Along the Dordogne near Allas-les-Mines

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

Average route.

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Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The first part of the walk takes place on a paved route for cycling along a road that is not visible but noisy.
The second part is pleasant.

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Quite long and monotonous.

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For your information, I will be using these routes in July, so for now, I have no opinion.

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Date of your route : Sep 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Apart from the initial climb of a few hundred metres, this hike is not difficult. It starts off nicely in the woods, then becomes less interesting as it follows a tarmac road through plains and villages, without much to see. The last part along the Dordogne is more pleasant, but be aware that the footbridge over the Dordogne is closed. You have to take a detour and cross the road bridge nearby.
The signposting is often missing... I won't be doing this again.

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Date of your route : Aug 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST unless you want a route.
The walk starts at Place d'Allas les Mines and gets off to a good start with a street that quickly turns into a shaded path that climbs steadily towards the old campsite. The path then descends gently, still in the shade, before arriving at a ROAD where there is no shade at all. You've covered about 3 km and you still have about 7.5 km to go. Oh yes, because in fact the route is 10.640 km long according to my GPS.
The ROAD is of absolutely no interest except for the fact that you will encounter cars, so keep your dog on a leash.
After about 3 km, you arrive at a bridge where you can see a sign from a distance prohibiting all vehicles from crossing. Well, we're on foot, so we get a little closer and see a fence that completely blocks access to the bridge, including pedestrians, i.e. us. Okay, turn around and follow the ROAD to the ROAD bridge. All that remains is to climb onto the bridge to admire the traffic at the end of the afternoon in 32°C shade. Everything passes by: cars, lorries, motorbikes... in short, pure bliss. All that remains is to walk down the few steps to rejoin the ROAD. Even though the traffic is less heavy here, you will still encounter about one vehicle per minute and you have about 3.5 km to go. I'll let you calculate the time based on your walking speed. After 3 km, you will come to a wide white path where you will no longer encounter cars, but bicycles in the same proportion as cars on the road. Then finally, a small path where there is no one else. No, there's no need to let the dog off the leash. The path is only 300 metres long before it leads to a ROAD to cross the Dordogne again. Oh yes, don't forget to look at it when you cross the bridges, because apart from two brief glimpses on the way up the first path, you will hardly see it again as it is always hidden by the trees that provide shade. Once you've crossed the bridge, you'll come out in front of a food processing factory and finally you're back. No, really, it's not interesting at all. For me, a hike is either 100% in nature or nothing. I don't mind crossing a road from time to time or walking along one for a few hundred metres to reach a path, but that's it.

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Date of your route : May 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Between points 5 and 6, the footbridge that used to cross the Dordogne is currently closed to all traffic, including pedestrians. This means you have to turn left to use the road bridge.

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Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little family walk... PLEASE NOTE: the bridge over the Dordogne is closed to pedestrians because it is in poor condition!!!!! You have to use the one for vehicles, which can be dangerous with young children!!

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Date of your route : Sep 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

at the devastated Cro-Magnon campsite (what an ecological and financial disaster!), there are tracks everywhere. Take the one slightly to the left, almost opposite.
there is a lot of tarmac after that, then the pretty bridge is closed, so you have to cross 500 metres further on and return via a small road, then a track between the campsites, fields and river

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Date of your route : Jun 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, nothing more. It's more of a nice walk.

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Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The Garrit Bridge has been closed for nearly a year, including to pedestrians (safety measures).
As a result, you have to walk 300 metres further to use the motorway bridge, which is very busy and not very pleasant with all the cars.

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

Hello, everyone...

The start in Allas-les-Mines was quite pleasant, but when we reached the top, it was a bit grim to come across the completely abandoned and three-quarters destroyed "Le Cro-Magnon" campsite...
Then came a long walk mostly along the road (a new route runs along the Dordogne in the direction of the current from point 2 - Capette - to the "Le Garrit" bridge...
Huge disappointment as the "Eiffel" style bridge was closed for safety reasons... What a shame!

Best regards.
A.L

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Date of your route : Mar 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

In summer and winter alike, this is a lovely little hike where you can enjoy nature. It's a shame that the Garrit bridge is closed.

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Date of your route : Aug 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

hike starting from the Garrit bridge in Saint-Cyprien – reliable signposting – pleasant hike often running alongside the Dordogne river with opportunities for picnics and even swimming

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Date of your route : Jul 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

lack of signage on the ground (it is very important to print the map)
two different colours of signage (yellow and green) not specified on the Viso Rando map
do not park at the restaurant's private car park. Drive 500 metres further and park at the first roundabout
very pleasant hike, especially along the Dordogne river

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