MTG2 18 Le Blanc Brantome
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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 12-02-2021
Route Summary
That France is one of the most beautiful and best touring countries is beyond doubt. It offers an incredibly varied landscape with good roads and pleasant climate. It is not for nothing that you see so many motorcyclists there. My previous series of routes in France were based on the route descriptions from the Motortourgids France part 1 made by Bert Loorbach.
This route comes from Motortourgids France part 2 and the original name is "Arrival routes to the West; Route description part 2: from Loire to the Dordogne".
In Motorbike guide France part 2 a difference has been made between approach routes and trips in a certain area. The approach routes can also be used in combination with the routes from Motortourgids France part 1
The routes are sometimes slightly adjusted based on the tips that Bert Loorbach gives in his description, or because of a different place to spend the night, or to achieve the minimum length of 2 hours for the MRA Library. For each route there is a more detailed description in the review, including options to stay overnight or places of interest en route, which are also indicated with a POI and if possible with a short description
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Duration
2h 55m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
173.28 km
Countries
RP7 Bridge across the River Vienne
RouteXpert Review
Some D-roads just seem to be made to bring you and your motorcycle in the ideal line to and from your destination, what you encounter along the way is always a surprise. A suddenly looming castle, one of the last bailey bridges with rattling planks or a sleeping classic among the nettles and the blackberries. With these routes it is almost always possible to avoid the big cities and to chug through the smaller towns and villages. This is the second of three approach routes to the West of France. and can be used as a starting route for one of the other routes in this area as they are described in the Motorbike Guides parts 1 and 2.
Beautiful touring through the countryside to the French west coast or towards lle d'Oléron. Nice to drive around all major cities on only D-roads that get along well. Ideal! This route from the Loire region is very nice as a return trip from one of the most popular destinations in France: the Dordogne (see part 1).
The ride starts in Le Blanc, so if you wish you can combine the previous route from this series the part from Jargeau to Le Blanc with this tour. Optionally, as a starting route for this trip, you can take a ride through the Brenne park.
The nice town of Le Blanc is on the Creuse, which you cross here at RP2. This seems to be the center of a spider web of roads that shoot in all directions. You have several options here and for this ride you have to take the D975 southwards, which becomes the D675, which you continue to Saint Junten (RP7), where you cross the Vienne river via a beautiful bridge from the 13th century.
We continue through the beautiful green Périgord-Limousin National Park to Saint. Mathieu where we leave the department of the same name and enter the Dordogne at RP9. We are still driving on the D675 via Nontron to the end point of this approach route; Brantome (RP11).
In Brantôme you can choose to drive further to another destination, but you can also choose to spend the night here, there are a number of hotels in this small town and just outside the city there are two campsites.
Brantôme is also called the Venice of the Périgord. Located on an island, at the gates of the Périgord-Limousin Natural Park, the charming town of Brantôme is one of the most beautiful towns in the Perigord Vert. Its large monastery on the banks of the Dronne, protected by a high rock, makes this building one of the most beautiful in the region. So definitely a small town to stop even when you are in transit.
One of the most important advantages of the city of Brantôme is undoubtedly its natural environment: in the midst of the gentle hilly landscape of the Perigord Vert, Brantôme is nestled between two branches of the Dronne, protected by a cliff with the beautiful monastery.
It is serene on the Dronne and has a number of beautiful buildings, including a particularly kinked 16th-century bridge with uneven arches. There are cozy terraces on the Dronne river.
All in all a nice place to start a stay in the Dordogne. Many roads wind from Brantôme into the Dordogne and you can enjoy beautiful rides in the Périgord.
I rate this route with 3 *** Stars, the roads are not too spectacular, but a approach route on D-roads is always better than the highway. And along the way you will pass a number of beautiful pieces of nature with green hills, small lakes and a few nice typical French towns and villages, where you can enjoy a cup of coffee, lunch or other delicacies.
RP2 Bridge across the River Cruese
RP11 Brantôme
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