Starting March 2012 In the footsteps of Jacques le Croquant This amazing journey takes you on a real exciting and fascinating journey back in time. You will get to see 5 ORIGINAL illegal ovens still tucked away. You will travel along ancient paths, to ruined villages, the ruins of a Templar Hospital, and numerous caves and shelters. A lot of this adventure is off the beaten track. The trip can be done in about 6 hours, but can be extended with various other … [Read more...]
Going Underground was added to our list just 2 years ago, and it was a direct hit. The reason it is so popular, is because it combines the best section of "Ode to the Neanderthal" and a section of "The Valley of Caves" to create a fantastic and adventurous 5-7 hour loop. Going Underground is a fantastic and exciting adventure both above ground and underground. Follow the footsteps of our Prehistoric ancestors along the "Ode to the Neanderthal" trails as we make our way through numerous caves to … [Read more...]
A picture tells a 1000 words, and a video tells a story. You can watch all our videos at our YouTube Channel, and while you are there, why not subscribe to our channel and get notified when we post new videos. We hope you enjoy our vids, and hopefully we will see you in 2011. WALKING DORDOGNE VIDEOS … [Read more...]
Walking Dordogne is working hard on the launch of a new website.. www.dordognetrails.com In the coming months we will be "mapping" all our trails, making it possible for people to download the trails and upload it to their GPS. We will also be mapping new trails to add to our already extensive list of unique and exciting trails. If all goes to plan we should have this done during the first half of 2011. We are also inviting Dordogne Holiday / Vacation accommodation to add their property to the … [Read more...]
Dordogne Secrets were taken on various Walking Dordogne Trails throughout the Dordogne and Vezere Valley … [Read more...]
Ode to the Child Clan is a fantastic 3 day adventure for the kids. Take them on this tour and it will be without doubt the best holiday they will ever have. Day one will be spent hiking and exploring the prehistoric Vezere valley. Caves, troglodytes, shelters, underground caverns and lots more. The kids will love every second of this exploration Day two will be spent enjoying the Vezere Valley countryside on a pony, riding experience is not needed, our ponies are child friendly, and they walk at … [Read more...]
This trail is based on our very popular "Prehistoric, Roman and Medieval" hiking trail, but Neanderthals Romans and Templar's is for the mountain bikers. Neanderthals, Romans and Templar's is a fantastic and unique trail that takes you through 1000's of years of history. Our Neanderthal and Cro Magnon ancestors roamed, hunted and gathered along this trail. 100's of thousand years later the Romans arrived,leaving behind some wonderful structures, and then +500 years later it was time for … [Read more...]
USA Mountain Biker Rip3d from among other sites Mountain Bike Mayhem, Mountain Bike Trails USA and Mountain Biking USA has arrived in the Dordogne to ride, test and video our trails. We are also very proud to have him be the first to ride our new trail Neanderthal's Revenge. We tried to keep up with him on the trail, but that was impossible. Although Neanderthal's Revenge has not yet been added to our already extensive list of Mountain Biking Trails, we should be ready to launch it on … [Read more...]
Walking Dordogne offers a wide range of exciting and unique tours in the Dordogne and Vezere Valley. We are constantly adding new trips to our already extensive list. In May of 2010 Walking Dordogne will be launching a new trip for mountain bikers ( and hikers in a later stage ) We are in the middle of connecting a vast network of trails that will cover the whole Dordogne, giving the riders the chance to reach all the main attractions using off road tracks and trails and remote and rural roads. … [Read more...]
We are extremely pleased and proud to add ” Dordogne Mayhem “ to our list of Mountain Biking Trails. Dordogne Mayhem is without doubt the best and most exciting Mountain Biking Trail in the Dordogne. Dordogne Mayhem offers numerous loops that can be combined with each other. This trail(s) is a one way system, so serious riders can open up without the fear of having someone coming the opposite direction. Depending on each individuals preference, there are unlimted possibilities, from … [Read more...]