Circular loop via the Roman road to Néoux

Starting from Néoux, this is a short, easy circular family walk along pleasant paths and part of a Roman road, the Sentier de César, through woods and meadows. The route is designed to avoid roads as far as possible.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.60 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 130 m
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    Descent: - 125 m

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    Highest point: 651 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 572 m

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Description of the walk

Parking: Town Hall Square.
Markings in the form of red signs, green signs, red and white markers, unmarked sections.
Please note that some of the paths shown on the IGN map have been filled in.

(S/E) Go around the church, turn left and follow the D40 road towards the cemetery at the edge of the village. Just before the cemetery, take the red-marked path on the right, which climbs gently along the edge of the undergrowth.

(1) At the crossroads, turn left onto the Roman road, marked in red and white. Cross the road and continue straight ahead. Green sign. The path, between two meadows, leads into a wood. At the next intersection, turn right onto the path marked in red and white. The trail leads to the hamlet of Margouleix. At the first building, leave the red and white markings and turn right onto the path that climbs towards the hamlet of Viervalle. Green sign.

(2) The path leads to a road. Do not follow the green sign; take the road to the left for 100 metres. Take the first path on the right, which climbs through the fir trees. At the end of the path, at the T-junction, turn right at the edge of the forest. Continue straight ahead to the hamlet of Chaumeix.

(3) Just before a huge farm building, take the path on the right. This is not a private road. It is not shown in its entirety on the IGN map. It continues through the undergrowth, then along the edge of the woods to the D38 road.

(4) Cross the D38 and continue straight ahead on the path. Green sign again. Continue on the Voie de César.

(5) At the first intersection, on the right-hand hairpin bend, follow the red sign for about a hundred metres, then continue to the right. Red and white markings. The path leads to a road. (Please note that the very small path opposite, marked with a dotted line on the IGN map, has been filled in, so you will need to take a detour via the road or try to cut across the field if you want to avoid the road).

(6) Turn right onto the road going uphill. After 200 metres, take the path downhill on the left.

(7) At the stone cross, take the road opposite that enters Néoux and turns right to take you back to the church and then to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 590 m - Parking at the town hall square.
  2. 1 : km 0.85 - alt. 639 m - On the left, Roman road
  3. 2 : km 3.26 - alt. 604 m - On the left, unmarked road.
  4. 3 : km 4.32 - alt. 644 m - Turn right before the farm building.
  5. 4 : km 5.19 - alt. 641 m - Crossing the D38
  6. 5 : km 5.61 - alt. 638 m - On the right. Red sign.
  7. 6 : km 6.18 - alt. 626 m - Turn right onto the road.
  8. 7 : km 6.94 - alt. 598 m - The stone cross
  9. S/E : km 7.6 - alt. 589 m - Parking at the town hall square.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
mamekiki
mamekiki

thank you for making it!

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lebayle210554
lebayle210554

A lovely walk with friends
Thank you

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mamekiki
mamekiki

Many thanks for clarifying that!

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Clementine_59
Clementine_59

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Be careful when climbing from point 4 to point 5, as the path is covered in brambles and difficult to walk on! I recommend following the road to reach point 7 directly without climbing to points 5 and 6.
Apart from this point, the hike is very pleasant.

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mamekiki
mamekiki

Thank you for making it!

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Lisa+Yumi
Lisa+Yumi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Hike completed on 11 May 2024 with my dog. It's a short, fairly easy hike with nice scenery, but I had to backtrack more than once because I missed the paths. In particular, there was one section where I had to ask for directions because the route passes by a warehouse that I thought was private property. Other than that, nothing else to report.

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Wenger Alexandra
Wenger Alexandra

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful landscapes

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françois legendre
françois legendre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Group hike, mostly shaded. Slight difficulty at point 5, we had to retrace our steps to find it, perhaps due to a lack of attention. Otherwise enjoyable.

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mamekiki
mamekiki

Thank you for making it!

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Serge_Augusta
Serge_Augusta

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An excellent short family hike, very easy to do.
The route is very well marked and the paths are in very good condition.
No particular difficulties.
It is a beautiful route with lovely things to see.
This route must be very pleasant in summer as it is very shady. We will do it again during the hot season.

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FDBChampagnat
FDBChampagnat

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through woods and meadows, typical landscapes of the region with beautiful views (at least in winter).
Don't rely on the green and red markings, but use your GPS map instead, as the municipality offers three routes (blue, red and green).
We had a big scare in the village of Chaumeix because of a dog (a large breed). We therefore advise against this route for families with children.
It is possible to avoid this village by following the green route to point 4 (visorando).

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ASCA
ASCA

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Enjoy your hike

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SergeJeanLouis
SergeJeanLouis
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Mostly pleasant walking on paths that are easy to follow using the signposts. We did it with four adults.

The only downside
Make sure you have at least one walking stick (the dogs in one hamlet were a bit aggressive, and there were no owners in sight (or were they hiding?) to restrain them), but I think that in the countryside... it's unfortunately a precaution you have to take.

It was in the hamlet of Chaumeix, if I remember correctly.

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andalouse26
andalouse26

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Signage is a bit unreliable, but with a little extra attention, you can find your way.
An easy hike but not very interesting, which is a shame.

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mamekiki
mamekiki

Yes, Giamp, if you ended up in Mémanges straight away, it's because you must have turned right at waypoint 1 instead of turning left. But it's true that on this short stretch, there are at least three hiking trails that intersect (green, red, white-red), so it's not necessarily your sense of direction that's at fault!
Best regards,
Mamekiki

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