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The Variéras bridge

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Head for the village of Variéras with its strange houses for this family outing.
This circuit is part of the FFVélo Haute-Corrèze mountain bike base, the largest mountain biking area in France with 1000 km of marked circuits. It is the shortest loop that fits into the "Sites des Cars" and "Les Moulins de Razel" circuits. This circuit is accessible to all, easy going, with a slightly technical descent after Variéras. A very pleasant itinerary on paths mainly through woodland, alongside the Vézère river at the beginning. Ideal for a short outing on a hot summer day.

5 points of interest

  • Forestry

    Chaleix Wood

    The Bois de Chaleix, with a ground area of about 150 ha, was acquired recently by the commune of Bugeat. Bordered by the Vézère river, it is composed of deciduous and coniferous trees. It offers many possibilities for sporting activities: hiking, orienteering, trail running, fishing and archery.
  • Heritage site

    The village of Varièras

    Varièras symbolises the renewal and creativity of the Plateau: if the cottage represents the traditional rural habitat of our region, the thatch is what predominates in this village of about fifty cottages. These buildings are real people's homes and are private properties that cannot be visited. On the descent after the village, the paved path goes down to the so-called Roman bridge of Variéras.

  • Heritage site

    The Variéras bridge

    On the descent after Varièras, the paved path goes down to the Roman bridge. Granite is everywhere in the traditional buildings of the Millevaches plateau, such as the villages of Pérols and Bugeat. From the extraction of rock to the work of artists and traditional local buidings, the Granite House, a permanent exhibition within the Bugeat tourist office, is a starting point for many discoveries.
  • Heritage site

    The village of Bugeat

    Granite is everywhere in the traditional buildings of the Millevaches plateau, such as the village of Bugeat. From the extraction of rock to the work of artists and traditional local buidings, the Granite House, a permanent exhibition within the Bugeat tourist office, is a starting point for many discoveries.
  • History

    Espace 1000 Sources

    The circuit starts near the Espace 1000 Sources stadium, a training centre that welcomes groups of sports enthusiasts who love the great outdoors. Behind this centre is Alain Mimoun, winner of the Sydney 1956 Olympic Games marathon, who had fine-tuned his preparations in Bugeat.

Description

Marking: brown arrows
Start at the edge of the water behind the stadium grandstand. Set off on the path to the forest.

  • Departure : Trois Ponts lake, Bugeat
  • Arrival : Trois Ponts lake, Bugeat
  • Towns crossed : Bugeat and Pérols-sur-Vézère

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Information desks

Place du Champ de Foire, 19 170 Bugeat

05 55 95 16 68

Transport

Bugeat Station

Access and parking

In Bugeat, on the D979, head towards the Espace 1000 Sources then the Etang des 3 Ponts. Start off behind the stadium grandstand.

Parking :

Trois Ponts lake, Bugeat

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