Bois de la Gane – Chaux Trail

An easy path which, after passing through the village, heads out into the fields to offer lovely views of the countryside.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.38 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 387 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 381 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,348 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,152 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Lubersac (19210)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 45.444315° / E 1.404242°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2033E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Car park in front of Maison Renaissance, on Place de l’Horloge in Lubersac.

(S/E) Walk up the square towards the post office, take Rue des Écoles on the right, then turn left onto Rue des Vergers to reach Rue de la Bousseleygie. Turn left and take the second street on the right, Rue de la Croix du Geai, until you reach the D902.

(1) Turn right and follow the Route d’Uzerche along the D902.

(2) At the second roundabout ahead, follow the small, sloping road towards Chaux and La Morénie.
On the descent, cross the Chabassière stream, which winds through a marshy area, and head for the hamlet of La Gane. After the houses, follow the old route of the Route de Ségur.

(3) As you emerge from the woods, turn left and head for the village of Chaux. On leaving the village, turn right towards La Morénie.

(4) Leave the Route de la Morénie on the left, at a right angle, to take the old Lubersac track. You will then reach the Croix de Geai via a long slope. Pass behind the shopping centre and return to the D902. Follow it to the right to return to the junction you passed on the way out.

(1) Turn left and follow the same route back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,211 ft - Car park in front of the Renaissance House
  2. 1 : mi 0.71 - alt. 1,306 ft - D902 to the right
  3. 2 : mi 1.07 - alt. 1,329 ft - Small road opposite
  4. 3 : mi 1.87 - alt. 1,342 ft - To the left towards the village
  5. 4 : mi 2.57 - alt. 1,289 ft - Turn left at a right angle onto the path
  6. S/E : mi 4.38 - alt. 1,211 ft - Car park in front of the Renaissance House

Worth a visit

Renaissance House: Former home of the archpriests, decorated inthe 16th century with moulded windows and figures leaning against false dormer windows, which have now been removed. Corbels on the left-hand window depict angels bearing poultry-like attributes.

The old road from Ségur to Salon La Tour via Lubersac, disused since 1880. Along the way, one can see flat stones, stone fields and boundary stones. Then, to the left, the Roc de Chaux; ‘chaux’ meaning moorland or barren plateau.

(3) The descent towards the valley of the Ruisseau de Chaux offers a fine view of the neighbouring village of La Morénie, where Aubin Bigorie du Chambon, a French politician of the Revolution born in Lubersac in 1757, was murdered in 1793.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Celineetfrederic
Celineetfrederic

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short, leisurely walk.
A few details:
At point 2), add “turn into the cul-de-sac, which turns into a path a little further on” after mentioning the stream.
In point 3), the GPS route indicates the path too early. The route must have been slightly altered. It’s a little further up.
At the end of the path, you come out onto a small road; follow it to the left to enter Chaux, then keep right until you reach the Route de la Morénie, on the right
At point 4, before reaching the D902, cross another small road and take the path opposite.
The route is signposted with small blue wooden signs, which are in poor condition.
Thank you for sharing

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Glaneur
Glaneur

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route is one-third in the shade and two-thirds in the sun, with a lovely stream in the woods and rolling countryside in the Corrèze region

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bubu39
bubu39

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, but there’s a lot of tarmac. It’s a shame.

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jedd1956
jedd1956

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
A short, leisurely walk, perfect for a Sunday morning

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