À travers vignes et forêts de Gevrey-Chambertin

(S/E) At the Combe Lavaux car park, take the signposted path on your left (west) which climbs steeply up the hillside. After a few hairpin bends, you’ll find yourself at the foot of a cliff. Take the path on the right which goes round the Bec de Judry to reach the Bois de Forey plateau at the edge of the cliff, offering a stunning view over the valley.

(1) Turn right to join the signposted path (Sentier Bernard Quarteaux) until you reach the D31 road (elevation 415).

(2) Cross the road and continue straight ahead into the Combe Vanoche. After 1 km, at a bend that curves to the left, take the path on the right at a right angle to reach the Combe Saint-Martin.

(3) Turn right. After about 600 m along this valley, at elevation 444, follow the ridge path to your left. Walk along the edge of the cliff, amongst the small oaks and boxwoods.

(4) After 700 m, continue along the signposted path for a further 500 m and turn left onto a track that starts slightly above the ridge path and which, after 300 m, veers slightly to the left before turning right downhill onto the Félix Batier path.

(6) Carry on straight ahead to descend the valley (small caves on the left after 200 m).

(7) At the end of the valley, take the vineyard path on the left which climbs and then turns right, running alongside the forest. The path crosses the vineyards until it reaches a hut. Leave the path and walk left along the top of the vineyards at the edge of the forest. After passing through a pile of stone gathered from fields, head down into the vineyard (Clos Saint-Jacques), then turn left to join the main track (you’ll pass by a vineyard hut called ‘Les Cazetiers’).

(8) Then join the road on the right to walk down to the château. At the château, follow Rue Haute to the right through the old village of Gevrey-Chambertin to reach the D31.

(9) At the junction, turn left, then take the first road on the right. Continue along the vineyard track ‘en Craipillot’; at the crossroads, carry straight on down the cul-de-sac and take the footpath for 100 metres until you reach another road at a bend.

(10) Turn right, taking the hairpin bend, onto the footpath above the vineyards up to the 305-metre mark, then turn left above the road to reach the car park, the starting point (S/E).

Picnics are permitted in the shelter (7).
Provisions: there is a grocery shop in the centre of Gevrey (leave the route just after (9), continue straight on towards the town hall: stay on the main road and turn right at the main junction: (+1 km there and back).
This walk should be done in the direction described, as the section at Bec de Judry would be very tricky when going downhill. In wet weather, the handrail is slippery: so take care!

⚠️ WARNING

• This route passes through the Combe Lavaux – Jean Roland National Nature Reserve, a remarkable and sensitive natural site protected by specific regulations. To avoid disturbing the local flora and fauna, please respect these regulations whilst on your walk.
• Dogs must be kept on a lead; picking plants (leaves, flowers, twigs) is prohibited; you must stay strictly on the existing paths; and all types of fires are prohibited.

Bec Judry Cave.
Beautiful views over the Combe Lavaux: a designated nature reserve.
Stone winegrowers’ huts.
A walk through the prestigious vineyards.
Château.