Hiking Limousin

This is what we call here the "Way that speaks". In order to add an instructive dimension to your outdoor walk, the Community of Communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche has come up with this original idea: to make you discover the life of the old-time Creuse washers, with a helmet on your ears. As you go along, follow the Petit Battoir and listen to the explanations of the places you encounter. A way to make you visit at your own pace the cultural heritage of the village and its surroundings!

Rate: free, on presentation of an identity document and signature of a loan agreement

Duration: variable; 30 minutes of audio recording.

Difficulty: medium.

Beaconing: Small Beater.

The talking path can be downloaded from www.portesdelacreuseenmarche.fr. There are also topo-guides which are distributed free of charge in all the town halls of the communities of communes.

Rendezvous at Place Pierre-Ferrand for this short hike to discover the hamlet of Arfeuille. Before leaving, you can, if you wish, obtain the topo-guide of the itinerary (1 €) from the Tourist Office of Vassivière. Otherwise, rely on the yellow markings that accompany you. The route is easy and takes you to the pond via peat bogs. By the way, do you know where the names Arfeuille and Royère de Vassivière come from? If the first would most probably come from the Latin acrifolium (meaning "holly"), the appellation of Royère de Vassivière would come from the Latin robre ("rouvre") and vaciver ("pasture"). Both refer to the major clearing works undertaken between the 11th and 12th centuries: the forest massifs then became arable land, on which the two localities are located today.

Rate: free of charge.

Distance: 4.5 km.

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes.

Difficulty: fairly easy.

Markings: yellow.

At the beginning of the Corrèze (it's also the name of a commune), this loop can be reached on foot, cycling and even horse takes you into the life of a sucker of yesteryear. Leave the medieval city and head to the hamlet of Neupont; then notice the bread kilns at redans roofs. Now pay special attention to the trail that awaits you: the millers on the Quotidiennement daily to reach the mills that are installed and there along the Corrèze. Follow the direction of Bouysse and return to the village by passing through Notre-Dame du Pont-du-Salut chapel.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 5,3 km.

Difficulty: .