Description
The Dordogne landscape as seen from the trails.
The river’s wide meanders, small towns and old castles make the Dordogne an area where a day’s walk can hold far more than the hike itself. This guide gives you 35 routes that show different sides of the region. You can use the book from a fixed base or link the walks to a longer journey through southwest France.
35 half-day and full-day walks.
The selection covers the areas around Sarlat and Souillac in Périgord Noir, and Bergerac in Périgord Pourpre. The routes are graded as easy or moderate and mainly follow waymarked paths and roads. Maps and descriptions help you choose the length of the day and see how the landscape, villages and historic sites connect.
Historic sites and practical help.
The book showcases the Dordogne river, cliff landscapes and old settlement areas along the Vézère, together with the region’s castles and villages. Bergerac, Lalinde, Sarlat and Souillac are suitable bases. Practical information makes it easier to organize your walking days and decide which places to spend more time in before or after the hike.
Who is this book suitable for?
The guide is suitable for regular walkers who want clear, well-structured routes without major, steep elevation changes. May–June and September–October are particularly good periods, with blossoms or harvest as added experiences. High summer can be very hot and busy, so the trip plan should take both temperature and desired pace into account.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher grew out of climbers and mountain people who wanted to share detailed knowledge of their routes – a tradition that still characterizes these compact books for walking, trekking and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: Janette Norton and Alan Norton and Pamela Harris. English language. 264 pages. Second edition, published in 2018. ISBN 9781852848439.
