Walking Dordogne

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 a very steady pace.
Day 3 is spent exploring the Vezere river by canoe, at a very steady pace we will travel about 24km down the river passing chateaus, troglodytes, caves, shelters and lots more.

Ode to the Clan is ideal for kids aged between 7 – 12, it goes without saying that the young ones must have an adventurous spirit.

The good news is, parents get to come along absolutely FREE

** At least one parent required per 2 kids
** Max size per group is 3 kids and 2 adults (parents)

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 Templar’s and Medieval Jewels.
This is a MUST DO Trail for everyone interested in history.

A BIG thanks to Rip3d from Mountain Bike Mayhem and Mountain Bike Trails USA  for riding, testing and filming our Dordogne Mountain Biking Trails.

These images were taken by Rip3d on our Valley of Revenge Trail, a trail that takes you on a fantastic journey through time. Prehistoric Caves, troglodytes, shelters, medieval ruins and lots more.

This is Dordogne Mountain Biking at it’s best… Only with Walking Dordogne

For more than a year now we have been working hard on a new and unique trail that we have named ” Neanderthal’s Revenge “  we are still working on a few minor details, and will be adding this trail to our itinerary as of September this year.

We are extremely happy and proud to have RIP3D from Mountain Bike Mayhem test and film our Vezere & Dordogne Valley trails.

Neanderthal’s Revenge is a fantastic and unique trail, and could well be the oldest Mountain Biking Trail in the world, the trails will take you on Prehistoric trails in the Vezere Valley combined with  Medieval trails of the Dordogne Valley. Riders will be treated with caves, troglodytes, medieval ruins, abandoned medieval hamlets,  fast and furious singletracks,  stunning views and lots more.

Neanderthal’s Revenge consists of a vast network of loops that offers unlimited hours of excellent and unique riding.

For a sneak preview take a look at  RIP3D  who did an extremely fast test ride.

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 to reach all the main attractions using off road tracks and trails and remote and rural roads.
Walking Dordogne is looking for Dordogne accommodation owners who would like to add their property to be listed as an option to stay while exploring the Dordogne on Mountain bike and Foot.
Walking Dordogne will not benefit financially from any accommodation offered. All we are hoping to achive is to add a list of accommodation to link to the Trails. We welcome the more remote and rural accommodation, but it is definitely not a “must”
If you have accommodation in the Dordogne and can accommodate mountain bikers (and their bikes in a secure setting) and / or hikers then please contact us with your details and we will get in touch with you.. Or if you know someone with accommodation in the Dordogne, please forward them this link, I’m sure they will thank you for it.

Thank you

The Walking Dordogne Team

NEW FOR 2010 “Sacred River of Dreams”

After our “Valley of Caves” tour, the “Canoe / Hike the Vezere’ is our second most popular trip, and last year we had to turn down 47 people for this trip alone.  “Canoe Hike the Vezere” is a fantastic (long) day trip, as the title suggests, canoeing and hiking to various prehistoric places of interest.  However, we did have one big problem with this trip, and that was to decide WHICH prehistoric sites to hike to, because we can only fit so much into “Dawn till Dusk”  and there is just so much to see, so, we came up with this new Trip    Sacred River of Dreams.

Sacred River of Dreams is the ultimate adventure, we will canoe and explore 30 miles of the Vezere River. Our ancestors settled here, and roamed this area more than 460,000 years ago. These were the hunting grounds of the Neaderthals, and it was here that our ancestors the Cro Magnon settled. This area is riddled with prehistoric caves, shelters and troglodytes, that are unmapped, unknown and  unforgettable. Too much to explore in just one day, so we will stay a night in a real Neanderthal cave, with spectacular views of the valley and river. On day 2 we will continue down river and continue our exploration, and at the end of this adventure we will all enjoy a delicious meal in Les Eyzies de Tayac.

This trip will be offered twice a week, from April thru October 20th. NO trips during July and August, and a max. of 6 people per trip ( 3 canoes)

If you would like to do a canoe / hike trip like this, but would rather not, or cannot do an overnight trip, then consider our “Canoe / Hike the Vezere” trip.

As with ALL our trips, you are guaranteed a UNIQUE and exciting trip of a lifetime.

We are extremely pleased and proud to add ” Dordogne Mayhem “  to our list of Mountain Biking Trails.

We have had a huge interest in our excellent self put together Dordogne Mountain Biking Trails such as

• The Devils Play Ground
• Satan’s Fury
• Devils Backbone
• Valley of Revenge
• Hells Gorge

We have just launched a NEW web site / page to make it easier for Mountain Bikers to find our Dordogne Mountain Biking Trails on the internet.

We are also very excited to be putting together TWO Dordogne Epic Trails together, an “Epic” trail is an “All Day” Trail, that usually takes at least 7-8 hours to ride, the 2 Epic Trails we are putting together will be unique, exciting, and vey scenic .. Interested??.. Keep your eyes on this space for more info.

Our new page is ” www.mountainbikingdordogne.com

** Special thanks to RIP3D for allowing us to use the “Moon Logo”

We are very happy to announce that we have now added a “Video Blog”  of our tours and trips. We are working hard to add videos to the blog.

Check it out … VIDEO BLOG

We are thrilled with the launch of our latest Dordogne Off Road Biking Adventure “Devils Playground”

Devils Playground is a  2-3 hour strenuous loop (can be extended or shortened) with some brutal up’s and downs. Takkle the “Devils Backbone” try and get past the “Seven Brothers” scream down “Satans Fury” and get out of “Hells Gorge” in one piece!!.. Are you up for this?.. Would you like to become one of the elite?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AjovdPjLug

Don’t just visit the Dordogne … EXPERIENCE IT !!!