Freedom Ride Program
First day
Arrival around 9:00 am at the Butterfly canoe base.
Distribution of equipment (canoes, life jackets, paddles, waterproof containers),
Transfer by bus to the chosen departure point:
Departure from Beaulieu (5 days of canoeing)
Beaulieu / Carennac 20 km
Gintrac; ruins of the iron-cut castle
Carennac; medieval village.
Departure from Carennac (4 days of canoeing)
Carennac / Meyronne 21 km
Floirac; small village rich in history.
Gluges; small village in a meander of the Dordogne dominated by the Belvedere of Copeyre.
Departure from Meyronne (3 days of canoeing)
Meyronne / Souillac 20 km
Lacave, famous for its caves.
The castles of Belcastel and Treyne Souillac; the joyful jazz town of the summer.
Departure from Souillac (2 days of canoeing)
Souillac / Carsac 19 km
You arrive in the Périgord Noir.
St Julien de Lampon, a church with remarkable 16th century frescoes.
Last day Carsac / Beynac 25 km
Le Cingle de Montfort where the castle of Montfort stands.
Domme, a medieval bastide overlooking the Dordogne.
La Roque-Gageac; a village built between the cliffs and the Dordogne.
Castelnaud and its castle, a museum of warfare in the Middle Ages.
The castle of Beynac, one of the four baronies of the Périgord
Back to the Butterfly base.
End of the hike.
