The trails that are proposed to you here are based on the guide « Trail map in & around Mareuil en Périgord » that you will find in the premises of the Périgord-Dronne-Belle Tourist Board in Brantôme en Périgord as well as at its local offices (as in Mareuil) and in certain shops. However, our trails draw your attention to local heritage sites that are visible without leaving the footpaths.
On the trails you will come across:
– Dry stone shelters dating back to the time when wine was produced in the region until the very beginning of the 20th century;
– Abandoned quarries that provided construction stone until the end of the 19th century;
– Cluzeaux – natural cavities summarily fitted out in remote times – that illustrate the precariousness of our ancestors’ life. Many had a defensive function;
– Mission crosses, most of which date from the 19th century;
– Ovens – for bread or lime – which bear witness to the ingenuity of past generations;
– Washing places, sometimes located in lush underwood where you might expect to spot… fairies!
– Sarcophagi carved into the rock from the Merovingian period (8th century);
– Dovecotes that date from the time when bird droppings were used as fertilizer and when the importance of the dovecote was proportional to that of the estate;
– Wells and cisterns, many of which are gems of local architecture;
– Remains from various periods that add a touch of originality to an extremely rich heritage.
The orange itinerary matches hike number 7 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. The hike shown in green follows unmarked rural or communal paths. The site numbers use this colour code.
1 | The Beaussac cave |
2 | Washing place and spring |
3 | Saint Etienne church |
4 | The Temple cross |
5 | The remnants of chateau Puyloubard |
6 | Washing place and spring off Puyloubard |
7 | (Ruins of the old paper mill) |
8 | Croix du Tilleul (linden tree cross) |
9 | The steeps of Aucors |
10 | King Henry IV’s rock and cross |
More information on visits of the Beaussac caves at https://perigord-dronne-belle.fr/fr/grotte-de-beaussac-PNAAQU024V506THF/
For more general information: https://www.guide-du-perigord.com/en/tourism/discover/hiking-itineraries-in-perigord/mareuil-52/autour-de-la-truffe-a-mareuil-223.html
Do not leave the trails (private properties) and do not enter abandoned sites!
The orange itinerary matches hike number 7 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. The hike shown in green follows unmarked rural or communal paths. The numbers below use this colour code.
1 | Open air washing place (Tous Vents) |
2 | Left bank caves |
3 | Merovingian necropolis |
4 | Croix Gautier (cross) |
5 | Saint-Pardoux church and cross |
6 | Croix des Champs de Beauregard (cross) |
7 | Chateau Beauregard |
8 | Croix de La Valade (Palm Sunday cross) |
9 | Washing place off Villard |
10 | Croix de la Grange du Moreau/Tras Merle (cross) |
11 | Croix des Rameaux (cross) |
12 | The washing place at the Caves |
13 | The right bank caves |
14 | Font Clochette spring |
For more information: https://www.guide-du-perigord.com/en/tourism/discover/hiking-itineraries-in-perigord/mareuil-52/autour-de-la-truffe-a-mareuil-223.html
Do not leave the trails (private properties) and do not enter abandoned sites!
* Natural caves used as shelters and storage rooms in ancient times.
The orange itinerary matches hike number 2 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. The hike shown in green follows unmarked rural or communal paths. The numbers below use this colour code.
Saint-Laurent church | |
2 | The château de Mareuil |
3 | Stone water tanks |
4 | Croix de Chez Gayet (cross) |
5 | The toll gate (“Barrière d’octroi”) |
6 | Public scale |
7 | Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapel |
8 | The prior’s washing place |
More information on the tourist signs installed at the 15 points of interest in the village of Mareuil at https://www.mareuil-en-perigord.fr/2022/05 /16/new-tourist-signs-in-mareuil/
For more information: https://www.guide-du-perigord.com/en/tourism/discover/hiking-itineraries-in-perigord/mareuil-52/autour-de-la-truffe-a-mareuil-223.html
Do not leave the trails (private properties) and do not enter abandoned sites!
This loop matches the junction loop (in green) of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. Footpaths shown in green follow unmarked rural or communal paths. The site numbers use this colour code.
1 | Saint André church (12th and 13th century) and the old churchyard |
2 | Croix des Rameaux (Palm Sunday cross) |
3 | Croix des Crozes (cross) |
4 | Roman road (short section) |
5 | Washing place at Côte de La Bure |
6 | Croix de La Meyrie (cross) |
7 | Washing place off Puyloubard |
8 | Ruins of the old paper mill |
9 | Remnants of chateau Puyloubard |
10 | Water mill at Puyloubard |
11 | Croix du Grand-Père (cross) |
12 | Croix des Goulges (cross) |
For more information: https://www.guide-du-perigord.com/en/tourism/discover/hiking-itineraries-in-perigord/mareuil-52/autour-de-la-truffe-a-mareuil-223.html
Do not leave the trails (private properties) and do not enter abandoned sites!
The orange footpath matches loop number 12 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. The footpath shown in green follows unmarked rural or communal paths. The numbers below use this colour code.
1 | Church and calvary |
2 | Washing place at Beauséjour |
3 | Puyrial well # 1 |
4 | Puyrial well # 2 |
5 | Puyrial well # 3 |
6 | The Mondevie mill |
7 | Croix des Bouèges (cross) |
8 | Puypeyroux (hamlet) |
9 | Croix du Chemin de la Fontaine (cross) |
10 | Croix du Chemin de Messe (cross) |
For more information : https://www.guide-du-perigord.com/en/tourism/discover/hiking-itineraries-in-perigord/mareuil-52/autour-de-la-truffe-a-mareuil-223.html
Do not leave the trails (private properties) and do not enter abandoned sites!
The orange footpath matches loop number 5 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. The footpath shown in green follows unmarked rural or communal paths. The numbers below use this colour code.
1 | The church of Puyrénier |
2 | The Château de Puyrénier |
3 | Municipal washing place and spring |
4 | Croix de La Meyrie (cross) |
5 | Washing place and spring off Puyloubard |
6 | Ruins of the old paper mill |
7 | Chateau Puyloubard |
8 | Croix du Tilleul (cross) and chateau Aucors |
9 | The Beaussac caves |
10 | Washing place and spring at Beaussac |
11 | Saint-Etienne church and cross |
12 | Croix de Ladosse (cross ) |
13 | Dovecot at La Vergne |
14 | Chateau La Vergne |
15 | Croix de Pommier (cross) |
16 | Saint-Sulpice church |
More information on visits of the Beaussac at https://perigord-dronne-belle.fr/fr/grotte-de-beaussac-PNAAQU024V506THF/
More general information at https://www.guide-du-perigord.com/en/tourism/discover/hiking-itineraries-in-perigord/mareuil-52/autour-de-la-truffe-a-mareuil-223.html
Do not leave the trails (private properties) and do not enter abandoned sites!
This hike matches trail number 11 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. Footpaths shown in green follow unmarked rural or communal paths. The numbers below use this colour code.
1 | Well at the former maison Debets (now the townhall of Léguillac-de-Cercles) |
2 | Cistern |
3 | Cistern at the former priory |
4 | Dovecot at Le Bidou |
5 | Stone cross at Le Bost |
6 | Jovel (aka Jovelle) |
7 | Dovecot and priory at Servat |
8 | Quarries and cluzeaux/caves along the Sandonie valley |
9 | Dry stone shelters at Les Piles |
10 | Cisterns at Laubanélie |
11 | Square dovecot at Le Brouillac |
12 | Stone cross at Le Brouillac |
13 | Washing place (Saint-Félix) |
14 | Dry stone shelters (no not enter) |
There are two options for parking your car at Léguillac-de-Cercles :
1 | At the former townhall (and school). The hike signpost is near the school bus stop |
2 | Behind the church |
This hike matches trail number 9 of the Trail map In and Around Mareuil en Périgord guide. Footpaths shown in green follow unmarked rural or communal paths. The numbers below use this colour code.
1 | Saint-Martin church |
2 | Village spring |
3 | Priory and cross |
4 | Cluzeaux/caves of Pérignac |
5 | Monument of the battle of Bernardières (1377) |
6 | Bernardières stronghold |
7 | Saint-Fiacre chapel, La Chapelle-Pommier |