Short circular around Saint-Avit-Sénieur

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The village of Saint-Avit-Sénieur is built around an old abbey surrounded by rich land and beautiful chestnut groves. There are many hiking trails around the village. This walk is inspired by one of them, but is a little shorter. This means it can easily be done in half a day. The first part follows theGR® trail and takes you through undergrowth and meadows, while the second part mainly follows paved local roads.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.90 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 147 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 149 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 174 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 72 m
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Description of the walk

Depart from the car park at the top of the village near the abbey.

(S/E) Turn right towards the old school.

(1) Turn immediately left at the oratory. Cross the D25 and continue straight ahead. At the crossroads that you will soon come to, continue straight ahead and follow the yellow and red and white markings ofthe GR®6E. At the pond, ignore a road on the left and then one on the right.

(2) At the oratory, leave the road and follow theGR® on the right along a dirt track that leads into a chestnut grove. After going around a pond on the left, continue across open ground. Ignore a path on the left and return to the undergrowth. Pass a small ruined house on the right and you will come to a fork.

(3) Turn left following the yellow markings (let theGR® continue straight ahead). Climb the hill.

(4) Cross a road and continue straight ahead on a small asphalt road. At the intersection with another road, continue straight ahead and descend to the bottom of the valley.

(5) Carefully follow the D26 to the left.

(6) At the next junction, turn left towards Pradal. Pass the hamlet and return to the oratory seen on the way there.

(2) Turn right and follow the outward route in reverse.

(1) Turn right. At the car park entrance, continue straight ahead to the abbey. Retrace your steps and you will find the car park on your right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 171 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 168 m - Oratory
  3. 2 : km 0.94 - alt. 168 m - Oratory
  4. 3 : km 2.74 - alt. 120 m - GR fork/yellow markings
  5. 4 : km 3.42 - alt. 154 m - Paroutis
  6. 5 : km 4.39 - alt. 74 m - Route D26. Near the - Couze (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Dordogne
  7. 6 : km 5.39 - alt. 77 m - Crossroads, on the left
  8. S/E : km 7.9 - alt. 168 m - Car park - Saint-Avit-Seigneur, son ancienne abbaye et son église fortifiée.

Notes

There are no water sources, so even though the walk is short, don't forget to bring water as it gets hot quickly in summer.
No special footwear is required, except in rainy weather (the first part is muddy). There is also no shelter.

Worth a visit

Saint-Avit-Sénieur Abbey.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 16856489

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

A long stretch on the D26 that is not very pleasant. The Avitus loop of the Dordogne hikes crosses the D26 to continue along a route through nature and crosses the D25 and then the D26 near the Roudi8er bridge before returning to St Avit. A little longer but more pleasant, especially with children.

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alain chaves
alain chaves

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A bit too much driving on the way back

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jean michel Bzdzinck
jean michel Bzdzinck

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A beautiful route alternating between shaded paths, roads, hamlets with remarkable houses, and the pretty village of Saint Avit Sénieur, steeped in history with its abbey church and beautiful residences.

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Jano47
Jano47

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike that takes place mostly on roads with few views of the St Avit Sénieur site, with a few trees that could be described as remarkable. Disappointing.

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randonannie
randonannie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

To join the route, we followed the purple route on the VISORANDO map:
on the ground, it seemed easier...
Indeed, there was quite a bit of walking on the road. To enjoy a few more hamlets to pass through, we returned before point 5 via Petite Vedié and Borie Neuve and did the little Giroux circular on the way back.
In Saint Avit, there is a beautiful abbey church with huge frescoes and warm-toned vaults.

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isarud
isarud

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through beautiful countryside with a few sloping roads and sunshine , on the way back to Pradal.
You do need to follow the D26 for a few hundred metres between markers 5 and 6, despite the signposting at point 5 telling us to keep going...:

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chantefleur
chantefleur

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Visorando map very well explained! Fortunately, because there are practically no markings on site.
Not bad, but a lot of walking on the road.

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Papadeltalima
Papadeltalima

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

There must be an error in the duration because it took me 1 hour 40 minutes, not 2 hours 40 minutes.
The oratories in the description are actually calvaries. An oratory is a small chapel.
But it was a pleasant hike.

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spit102
spit102

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Please note that if you are leaving from the compulsory car park during the holidays, turn right immediately until you reach the cross, then turn left. Enjoy your walk.

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roddick24
roddick24

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very well, no complaints. Marking OK 👍

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