Carsac greenway, the Dordogne and the Montfort site

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very disappointing, lots of tarmac roads, especially between Carsac and Montfort, with lots of cars... despite the beautiful village of Montfort.

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Overall, a very pleasant route, with one major drawback: the two or three kilometres on the road to Montfort are really too dangerous. Of course, it's not easy to find an alternative!

Another message for the moderators and organisers of Visorando: I noticed that I didn't use the route directions. I simply open the app hoping to see information about the sights and landscapes not to be missed. I only use the route on the map with the GPS, which I find very satisfactory i don't know how most users operate, but your explanations are, in my opinion, far too long, numerous and off-putting.
I have only published one hike, and I have no intention of doing so again, because you asked me to provide so many explanations and modified what I had written! Sorry for being rude, but perhaps you should conduct a survey to get an idea of the relevance of all these descriptions, given that the map is a perfectly good guide. The information should be more about the enjoyment of the route.
Of course, this is just my opinion, and I will continue to use Visorando, which I am always satisfied with whenever I travel.
Kind regards,
Patrick R.

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Date of your route : Sep 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The road section of the Cingle de Monfort is tricky, with virtually no hard shoulder on a winding, narrow and fairly busy road.

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Date of your route : Apr 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

ideal by bicycle, less so on foot

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Date of your route : Apr 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Dangerous!
The route takes you along a 2 km stretch of country road. There is heavy traffic and no hard shoulder. There is no safe way to walk along the road. What's more, the view isn't even nice at this point.

Otherwise, the start of the walk along the caves is nice, as is the village of Montfort and the end of the walk on the greenway.

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How can I avoid this road to complete this circuit?
When I mapped it out, I was just passing through the area. Any ideas?

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Date of your route : Sep 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

avoid this hike! Long stretch of road, completely dangerous and uninteresting. Only the end is pretty, with the giant's pot

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A bit too much driving, but otherwise a lovely trip

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Date of your route : Sep 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The greenway allows you to travel mostly off-road and, for the rest, on the least busy roads

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

Let's forget about this hike, which was cut short. The paved section towards Montfort is like Russian roulette with the road traffic and the total absence of a dedicated lane for us unfortunate pedestrians. If you have children with you, RUN AWAY!

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Did not go on the walk based on the reviews...

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That's largely true. I'm not from the area, and when I wanted to go hiking from Sarlat, I couldn't find much apart from this greenway and the banks of the Dordogne.
Try to find and map out a more interesting route for the next time I go there to see my stepson.

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

Far too much tarmac, even following the greenway isn't interesting, surrounded by bicycles. I find it disappointing that Visorando suggests such a route. Any secondary road network can easily be navigated with a map in hand. Really disappointing. Fortunately, the local tourist offices suggested green loops on real trails that are very well marked and, despite everything, very quiet. There are much better things to do in the region!

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Date of your route : Jul 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

the first part along the greenway was quite pleasant
second part from Carsac to Montfort, quite dangerous by road, which made me give up
lack of signage

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Date of your route : May 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The first part was very pleasant and pretty, but the section leading to Montfort Castle is on the road, which is narrow, winding and busy! Luckily there were only two of us; you couldn't possibly do it in a group, it would be too dangerous! I should add that the trails are only partially marked and the paths are very grassy at this time of year.
It would be good to include instructions not to use the "south" and "west" directions, but rather to turn right.
We still had a great time, we love this region. For your information, the Montfot cirque is hidden by vegetation.
Dominique

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