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Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest

Tour No 7 - Collonges La Rouge

Towns: Treignac, Egletons, Marcillac la Croisille, La Roche -Canillac, Argentat, Sexcells, Attilac, Beauleiu sur Dordogne, Tulle, Seilhac, Chambolive, Le Lonzac.

Regions : Limousin (Correze) Duration: 145 Miles / 233 Kms

Attractions : Argentat Quay, Beauleiu sur Dordogne, Collonges la Rouge

Coffee Stops: . Marcillac la Croisille, Argentat Quay, Beauleiu sur Dordogne, Collonges la Rouge, Tulle

Description : Superb riding roads, suits all bikes, 90% biking roads, this route will take you through the forests, along the Dordogne, through some farming communes, Picturesque French tourist villages, and the capital of the Correze Tulle, Famous for the atrocities committed in it during WWII by the Nazi's on the 9th June 44. And it does it on some amaisingly twisty roads with good tarmac... and plenty of coffee stops.

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Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest

Tour No 7 - Collonges La Rouge : Outward Route :

Head east out of Theil Take the 1st right onto D132E3

Junction D132E3 and D16 Turn left onto D16E3

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto D940

After the Brasserie Turn left onto the D16 Signposted to Egletons

Turn Left onto D16 *The Intermarche is slightly Right of this Junction Fuel Stop if Required Continue to follow D16 to Egletons Cross over the D1089 and at the Red & White Pylon Take a Sharp Right down hill

Go through 2 roundabouts At the 3rd roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the D1089 follow A89/Clermont-Fd/Tulle SuperU in front of you - Fuel if Nessesary Continue on the D1089 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit follow Argentat At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D16 follow Argentat

Slight right onto D18 follow Argentat

Continue to follow D18 Turn Right onto D978 at Marcillac la Croisille Towards Argentat Coffee stop Cafe Des Sports (Parking at the rear) Continue on the D978 to Roundabout Take 3rd Exit at Roundabout onto D18 Towards La Roche -C/St Martin La M./ Argentat Continue onto D18 Follow /St Martin la Meanne/ La Roche -Canillac / Argentat

Continue to follow D18 into Argentat

Left onto D2120 toward Aurillac Continue to follow D2120 Coffee Stop at the Quay Just before you cross the bridge (Park after the Bridge and walk back) At roundabout take 2nd exit onto D1120 towards Aurillac

Take Right Turn onto D41Towards Champs/ Mercouer

Continue on D41 through Forestry Roads to T-Junction

s Turn right onto D940 and cross Bridge into Beaulieu / D If you require Fuel Turn Left Intermarche 1km (retrace your steps back after fueling) Continue on D940 through Beaulieu Sur Dordogne At Square on Left Park Coffee Stop Continue on D940 Turn Left onto D38 Towards A20 / Collonges la R./Brive

Continue to follow D38 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Towards Collonges la Collonges La Rouge is on the Left Park on the Left in the Residents carpark Under the Trees (Leave room for Pedestrians) Lunch and Photo Stop

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Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 7 - Collonges La Rouge : Homeward Route :

On D38

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit stay on D38 Towards Beaulieu sur Dordogne

Continue on the D38 toward D940 Turn left onto D940 towards A89 / Tulle

Straight over staggered Junction stay on D940 toward Tulle

Continue on D940 - Fuel Stop on Left at Sainte Fortunade (if required)

Continue on D940 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on D940

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Towards Centre Ville Stay on the D940 into Tulle

With the Railway Station on your left follow the flow Slight right onto Av. Victor Hugo

Turn left onto Bridge towards Centre Ville / + Hopital

Cross the Bridge and bear slight left towards the Church Car Park Park in front of the Church within the Bollards Coffee Stop

With the church behind you turn right and proceed towards the / + Hopital

Contine up the hill past the hospital to the T-Junction Turn Left onto D1120 Towards A20 / Gueret / Limoges

Stay on D1120 Look right to see the A89 Viaduct ( Viewing area on Right ) Go straight over roundabout At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on D1120 towards A20 / Gueret / Limoges

Take 1st Exit off the roundabout onto D940 towards Gueret / Treignac

Turn Right to stay on D940 Towards Gueret

Continue on the D940 through Chambolive

Continue on the D940 through Le Lonzac

Continue on the D940 through Treignac

After the Chemist take Slight left down ramp onto D16 and over the bridge

Turn left onto D16

Then immediately Right onto D132E3 Towards the Dechetary / Noux

Continue on D132E3 1k After Manzanne take Sharp Towards Theil 0.3m Arrive at Riders Rest

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