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6 spring walks to recharge your batteries

Our selection of spring walks

Flowers are blooming, birds are singing and temperatures are starting to warm up. It’s the perfect time to explore new horizons on foot and enjoy nature’s renewal. Take advantage of a ray of sunshine to get away from it all, with family or friends, through some of Haute-Vienne’s most beautiful landscapes.
Pack your hiking boots, your rucksack and your camera, and let’s set off together to discover the wonders nature has to offer in spring…

1. The Porcelain Loop

For lovers of peace and quiet just a stone's throw from the city

Close to downtown Limoges, on the banks of the Vienne River, you’ll find your haven of peace. This popular spot offers a variety of paths, all landscaped and lit in the evening. You can sit on a bench, listen to the birdsong, enjoy a picnic or just let yourself be guided by the paths.

Where there’s a river… there’s a bridge! You won’t miss them as you stroll along the banks of the Vienne, passing near (or over!) the Pont Saint-Etienne, the Pont-Neuf, the Pont Saint-Martial, the Pont de la Révolution, and the Pont Georges Guingouin.

So lace up your shoes and start the walk from the parking lot at the bridge over the southern link road.

Our tip: visit the nearby Jardin de l’Évêché, a peaceful 2-hectare site housing the magnificent Cathedral of Saint-Étienne. These landscaped areas are overflowing with vegetation.

2. Chemin des kaoliniers aux monts d'Ambazac

A walk with a view

Whether you’re a beginner, an expert or simply an enthusiast, the Monts d’Ambazac offers you the chance to experience an exceptional hike, and to discover the best panoramic viewpoints. Start your hike at La Jonchère Saint-Maurice. Discover ancient quarries with kaolin extraction pits, the source of Limoges porcelain. Come and discover the monumental rocky chaos as well as the many low drystone walls and rushing waters of the Taurion River. At an altitude of 650m, you’ll find the “pierre branlante”. From this spot, the view stretches as far as the eye can see for 50km, with the village of La Jonchère-Saint-Maurice 300m below. Along the way, you’ll also come across the Dauges peat bog national nature reserve.

Our tip: watch this incredible landscape as the sun sets – it’s sure to be a rewarding experience.

3. The Feutrières trail

At the water's edge...

Saint-Junien is the perfect place for a leisurely stroll. The sentier des feutrières is a must-see and one of the most pleasant walks in the Haute-Vienne. Enjoy its natural, scenic and historical heritage.

Don’t miss the village of Sicioreix and its beautiful sunken lanes. Soak up the enchanting atmosphere of the Corot site, along the Glane river, in a preserved natural area between the Brice mill and the Rochebrune mill. Take the time to relax by the water and enjoy a picnic in an ideal setting.

What’s more? You can take a tour of the Corot site with your guide, so you can stroll, have fun and learn at the same time!

4. The Mont Gargan

Historical walk

In the south-east of the Haute-Vienne, the Mont Gargan invites you to take a stroll through history. From the summit of Mont Gargan (731 m), one of the highest in the Haute-Vienne, you can enjoy a vast panorama of the Limousin mountains, the Monédières massif and the Millevaches plateau. Starting from the Mont Gargan parking lot, this walk along the “allée des hêtres” (beech tree alley) will take you past a perfect avenue of hundred-year-old beech trees, the remains of the 19th-century Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapel, the devotional fountain, the memorial stone commemorating acts of the Resistance, and heathery moorland.

5. Sentier du Père Castor

Tell us a story

Take advantage of the fine spring weather to visit Meuzac and share a great moment with your family. Just a few kilometers from Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, the commune of Meuzac has created a trail to pay tribute to one of its most symbolic inhabitants, Paul Faucher, the father of the Père Castor publishing house. Starting from the Lac de la Roche parking lot, you can begin your walk through fields and undergrowth, skirting ponds and observing the 12th-century fortified Romanesque church with its two bell towers.

You can follow the beaver trail, with a series of signs pointing in the right direction. You’ll also find wildlife riddles and information on children’s books to entertain young and old alike.

Don’t miss the Père Castor media library.

6. Fresh air on Navière island

An island on the Vienne

Imagine 46 hectares of rich flora and fauna. Discover the natural areas on one of the Vienne’s largest islands. The island of Chaillac focuses on the discovery of human and natural heritage. The easy walk is marked by small markers that reveal the treasures of this part of the island. It’s the ideal place to relax and enjoy a picnic in a charming, tranquil landscape. The island is covered in greenery and offers panoramic views of the river and surrounding hills. An ideal place to clear the mind.

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