The three châteaux in Saint-Céré

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A walk offering varied terrain: chestnut woods, oak trees on the Causse, a plain running alongside the golf course… it’s a pleasant walk, and the sight of the castles (two rather than three) provides a point of interest. Very pleasant in autumn for the colours and scents, but very shady in summer.

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Date of your route : Oct 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
During my hike on this route, it seemed to me that it is not very well used. The markings are starting to become less visible in some places, and at certain key points, the landmarks are not very visible.
Despite this, we were able to follow the path using the map and my topographical experience.
It's a beautiful and pleasant route, especially when the sun is shining, as it is relatively shaded.
There is a beautiful view of Saint Céré and the surrounding area when you reach the limestone plateau and from the viewpoints.

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Date of your route : Oct 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice route, fairly intuitive except when you have to climb down the cliff.

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Date of your route : Sep 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

In fact, the circuit is very interesting to do, well explained by the Visorando app, but very poorly marked on the ground.
Many key locations lack markings and in some places the markings are barely visible.
Nevertheless, it is still a route worth exploring, with beautiful views of Saint Céré and its surroundings.

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

A beautiful hike, not very difficult, with a few challenges in finding the right path, but fortunately we have navigation systems on our phones.
The castles add to the charm of this hike.

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Date of your route : Jun 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At the end of the route (7), the signpost indicates not Rue Boyer but Chemin de la Môle.

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

Signposting needs reviewing. Description of the route is vague, particularly at the start of the hike.
Not sure that doing the route in reverse is a good idea, as the view of the three castles is the main attraction of the hike. Might as well save the best for last.

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Date of your route : Aug 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike. I did it "backwards" and it's better that way because the slope at the end is easier to manage going uphill than downhill.
2 hours 15 minutes without pushing yourself too hard.

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Date of your route : Jul 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Sometimes there is a discrepancy between the map and the description: the "cross" is at point 5, so why mention it at point 4?
Signposting is now present along the entire length of this trail.

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Date of your route : May 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did the route in reverse, with a steeper hill at the beginning but much shorter than in the other direction, with a lovely view of the castles and beautiful scenery, and pleasant sunlit paths through the woods. A lovely walk.

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The walk was very pretty, but we got completely lost between numbers 3 and 4. The signs are unclear, and even with our GPS, we had a lot of trouble finding our way and magically found number 5 as we were trying to head back down towards Saint-Céré. We never found a crossroads with signposts as expected, so we followed the yellow markings, but they took us off the hiking trail, in a direction far from Saint-Céré. We turned back, tried to head in the right direction, and after quite a few detours, we came across a green metal gate (probably the one that was white when the descriptions were written?), which we went through. We then reached the summit fairly quickly, i.e. the famous Causse de Lauriol, and it was very pretty, but the problem is that the descriptions are very unclear and as there are no markings in this area, it becomes difficult. We came across lots of intersections that weren't mentioned in the descriptions and had to take a guess based on what we thought we could see on the map (which was very small and not very accurate). We were looking for the cross on the cliff on the Causse, at the top, but in reality it is much further away, on the path going down (the one we ended up on: we didn't retrace our steps to see where it started, perhaps we didn't see it despite our searches because at one point it was overgrown?). In short, a magnificent walk (really) (and mostly sheltered, which is very welcome when it's over 30 degrees), but make sure you have a really accurate app with GPS that places you on a clear map that you can zoom in on, otherwise you risk getting lost. We personally walked 1.5km too far.

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Date of your route : Jun 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello.
On this hike, after the upper mill, we were supposed to turn right, following the yellow markings, but the path was buried under vegetation and overgrown with brambles, making it impossible to pass. So we turned left. When we found a yellow marker, we thought we had found the path again. But in that area, there are yellow markers everywhere. We got lost and ended up walking an extra 45 minutes. Best regards

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Date of your route : Jun 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A beautiful hike, but it is advisable to do the route in the opposite direction because of a slightly steep climb
(opposite direction marked in yellow).

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Date of your route : Feb 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The route is very pleasant, a beautiful route with stunning views. There is a slight incline but it is accessible to beginner hikers.

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