Tour data
3.79km
309 - 523m
Distance
185hm
197hm
Ascent
01:30h
 
Duration
Brief description

Between moors, towers, meadows, forests and rivers, this circuit is one of the 19 not-to-be-missed routes in Corrèze which take you to the Causse corrézien, the plateau of Millevaches, the Monédières, the gorges and the valley of the Dordogne. You will walk in the footsteps of history in Aubazine, Corrèze, Curemonte, Uzerche, at the Tours de Merle, on the Gallo-Roman site of Les Cars... and enjoy many exceptional viewpoints!

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Piste du Busatier lieu dit Nougein, Marcillac la Croisille



Best season
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Description

Around 1905, Joseph MAS (nicknamed Bardot) and his wife Maria set out to become farmers in the sunny gorges of the Dordogne. They built an atypical terraced garden on the slopes. Strawberries, grapes and peaches made their gardens famous.

Directions

Down the tarmac road to the right of the car park (route description sign at the front).

After 200m, second bend to the right: a cylindrical tower built? This is a balance path to avoid the bumping during the large variations in speed of the forced drive.

It's the first time that a tower has been built.

After 300m, leave the road on a sharp left-hand bend, indicated (Red marking).
The path descends steeply through the middle of the forest. After 500m of descent: you cross the penstock.
The path continues to descend. After 250m, at the fork, continue downhill to the right (red markings).
At the next fork, continue to the right.
(At the lowest point, it is possible to walk back and forth to the fountain).
The path then goes up to the left.

The crossing of the Bardot Garden is free, there is no imposed path.
The exit is on the highest point, right (East).

Highest point
523 m
Endpoint

Piste du Busatier lieu dit Nougein, Marcillac la Croisille

Height profile
© outdooractive.com

Equipment

Adapted clothing for the season and conditions (cold, hot, wet…)
Hiking shoes adapted to the terrain (even for children!)

Mobile phone and spare battery

Safety instructions

Before you go:  

Find out about the general and local weather, making sure there are no precipitations. Inform yourself about the approach walk, height of the route, travel time, possible map (IGN map, GPS, topo-guide, etc…) Evaluate the possible risks by getting information from mountain professionals, refuge, gîtes Inform someone close to you of your objective and contact them again if there are any changes: departure and return times, number of participants with the telephone number of each, vehicle(s), parking Avoid going alone, use equipment that is suitable for the activity, safe and in good condition, headlamp, complete first aid kit, survival blanket, etc.

In case of problems

Alerter: call 112 (European emergency number).

5 key points to pass on your alert:  

Where? commune, location, route, altitude  Who? identity, telephone number. What? type of accident, number of victims, gravity, fall kinetics
Tips

Now owned by the Conservatoire Régional des Espaces Naturels du Limousin, it is restored and protected, its setting and natural flavours await you .....

Additional information

Corrèze Tourisme
45 Quai Aristide Briand,
19000 Tulle


Directions

Access by car to the Roc du Busatier car park, after the village of Nougein (commune of Marcillac-la-Croisille).

Parking

Parking close to the departure point


Author
The tour Bardot's garden is used by outdooractive.com provided.

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General info

Healthy climate
Cultural/Historical
Flora
Fauna
A lot of view

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