The Corrézienne mountain bike

For mountain bikers who love great mountain bike routes, 1000 km of circuits on a unique and permanent route all around the Corrèze.

Discover the Regional Natural Park of Millevaches and the Limousin forests on the 19 stages of the Haute-Corrèze.

The routes are divided into sectors of 10 to 20 km; more than 200 communes are crossed throughout the Corrèze.

AREAS 19 TO 20

SAINT HILAIRE LUC – LIGINIAC

Main sights of the route

DETAIL OF CURIOSITIES

• Station of the Transcorrézien or “Tacot” in Liginiac: the most used steam tramway of Haute-Corrèze, connecting Tulle and Ussel in Corrèze.
• Viaduct of the Rochers Noirs in Soursac : classified as a historical monument in 2000. This audacious work spans the gorges of the Luzège at a height of 92 meters.
• Lake of Triouzoune, Neuvic bank : picnic area on the beach, 410 hectares on three communes Liginiac, Neuvic and Sérandon.
• Neuvic’s town center : city of education, culture and leisure. Its wealth: nature and a tradition of transmission of knowledge.
• Belvedere of Gratte Bruyère in Sérandon : superb view on the confluence of the Dordogne and the Sumène rivers and on the dam of l’Aigle built between 1935 and 1945. A picnic area is available on the site.
• Church of Sérandon : among the most beautiful Romanesque churches of the Limousin, in particular thanks to its porch with symbolic characters as well as animals which represent avarice, lust, pride and anger.

AREAS 21 TO 30

LIGINIAC – ST GERMAIN LAVOLPS

Main sights of the route

DETAIL OF CURIOSITIES

• Lake of Triouzoune, bank of Liginiac : picnic area on the beach, 410 hectares on three communes Liginiac, Neuvic and Sérandon.
• Church of St Martial in Liginiac : Romanesque church of the XIIth century. It has a particularity quite rare in France, its bell tower separated from the rest of the church is placed perpendicular to the entrance.
• Viaduct of the Chavanon in Monestier-Merlines : Technical and aesthetic feat of 360m length which overhangs the wild valley of the same name. A link between the Limousin and the Auvergne.
• Gorges du Chavanon in Monestier-Merlines : Gorges, forest cover and impressive gneiss rocks are visible on the horizon.
• Massif des Agriers in Eygurande : 600 hectares of forest with heather moors.
• Arboretum of the Massif des Agriers in Lamazière-Haute : 60 deciduous and coniferous trees line the moors and heaths on 4 hectares, a paradise for hikers and naturalist photographers.
• Panorama of the Puy du Vareyron in Couffy-sur-Sarsonne : Orientation table on the Puy du Vareyron, in the Agriers massif. Viewpoint on the Limousin and the Monts d’Auvergne.
• Forest of Mirambel in Saint-Rémy : with its 1000 hectares, it is one of the biggest old forests of Limousin : it constitutes a Site of Major Ecological Interest on the territory of the PNR of Millevaches in Limousin.
• Etang du Grattadour in La Courtine: set in a remarkable natural setting, classified as a Natural Zone of Ecological, Faunistic and Floristic Interest, 5 hectares equipped with a path of 1.3 km that will allow you to walk around it.
• Lake of Ponty in Ussel : 18 hectares and a natural setting for any moment of relaxation.

AREAS 31 TO 37

ST GERMAIN LAVOLPS – BUGEAT

Main sights of the route

DETAIL OF CURIOSITIES

• Arboretum of St Setiers : 1km path, 130 species of trees, coniferous and deciduous, young or several hundred years old.
• Orientation table of the Col de la Croix de la Mission in Saint Setiers : views on the Mont d’Auvergne and Plomb du Cantal
• The Chapel and the Saint Sagitaire Fountain in Saint Setiers: The spring is reputed to cure eye diseases. The water from the fountain is one of the first tributaries of the Vienne.
• Recumbent statue of Saint-Merd les Oussines : in the church. It is the only granite recumbent from this period preserved in Limousin which was not destroyed during the Revolution, 14 granite recumbents are known.
• Site of Cars in Peyrols sur Vézère : Gallo-Roman vestiges famous by its granite monolithic ferry.
• Village of Bugeat, land of granite : in the heart of the Plateau de Millevaches, typical granite houses, contemporary sculptures, church and stained glass windows.
• House of Granite in Bugeat : in the premises of Tourism Haute-Corrèze. Discover the secrets of granite, this symbolic material of the Plateau de Millevaches, its use over time, the tools and the different aspects. Walking tour in the city of Bugeat to meet this stone which shapes the architecture and the buildings of the city.