June, 2026
KmM = Kilometer Marker
In particular, this page is about the cycling around Sarlat-la-Canéda and Bergerac.
Sarlat
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North East Loop
This is a great loop that heads up to the North-East or Sarlat. It’s mainly on very quiet roads, sometimes in the open and other times in deep trees. At times you’ll pass a beautiful chateau. At other times you pass gorgeous houses made of yellow stone. The loop is about 81 km with 3,900 feet of climbing.
Here’s the climb on Ride with GPS. I got lost leaving Sarlat, so ignore the little side spur on the GPX file.
Southern Loop
I was a bit nervous about the riding to the south of Albi, thinking it might all be flat, boring countryside. But it’s far from this. This was a delightful loop through beautiful farmland, with lots of gentle rolling roads. The loop is about 76 km with 1,800 feet of climbing.
Here’s the ride on Ride with GPS.
Eastern Loop – north of the Tarn
I wanted to explore the hillier area to the East of Albi, and in particular the Notheast. This is the result. I made a mistake in Ambialet so ignore that part of the GPX file. This loop is about 103 km with 5,200 feet of climbing.
The road along the river, the D700 is almost like a bike path, very relaxing. But towards Albi, I rode up two completely unnecessary but fun and steep little climbs, just to make things a little more interesting.
Here’s the ride on Ride with GPS.
Eastern Loop – south of the Tarn
Another fun ride in the hills to the East of Albi and south of the river Tarn. The highlight for me was the long climb from Ambialet to Alban. The loop is about 78 km with 3,100 feet of climbing.
Here’s the ride on Ride with GPS. We messed up when leaving the Place du Vigan so ignore that part of the route.
Eastern Loop – hilly – both sides of the Tarn
A great loop with lots of climbing on both sides of the river Tarn. The highlights for me were riding up the Côte du Croup, through the tiny hamlet of Cambon du Temple, the descent through Saint-André, the climb up the Route de Lesquiquié (have to love that name), and the climb up towards Assac (my favorite of the climbs). Probably the steepest climb was the climb to Sérénac. The whole loop was about 112 km with 6,300 feet of climbing.
There was a bit more cycling on the D999 than I’d prefer, but I rode it on Sunday morning and there was very little traffic so it wasn’t bad. At other times there can be a fair number of trucks on the road.
Here’s the ride on Ride with GPS.
Cycle Uphill 