Tour of Lentillac-Saint-Blaise via its hamlets

Discover the village of Lentillac-Saint Blaise from the hamlets overlooking it. Labat, Le Puech, Polzes and Lacaze all offer typical Quercy dwellings and bear witness to the agricultural and wine-growing activity that once took place there.
Moderator's warning on 26/01/2021: Caution! Disappearance of paths around the quarry, see notices.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.74 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 208 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 216 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 374 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 180 m

Description of the walk

Starting point: Lentillac-Saint Blaise church.

Blue markings.

(S/E) From the church, head towards the town hall via the D220 and continue towards Felzins.

(1) At the white cross, turn right onto a path leading to Labat.
At the entrance to the hamlet, turn left for 100 metres then turn right to the hamlet of Le Puech (beautiful view of the Lot valley).
Continue left on a grassy path that leads to the hamlet of Polzes. When you reach the hamlet, take the road on the left and cross the hamlet to find a path on the right that leads between the houses.
At the first fork, turn left until you reach the next crossroads.

(2) Turn left again onto the path that descends into the woods.

(3) At the next crossroads, climb up to the right in hairpin bends to the top of the hill, following the fence around the Madeleine quarry. Continue down the stony path, pass the memorial and continue along the quarry to climb back up into the woods and descend (steep slope).

(4) At the bottom, turn right and climb uphill, pass a wayside cross and at the crossroads turn right towards the houses of Lacaze. Turn left and then immediately right:

(5) At the small wooden cross, continue to join the D76 road. Cross the hamlet of Lacaze to the crossroads. Take the road on the left (dead end), walk along the stable and 100m further on, turn right into the woods.

(6) At the entrance to the path, you will see the remains of a small house where matches were once made. Head downhill towards Le Bousquet (passing under the power line). The path turns right to join a tarmac road (another passage under the power line). Follow it for 400 metres, cross a road and take the path opposite which leads to the Poujayroux company.

(7) Pass between the buildings (watch out for dogs) to find the path to the D220 road.

(8) Turn right for a beautiful climb that takes you back to the village.

(9) On the way up, you can take four small sections of sunken lane that cut across the bends and are the remains of the old Lentillac Saint-Blaise road. Arrive at the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 330 m - Church of Lentillac-Saint Blaise
  2. 1 : km 0.57 - alt. 347 m - White cross
  3. 2 : km 2.34 - alt. 325 m - Fork to the left
  4. 3 : km 2.73 - alt. 317 m - Junction of paths
  5. 4 : km 3.22 - alt. 295 m - Junction
  6. 5 : km 3.97 - alt. 324 m - Small wooden cross
  7. 6 : km 4.78 - alt. 309 m - Former match factory
  8. 7 : km 6.68 - alt. 184 m - Poujayroux Company
  9. 8 : km 7.06 - alt. 185 m - RD 220
  10. 9 : km 7.33 - alt. 199 m - Taking the path
  11. S/E : km 8.74 - alt. 330 m - Church of Lentillac-Saint Blaise

Notes

Accessible on foot, by bike or on horseback.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
balou17
balou17

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, lots of grassy sunken paths, even a little too many. Nettles and brambles often tickle your legs and arms. Many panoramic views.

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beauvillage
beauvillage

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route starting from a pretty little village that is not well known. We didn't encounter any difficulties, but it is important to pay close attention to the route and the advice of previous hikers. We phoned Poujayroux beforehand to ask them to bring their dogs inside, which they did without any problem: thank you.

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belebe
belebe
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, the main attraction of which is immersing yourself in the beautiful countryside. Stunning views of both the Cantal mountains to the north and the Lot valley and Aveyron plateaus to the south. Passes through several pretty hamlets.
It was a shame that the barking of the dogs belonging to the Poujayroux company prompted us to take the road so as not to risk encountering them on the path.
In wet weather, some sections are quite slippery.
I recommend it.

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beauvillage
beauvillage

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I haven't had any problems, even with a few modifications, which is quite logical.

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yoyodu12
yoyodu12

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

The quarry has been extended, which means that the route between 4 and 3 has been changed. I walked the route in the opposite direction and had a real problem between 7 and 6==>Following the red line, on the climb towards 6, I wasn't on a path but in the middle of the woods with no path nearby: did you cut through the woods on the way down? Without too much trouble, I was able to find point 6.
Otherwise, it was a very nice route with beautiful views. I added part of the Lentillac-Lunan circular route to make a 13.87 km route. I will publish it soon.

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joselory
joselory

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Markings need refreshing in some places (blue)

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faurie/jeanclaude
faurie/jeanclaude
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The route requires careful attention as many paths are not very visible, but they are well signposted.
The locals are charming, and you'll meet lots of friendly people.

At point 4: this needs to be changed (we had to get out our compass).
At the bottom, turn right and climb up a winding track. At the iron cross, go straight on for 30 metres and then turn right.

At point 9: The land registry has changed, the first part no longer exists.
Go up the road and head towards Bourbou, pass the houses and take the first path on the left (watch out for vipers in good weather). Take two sections of sunken path that cut across the bends and are the remains of the old LENTILLAC road. Arrive at the church car park.

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Chevrefeuille 46
Chevrefeuille 46

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

However, it should be noted that between stages 5 and 6, there are no blue markings on the path, which may mislead hikers and cause them to turn in the wrong place.

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