Castelnaud and Roque gageac circuit
near Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France)
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Go past a couple buildings on your right and one on left. Just before second building on left a farm track leads off road to right through fields. Take this.
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At junction if farm tracks continue straight ahead following line of trees. Off to your right and up on cliff are the gardens of ???
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By zebra crossing go uphill slightly along this track with marvelous views of roque gageac and river. U only go 50m on rd
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At walk signs avoid dropping down onto main road and instead take path straight ahead climbs a bit into upper level of village
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Veer up metaled cliff face steps to fort (closed for covid) then go through arched gateway
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Pass pretty church and village Hall, then 15m later descend down to main Rd on small steps that slide through banana trees
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Climb back into village to gatewatt me entry to fortress and take the narrow cliff side pathway immeaditly left by gateway that runs east almost at upper level of village houses. Heading through the gageac quarter following yellow way markers
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After walking 5min from village centre you come to a fork by a building covered in ivy. Go left uphill follow yellow markers
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After couple min u reach small Rd turn left then left again and along footpath back into woodlands
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After short but steep climb reach Rd go straight over and continue uphill on footpath
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Continue on dirt Rd ignoring any footpaths turning off back into woodland. Rd makes a big u shaped loop. At head of u ignore turn off left. Pass couple houses and now on surfaced rd
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Ignore footpath on left short way after head of u. Stay on this road and follow as it bends down hill
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t Rd junction by wooden barn and no entry to 3.5 tonne vehicles ignore turn off right and continue straight ahead
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I come to four way junction with stone cross on left. Continue straight ahead here toward distant village perched atop cliff direct ahead
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Once u come to main d46 road turn right and follow it down to and over bridge. It's busy be careful
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After 100m is turn off right with this sign. Ignore carry on straight ahead down road verge and over river via bridge
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After half an unpleasant km u arrive in village. Take first right down to SUP and kayak rental right after town sign
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Trail makes sharp right and goes down to river which it then follows in downstream direction
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Turn left at Green walk sign and sign for Santiago pilgrims and move away from river through fruit trees
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After few min first broken patches of tarmac appear on track. Where track bends 90 degrees left a walk trail veers off right through woodland signed red and white and green. Take this and go uphill through woods
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As u enter village there's a small parking area on left and a very sharp left turn or straight on. Make the sharp left and descend downhill.
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Follow Rd away from village and big curving turns. U get lovely view of cliffs and Gardens de???
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After ten min in this track a private tarmac Rd leads off at fork left. Take the woodland trail right with red white markers and glimpses of river directly below through trees
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This woodland walk is one of highlight of day. Where trees part u can get fleeting views of both beynac and chateaunaud. River below. In autumn is espically lovely
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Trail eventually bends around away from castlenaud and continue through woodland before hitting the valley floor. Veering right and then onto small tarmac Rd. Follow this straight ahead to main Rd and back to parking and castle a moment later
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Just before main Rd a cycle trail drops down to right. Follow this back to village not road
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