the clean paths, the tranquillity
The downside: the route through the woods, which is monotonous at this time of year (early March), with dreary vegetation and no animals...
We missed out on Léotoing Castle!
Taking our time, it took us 2½ hours to cover the 10 km.

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freddybicool
freddybicool

The only thing cheerful about you is your username.

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gailuron
gailuron

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I am very disappointed with this hike. The starting point: "with your back to the car park" – there are two car parks close to each other and opposite each other... It should say: start at the war memorial.
The "easy" level is not so obvious... Two steep climbs in full sun.
The castles: of the three castles we saw, two were quite far away and not very visible.
So, a disappointing hike.

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Sylvie p
Sylvie p
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, especially along the stream.
Beautiful views of the castles.

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freddybicool
freddybicool

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

lovely walk on clean paths with beautiful views of the castles

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GB63
GB63

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
A pleasant and peaceful hike with beautiful castles to discover.
Thank you!

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laurerouvet
laurerouvet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very easy hike with clear signposting on excellent paths. The scenery is very pretty.

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