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Hiking in Dordogne

339

routes

8.0 km

median distance

149 m

median elevation gain

The Dordogne concentrates its routes here in the Périgord Noir. Vézac, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Beynac and Cénac-et-Saint-Julien line up over a few kilometres of valley, between cliffs, facing castles and river bends.

Sarlat-la-Canéda serves as a base for a dense network climbing onto the causses, crossing walnut groves and dropping back to villages in pale stone. The climbing is modest but constant.

Vitrac and its surroundings give onto the cingles, the tight meanders best seen from the viewpoints — the one at Domme remains the best known.

When to go — April to June and September to October; July and August run hot and the valley gets very busy.

OpenRando lists 339 hiking routes in Dordogne. The median distance is 8.0 km, and most routes fall between 3.5 and 15.6 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 149 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 321 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Vézac, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Cénac-et-Saint-Julien, Vitrac, La Roque-Gageac. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Dordogne

  • Boucle Domme – Rue de la Boétie au départ de Carsac-Aillac29.6 km
  • Boucle Le Manoir de la Salle – Vieille ville de Montignac-Lascaux au départ de Thonac28.6 km
  • Boucle Village médiéval de Saint-Cyprien – En repartant des Eyzies au départ de Meyrals26.3 km

All routes in Dordogne