A trail along the ridges and banks of the river Doubs between Vorges-les-Pins and Busy

A stroll along the ridge separating the Loue Valley and that of the river Doubs and then along the banks of the Doubs with a panoramic view of the Château de Montferrand ruins.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.23 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 242 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 242 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 448 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 229 m

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Description of the walk

Park on the car park located behind the Vorges-les-Pins town hall.

(S/E) Go back up towards the main road and turn left in the direction of the church.
Follow the road on the left and continue until the signpost indicating the farm-guesthouse on the right.

(1) Continue right in the direction of the farm-guesthouse. At the top of the path, at the crossroads, continue to the left and go on to take a path on the right through the wood.

(2) At the top of the path, turn left and continue up to the viewing point. Follow the path, and at the signpost turn left on the yellow and blue-marked path that descends.
Reach the fork with the Route de Quincey.

(3) Turn right, stay on the main path and keep going straight in the direction of Busy.

(4) Skew left when you get to the Church and take the road on the left up to No.16, a house with an inscription "satakieli" and a wooden garage.

(5) Take the path on the left. Stay on the straight path. Go past the water treatment plant and come out on a road before the place called Moulinot.

(6) Turn left on the small bridge, with the sign "cul de sac", and continue until you reach the banks of the river Doubs.

(7) Turn left on the Voie Verte. Stay on this road for approximately 2 kilometres with views of the ruined Château de Montferrand. Reach a path with a tree and a ruin at spot height 231 on the IGN map.

(8) Leave the bank, turn left on a path and join the Ruisseau du Moulin Caillet stream (you'll see a red arrow on a stump).
(9)
Turn left to cross a small stone bridge.
Stay on the main path which rises through the wood to the right. Reach the Rue de la Riette, follow it up to the crossroads with the Grande Rue which is also the D104.

(10) Turn right on this road and keep going until you reach the start point(S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 320 m - Town Hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 331 m - To the right, Chemin de Courbey
  3. 2 : km 1.12 - alt. 397 m - Bifurcation
  4. 3 : km 3.35 - alt. 352 m - Route de Quincey
  5. 4 : km 4.52 - alt. 306 m - Busy
  6. 5 : km 4.86 - alt. 307 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 5.53 - alt. 254 m - Moulinot
  8. 7 : km 6.26 - alt. 230 m - Le - Doubs (rivière)
  9. 8 : km 8.03 - alt. 230 m - Crossroads - Canal du Rhône au Rhin
  10. 9 : km 8.79 - alt. 244 m - Moulin Caillet stream
  11. 10 : km 9.8 - alt. 309 m - Grande Rue
  12. S/E : km 10.23 - alt. 320 m - Town Hall car park

Practical information

Walking shoes.
In March you can pick daffodils between Busy and the road leading to the banks of the river Doubs.

In the nearby area

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 24 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
pimpette
pimpette

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : Yes

Too many roads.

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croc-trotteuse
croc-trotteuse

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A lovely walk between these 2 villages, a short climb at the start, then the pretty ridge path, before descending to the village of Busy. No difficulty on this route. I'd rate it "Easy". Done in 2h40 at a good pace.

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Paps
Paps

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant walk, accessible to all and offering fine views of Vorges-les-Pins and Busy.

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GISORANDO
GISORANDO

Thank you ☺️

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madydou
madydou ★
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Hello GISORANDO,
The author has changed it, after your return.
Yours faithfully

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GISORANDO
GISORANDO

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Nice walk to do.
In the descirptif of point 1, "at the top of the path, at the crossroads continue on the RIGHT and not on the LEFT and continue for a path on the LEFT and not on the RIGHT going up in the woods...

QUESTION:

Why is it that when several hikers say that there is a problem with the orientation, the person who started the hike does not change it?

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namib25
namib25

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

In 1) it says: At the top of the path, at the crossroads, keep left and continue to take a path on the right going up into the woods.
This is not true... there is no path on the right going up into the woods.
At the crossroads, turn right and continue until you come to a track on the left going up into the woods. This is the yellow and blue crest path. Then just follow the other points on the route.

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Rom_25
Rom_25

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful walk from the ridge to the Doubs valley, passing through the charming villages of Vorges and Busy. Best done in the morning to see the Château de Montferrand in all its glory in the sunshine.

Reliable description except at the start, where the positioning of markers 1 and 2 and the descriptions that follow cast doubt. It would be a good idea to add a landmark at the picnic table and to indicate that you need to turn right, then left to climb into the wood (and not the other way round as indicated in point 1). Marker 2 is incorrectly positioned on the map; it should be in the wood, at the crossroads that you reach after completing the climb, i.e. at ridge level.

I should point out that the route on the map is reliable. Relying exclusively on it and ignoring the description would have saved me from entering the wood on the path indicated at the exit and having to turn back to Busy after contemplating the viewpoint!

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Panchorando
Panchorando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Difficulty at the church, in fact you have to take the main street. The stone bridge along the canal is a wooden footbridge and the red marker is hardly visible.
Nice walk, a little too much road for our liking. No difficulties. It took us 1h40 (2 adults).

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elisabeth1957
elisabeth1957

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lovely walk despite the large number of roads ....beautiful view over the Doubs valley.
At point 4, at the church, turn left and then right to find the road again (or follow the main road).
At point 9 there is a pretty little wooden bridge.
A good way to warm up

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ollo1900
ollo1900

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
No worries about the route and finding your way!
I'd like to do this route again but via Notre Dame Du Mont at the end...
Thanks

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phlippe2552
phlippe2552

bonjour, vu les avis precedents je suis etonne du votre. I invite you to use visorando on your phone to be able to follow the route in real time with your GPS.

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback, and I'm sorry about the mishap. If you have any further details to share with us, we can complete the description.
Sincerely

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iatus
iatus

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Unclear explanations. We got lost several times and had to get help in the villages. In the end, we walked 4 hours for 11 kms !!!!

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Isabelle57
Isabelle57

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 14, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I've changed it slightly, going a little further along the Doubs and up a path on the left to reach the belvedere and ND du Mont.

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