Saint-Sulpice – Marcilhac-sur-Célé loop from Reilhac

Saint-Sulpice – Marcilhac-sur-Célé loop from Reilhac

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Saint-Sulpice – Marcilhac-sur-Célé loop from Reilhac

04:08

58.2km

830m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy

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Parking

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9.68 km

Espédaillac

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There's a beautiful signposted circular trail around Espédaillac (approx. 1 hour). Panels explain notable houses, fountains, etc., providing a good understanding of this town on the Causse de Gramat.

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12.5 km

The Peyrefitte menhir, located on the Issendolus plateau, is a limestone block nearly two meters high, erected during the Neolithic period. Listed as a historic monument, it was probably part of a group of landmarks or ritual sites. Easily accessible, it is now located along the road, in a typical Quercy landscape.

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13.9 km

Chemin gravel de Fourques Basses

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14.9 km

Dolmen de Fourques basse

Archaeological Site

21.3 km

Saint-Sulpice

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This balcony village clinging to its cliffs is remarkable on many levels: it presents a habitat that ranges from medieval houses that climb the walls, to semi-troglodyte dwellings leaning against the rock. In perfect harmony extends the historic town, the center of the village which goes to the mill located on the edge of the river.

On both sides, the cornice roads offer some of the most striking views of the Célé valley. Besides the ruins of its 12th century feudal castle, the village also has a very beautiful Romanesque church. But if you take a closer look, you will discover other more discreet treasures: pretty low walls, shepherds' shelters, wells, ponds, fountains, and remains of brickyards.

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21.7 km

Cliff habitat

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24.5 km

Marcilhac-sur-Célé Village

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All the bucolic character of the Célé valley is here

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24.5 km

Marcilhac-sur-Célé

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Marcilhac-sur-Célé is on the way to Santiago de Compostela (variant 651 of the GR65).

Organized around its abbey whose Romanesque church has preserved an austere beauty, this village exudes tranquility and bathes in the freshness of the banks of the Célé.

It seems very tiny next to these large limestone cliffs!

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24.6 km

Church and Abbey of Marcilhac

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Saint-Pierre de Marcilhac Abbey was built at the beginning of the 9th century by Benedictines from Moissac, fleeing the Normans. Pépin, king of Aquitaine, took it under his protection in 845 or 848. In the 10th century the abbey was independent.

In the 12th century, it was very powerful and had more than a hundred priories, including the church of Rocamadour donated in 1030 by Déodat or Dieudonné, bishop of Cahors.
After many destructions, the abbey has lost its luster, to be today only the shadow of itself. Much of the building is no more than ruins, but by visiting it you will be able to realize its past grandeur. The church adjoining the abbey is on the other hand well renovated.

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58.2 km

End point

Parking

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