Walking in the Dordogne

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Paperback - Laminated

Published

7 Apr 2009

Edition

First

ISBN

9781852844158

ISBN (10)

1852844159

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm

Weight

290g

Pages

224

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Originally Published

1 Jul 2004

Walking in the Dordogne

Over 30 walks in southwest France by Janette Norton

Guidebook describes 30 walking routes in France's beautiful Dordogne region, based around Sarlat and Bergerac. This comprehensive guidebook includes all the necessary information for planning and getting the best from your walking in the area. More...

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Seasons

May and June, September and October are probably best for walking. Accommodation is full and Read More... expensive in the summer, closed in the winter.

Centres

Sarlat and Souillac in the Perigord Noir, Bergerac in the Perigord Poupre.

Difficulty

Straightforward half- and full-day walks, with grades from easy to strenuous (for the Dordogne, Read More... that is).

Must See

The gentle river Dordogne, ancient towns and villages, chateaux, the food and wine, flowers early Read More... in the year, the grape harvest in the Autumn.

The maps used in this guide are as follows :

Maps 1:25,000 (1cm = 250m) - show the paths more clearly.

Note - Many of the maps, especially in the Bergerac area, are the old Série Bleu series originally printed in 1971 (although many have been updated since). These maps do not show the walking paths which make them more difficult to use. They are slowly being replaced by the more legible IGN Top 25 series.

Sarlat area
Cartes IGN Série Bleu 2035 Ouest Montignac/Grotte de Lascaux (Walk 1)

Cartes IGN 2036 ET Top 25 Sarlat/Souillac/Vallée de la Dordogne (Walks 2, 3, 4, 9, 11)

Cartes IGN 1936 ET Top 25 Les Eyzies/Vallées de la Dordogne et de la Vézère (Walks 5, 6, 7, 8)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 2037 Ouest Domme (Walks 7, 10)

Cartes IGN 2136 ET Top 25 Rocamadour/Padirac/Vallée de la Dordogne (Walk 12, 13, 14, 15)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 2037 Est Gourdon (Walk 16)

Bergerac area
Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1936 Ouest Lalinde (Walk 17 18, 19)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1836 Est Creysse (Walk 20, 30, 31)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1837 Est Castillonnès (Walk 20, 23, 24, 25

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1937 Ouest Beaumont (Dordogne) (Walk 21, 22)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1837 Ouest Eymet (Walk 26, 27, 28)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1737 Est Duras (Walk 28, 29)

Cartes IGN Série Bleu 1937 Est Belvès (Walk 21)

Cartes IGN Serie Bleu 1938 Monflanqujin (Walk 21)

Maps 1:100,000 (1cm = 1km)
IGN Top 100 No. 48 Périgueux/Tulle (Sarlat area)

IGN Top 100 No.57 Cahors/Montaubon (south Sarlat)

IGN Top 100 No.47 Périgeux (Bergerac area)

IGN Top 100 No.56 Marmande (south Bergerac)

Useful maps showing whole area
Carte Michelin 1:200,000 Bordeaux/Périgueux/Tulle

Carte IGN 1:140,000 No.24 Dordogne

The above maps should be available in the larger bookshops with a travel section or
they can be ordered from specialist shops below:

Specialist shops
Stanfords, 12-14 Long Acre, Convent Garden, Lonon WC2E 9LP.
Tel: 020 7836 1321
Fax: 020 7632 8928
Website: www.stanfords.co.uk
Stanfords have the largest selection of guides and maps in England. Anything they do not have in stock can be ordered (delivery delay 2-4 weeks).

The Map Shop, 15 High Street, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcs WR8 OHJ
Tel: 01684 593146 (Freephone: 0800 085 4080) Fax 01684 594559
Email: themapshop@btinternet.com Website: www.themapshop.co.uk

Map World, 11 Newmarket Court, Derby DE24 8NW
Tel: 01332 573737 Fax : 01332 573399
Email: office@wlmsales.co.uk Website: www.webmachine.co.uk/mapworld/

Websites where IGN maps can be ordered and sent
www.map-world.co.uk
www.maps2anywhere.com/Maps/
www.ign.fr (this is the official french IGN website)