Dordogne, Lot & Quercy , light walking holiday.

Dordogne Valley, Lot Causse Quercy

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H37 Rocamadour & Gouffre de Padirac Superior packages

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Rocamadour

5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 days walking holiday in Dordogne valley with bags transfer. If you want a rest-day or staying an extra night in one of the hotels of the trip you can book extra nights in any hotel.
Short distances: 15, 11, 18, 16, 19 (or less with a transfer), 15 km in the 8 days, 7 nights, 6 days walking trip. Light walks: elevation gains of max 130m per day.
The walk takes parts of some PR's (Petite Randonnées), the GR46, the GR652 and the GR6.
Dinners included except in Martel and Rocamadour.
Starting day: every day.
At 4 hours travelling by train from Paris.
In Souillac you can leave your car in a secure parking of the hotel at 7,- per night.

Dordogne Valley at Montvalent

Find the path of the river Dordogne in the Quercy of Lot department alternated with the Causse du Quercy, a smooth limestone plateau with open scenery on top of the causse. Not as polished as the scenery of the Dordogne department.
Rocamadour, a famous tourist attraction of France with a beautiful small canyon of the Gorge de l'Ouysse and the beautiful Dordogne valley provide the scenery for a nnice walking holiday.You'll see beautiful medieval villages like Souillac, Martel, Carennac and Rocamadour. And in Martel you can make a ride with the old train along the cliffs of the Dordogne.

Starting day: every day.
At 4 hours travelling by train from Paris.

In Souillac you can leave your car in a secure parking of the hotel at 7,- per night.

Dordogne Valley: more pictures of the scenery

H37-superior All details superior packages.

Two alternative packages of this cycling trip

H37-plus Dordogne valley & Quercy, light, plus package

H37-luxury Dordogne valley & Quercy, light, luxury package

Itineraries	Day stages	Pricing

2025	BnB	Dinners	Basic rate p.p. 2p sharing	Suppl. HS p.p.	Supplement single room
H37 Superior packages	Bags transfers included in basic rate. Basic rate: in p.p. double room, sharing.
5 days	4	1	887	55	327
6 days	5	1	998	72	373
7 days	6	2	1275	72	504
8 days	7	2	1412	75	557
9 days	8	3	1614	81	632
You can book this trip here.
Extra nights	BnB	Dinner	Basic rate p.p. 2p sharing	Suppl. HS p.p.	Supplement single room
Souillac Saint Martin ***	yes	no	66	5	50
Meyronne *** pool La Terrasse	yes	yes	154	3	106
Loubressac *** pool	yes	yes	108	7	69
Rocamadour *** pool Troubadour	yes	no	74	17	55
Lacave *** pool Pont de l'Ouysse	yes	no	114	30	98
Supplement twin rooms: 6 per room per night. Take-away lunches are not included. You can order them at the hotel or the host the evening before. Solo: supplement of 59 % on basic rate (supplement single room included).

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Parties of 4 persons :   4 % p.p.
Parties of 5 persons :   5 % p.p.
Parties of 6 persons :   5 % p.p.
Parties of 7 persons :   6 % p.p.
Parties of 8 persons :   6 % p.p.

Itineraries	Day stages	Pricing

Hotels and stages Superior packages	5 days	6 days	7 days	8 days
Souillac Hôtel Saint Martin ***			Day 1	Day 1
Meyronne La Terrasse ***heated pool	Day 1	Day 1	Day 2 16 km	Day 2 16 km
Carennac Hostellerie Fénélon **pool		Day 2 22km	Day 3 22km	Day 3 22km
Loubressac Le Relais de Castelnau ***pool	Day 2 21 km (after transfer)	Day 3 17 km via Gouffre de Padirac	Day 4 17 km via Gouffre de Padirac	Day 4 17 km via Gouffre de Padirac
Rocamadour Hôtel Le Troubadour *** pool	Day 3 16 or 24 km (After transfer to Gramat)	Day 4 16 or 24 km (After transfer to Gramat)	Day 5 16 or 24 km (After transfer to Gramat)	Day 5 16 or 24 km (After transfer to Gramat)
Lacave Pont de l 'Ouysse ***pool	Day 4 14km	Day 5 14km	Day 6 14 km	Day 6 14 km
Souillac Hôtel Saint Martin ***				Day 7 16 km
Leave after breakfast	Day 5 (Transfer to Souillac option)	Day 6 (Transfer to Souillac option)	Day 7 (Transfer to Souillac option)	Day 8

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Day walks details.	Click the banner of the Lot Travel Guide, for a summary and some pictures of the region and its towns.	distances
Souillac -Meyronne	Along the Dordogne you walk to St. Sozy" par la falaise" under theoverhanging cliffs. You pass a prehistoric shelter/cave	16 km
Meyronnel - Carennac	Going up the Causse de Quercy alongside the Dordogne River. In Carennac: Renaissance houses with sculpted windows and brown roofs are clustered around a Cluniac priory where French writer and prelate Fenelon once lived. Near the Romanesque church and its cloister, the Château des Doyens invites you to discover the treasures of this Pays d'Art et d'Histoire-labelled region to which Carennac belongs. Must-sees and must-dos: Church of Saint Pierre, The cloister, L’Espace Patrimoine (heritage centre), The Musée des Alambics et des ArIles (Museum of Pot Stills and Aromas)	15 km or 18 km
Carennac - Loubressac	Walk to Loubressac via the Gouffre de Padirac	17 km
Carennac - Rocamadour	Transfer to Gramat and Walk to Rocamadour. Rocamadour the second pilgrims place of France.	14 km
Rocamadour - Lacave	Walk through the Gorges de l’Ouysse.After 9 km you can have a drink at the Moulin de Caugnaguet.The mill was built in the first half of the 14thC and was run for a long time by Cistercian monks. It has 4 pairs of millstones, which mainly ground wheat and, later on, maize as well. It worked from 1350 until 1959 and is now protected as an Historic Monument. Alongside the crystalclear water of the Ouysse you come in Lacave.	19 km
Rocamadour - Souillac	Walk through the Gorges de l’Ouysse.After 9 km you can have a drink at the Moulin de Caugnaguet.The mill was built in the first half of the 14thC and was run for a long time by Cistercian monks. It has 4 pairs of millstones, which mainly ground wheat and, later on, maize as well. It worked from 1350 until 1959 and is now protected as an Historic Monument. Alongside the crystalclear water of the Ouysse you come in Lacave (cave visit)Transfer to Souillac	19 km
Meyronne- Souillac	A walk or canoe trip (recommended) back to Souillac. We recommend a transfer back to Souillac instead of the walk.	20km

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The nearest airport from UK to these walking tours is Brive (Ryanair) and Toulouse airport (Blagnac) from other countries.
Train Toulouse-Souillac direct connection of almost 2 hours.
From North America best is to fly into Paris Charles de Gaulle or to Toulouse Blagnac and take train at Gare d'Austerlitz (bikes allowed) to Souillac.

Charles de Gaulle RER B leaves every 5 minutes to Gare du Nord

Change at Gare du Nord M5 (Metro line 5) leaves every 5 minutes to Gare d'Austerlitz

At Gare du Nord you walk in 3 minutes to Metro line 5, direction Place d'Italie (Metro every 5 minutes or less).
14 minutes ride to Gare d'Austerlitz.
Walk 3 minutes to the platforms of Gare d'Austerlitz
Total 20 minutes from Gare du Nord to the platforms.

By train from Paris at Gare d'Austerlitz: leave at 7:09h, 9:09h; 9:39h or 13:56h. Arrival in Souillac after 4h30min.

From Souillac back to Paris: leave at 07:05 or 09:03 or 13:10. Arrival in Paris after 4h30min.

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