Walking in the Dordogne

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.

Walking in the Dordogne

30 walks in the Périgord Noir (around Sarlat), Périgord Poupre (around Bergerac) including Rocamadour and the Gouffre de Padirac in the Lot

Author

Janette Norton

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852844158

Availability

Reprinting

Price

£12.00

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Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (2)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (1)

Seasons

May and June, September and October are probably best for walking. Accommodation is full and 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, that is).

Must See

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

Map key
Map: Walk Locations in the Sarlat and Souillac regions
Map: Walk Locations in the Bergerac region

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION
The Dordogne Region and River
The Périgord Noir (walks 1–16)
The Périgord Poupre (walks 17–31)
A Short History of the Dordogne
Using the Guide
Travelling to the Dordogne
When to go
Accommodation
Clothing and Equipment
Regional Specialities
Vegetation, Flowers and Wildlife

THE SARLAT AND SOUILLAC REGIONS (PERIGORD NOIR)
1    Walk around Montignac and les Caves de Lascaux
2    Le Chemin des Combes: a walk around St Geniès
3    St Crépin and Carlucet: a stroll in the Périgord Noir countryside
4    Round the Gardens of Eyrignac
5    Les Eyzies on the Vézère River
6    Les Gorges de la Vézère
7    Around the Château of Les Milandes
8    Le Chemin de Cazenac: walk around Beynac
9    Walk around the village of Roque Gageac
10    La Bastide de Domme
11    Les Hauts de Veyrignac
12    Roc de Monges near St-Sozy
13    Circle round Mont Mercou near Martel
14    Walk around the Gouffre de Padirac
15    Walk around the Mills of the Alzou Gorge: Rocamadour
16    Circuit de Notre-Dame-des-Neiges

THE BERGERAC REGION (PERIGORD POUPRE)
17    Around the Trémolat Horseshoe (Cingle)
18    Around the Cliffs of Mauzac
19    A Walk around Lalinde
20    Couze to the Château de Lanquais
21    Around Monpazier to the Château de Biron
22    Around the Fortified Village of Beaumont
23    Around the Medieval Village of Issigeac
24    Conne-de-Lombarde
25    Le Circuit de St-Aubin
26    Through the Vineyards of Montbazillac
27    Around the Villages of Flaugeac and Singleyrac
28    Round the Lac de L’Escourou
29    Around Monestier
30    St-Georges-de-Monclard
31    St-Felix-de-Villadeix

Appendix A: Maps
Appendix B: Tourist Offices and Syndicats d’Initiative
Appendix C: Market Days
Appendix D: Glossary of Local and Useful Words