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Taurion (rivière) walks
The Poirier Waterfall
Visorando Member
6.09 mi
+446 ft
-440 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Saint-Hilaire-le-Château (Creuse)
This is an opportunity to discover a rather secret path leading to the impressive Poirier Waterfall. Here, the Thaurion becomes a bubbling river that bounces off large granite boulders. This walk will also take you across two footbridges over the Thaurion, between twin ponds, along paths through woods and undergrowth, and across meadows.
Through the Thaurion Gorges
4.27 mi
+577 ft
-577 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Thauron (Creuse)
Starting from Thauron, this is an easy walk that takes you along a small section of the magnificent Thaurion Gorges, then into the countryside.
Banize and Thaurion, the enchanters
5.02 mi
+348 ft
-318 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Chavanat (Creuse)
The banks of the Banize and Thaurion are truly enchanting! A visual treat that slows down your average speed: it's impossible not to stop repeatedly to contemplate the course of these two rivers, the balanced granite boulders or the mini waterfall that wants to play the big one.
Tour of Lake Vaud-Gelade
Tourist office
14.66 mi
+1,142 ft
-1,142 ft
7h 45
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud (Creuse)
Located on the Millevaches plateau, Lac de la Vaud-Gelade is an artificial lake, created between 1940 and 1944, with a surface area of 300 hectares. It is fed by the Thaurion and several streams.
It is used for electricity production. Its earthen dam with a granulite foundation holds 21 million cubic metres of water, which feeds Lac de Vassivière, depending on its water needs, through a 4km-long underground tunnel.
the Devil’s Channel
1.82 mi
+246 ft
-236 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Royère-de-Vassivière (Creuse)
A fairly family-friendly hike. The outward journey is downhill along a bucolic stream, through a lush, almost tropical deciduous forest. The return is more austere, through a mysterious, moss-covered coniferous forest.
The unmissable little Roman bridge at Senoueix
10.73 mi
+512 ft
-515 ft
5h 25
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud (Creuse)
This tiny Roman bridge features on every postcard of the Creuse’s remarkable sites! The circular route therefore takes you there after a detour via Lake Lavaud Gelade, then back through meadows and young woodland. Although the walk begins with a short stretch of road (with little traffic), it then mainly follows paths and tracks lined with heather in bloom in autumn.
The Thaurion Valley
8.57 mi
+692 ft
-676 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Royère-de-Vassivière (Creuse)
The Rigole du Diable is a picturesque site situated in the upper Thaurion valley. This site is a Natura 2000 site and is listed in the ZNIEFF inventory. The Rigole du Diable and its tributary are strewn with pebbles and boulders. Here you’ll find the unusual Rocher du Diable near the old Planchette mill. Legendary stones are common in Limousin. These strangely shaped boulders, formed by the erosion of exposed granite, have often captured the imagination of local people.
Rigole du Diable and the Mazure moors
7.40 mi
+558 ft
-548 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Royère-de-Vassivière (Creuse)
A very beautiful walk combining three circular loops and offering a wide variety of landscapes: gorges and rocky outcrops along the Rigole du Diable, followed by peat bogs, superb heather moors, wet meadows, and undergrowth of fir or deciduous trees of various species.