Discovering the Hautes Côtes de Beaune vineyards

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike through autumn colours and stunning views.
We went to Bouze-les-Beaune, but the beautiful church was closed.
The final climb was very steep and slippery that day. We only did the first part and then returned via the path that joins Nantoux along the river.
Unfortunately, the hunters were too close and scared us a little as we passed through the forest before joining the GR7.

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Date of your route : Apr 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike;
The detour via Bouze-les-Beaune is not necessary.

The final climb is a bit difficult.

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Date of your route : May 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike. No problems at the start!
I didn't see much point in going to Bouze-lès-Beaune (a church surrounded by fences, not very interesting) and we took a wrong turn at point 7, where it said to climb steeply. We climbed steeply... up the small path on the right (which climbed even more steeply to the right). We got back on track thanks to the GPS.
I think it should be mentioned that you need to take the path that climbs to the left, which forms a three-way junction. There are marks on the tree where this narrow path starts.

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Date of your route : Aug 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The view is fantastic. We spent a few minutes looking for the cow path, and once we found it, we followed the advice to take the second path on the left. We did that, but then there were no markings, so we improvised and missed a few points before finding the trail again. After that, there were no problems. It's a shame about the start of the hike.

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

As we spotted some horse trails, we took the path parallel to the return route and proceeded in the opposite direction to climb the Gr towards the Pas St Martin instead of descending it. Given the slippery patches, this will be ideal in this direction. By combining our route with the "sentier des biques" (goat trail), we will be able to reach our destination on the Baptault path. A very good route!

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OK, thank you.
I have amended the first paragraph to take your comments into account. I hope this amendment reflects the reality on the ground.

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According to the hiker Valabeille, you should take a path located slightly higher than the first path.

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Thank you, maryvonne.guinchard, and sorry you got lost.
You say we shouldn't take the first road from Rue des Vaches. So which one should we take?

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I'm back from my hike. I should have read the other hikers' comments before setting off. I turned left onto Rue des Vaches and took the first path. When I reached the end, I found myself in a dead end. I then noticed a path perpendicular to the vineyards, which led me to the small road to Bouze. As I had walked a long way and gone back and forth a few times, I lost a lot of time and didn't make it to the village. So I turned off and followed the GR trail. After that, the hike went smoothly.
Could you please specify on the information sheet that you should not take the first path from Rue des Vaches? Thank you in advance.

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Date of your route : Oct 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A bit tricky at first to find the right path, then navigation by map to reach point 3.
From 3 to 8, nothing to report, but at 8 we missed the fork on the left. Except when following the GR, there are no markings. If you don't know how to navigate with a map, avoid this route.
Otherwise, superb views, especially in October when the colours are magnificent.

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Actually, I think that after the bridge, you have to go 150 metres and then take Rue des Vaches, which goes up between the vineyards (it's a three-way junction and Rue des Vaches is on the left). You have to go through the vineyards and then turn left again at point 1.
Best regards

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Date of your route : Sep 22, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Problem right from the start: you have to take a path (for cows, if I remember correctly), cross a bridge over a stream, so far so good, then walk 150 metres and turn left > at this point there are two paths on the left (which is not obvious); if you instinctively take the first one, you're completely wrong! You have to take the second one! It would have been clearer to say: take the second path on the left... A little further on, the trail starts at what is marked as a "three-way junction", when it is clearly a strip of land used for agricultural work.
With the mistake made at the start, we "fiddled" around to continue the hike (which was very beautiful, by the way) and to fully understand what was said at the beginning (second path on the left), we did it in the opposite direction, and then everything became crystal clear.

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Date of your route : Apr 24, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We took a wrong turn at some point without knowing exactly where, probably a path we couldn't find. The hike was interesting and quite varied.

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