Above the Bozançon

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At KM3, when crossing the Bozançon, the route indicates to turn immediately left, but you must first turn right, then left.
Further on, when the path splits, the route isn't very accurate either.
Apart from that, I liked it.
Thank you.

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Date of your route : Jan 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 23/01/2022.
My comments:
- Perhaps best avoided immediately after rain. Some sections include stone benches, which must be very slippery when wet.
- Crossing the ford at point No. 3 with my 16-year-old daughter was not easy at all. It is better to have long legs and a good sense of balance. I managed by picking up a large branch, which allowed me to stabilise myself in the middle of the ford so that I could help my daughter across. In my opinion, crossing the ford must be impossible at certain times of the year. I recommend doing the hike in reverse, so that you don't have to retrace 75% of the hike if you have to turn back at the ford.
- At point No. 4, you do indeed need to turn left. The trail follows the river, which makes it seem like you're not starting in the right place. The trail eventually starts climbing again, leaving the valley floor behind.
- A very pleasant and varied hike, thank you!!!

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Date of your route : Jan 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The route is not detailed at intersections, and in particular when there are street names or access points along the route, these should be mentioned in the explanatory text or a detail about the location that allows you to find your way around.
This applies to the hiking trails I have used so far.
Thank you for your enquiry.

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Thank you for your involvement.

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Hello Nathaloe, I understand your comments, but rivers cannot be privatised and the right of way along watercourses is mandatory, even on private land. In any case, I have submitted this issue to the relevant local council and I will do the same
to the police. Have a good day.

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I understand your indignation, patrick4269, but it is possible that this section is actually private property. Marked hiking trails often pass through private property, with the owners' consent. However, this can change, or owners may react negatively, for example, to inconsiderate or motorised hikers. The best thing to do is to raise this issue with the relevant local council.

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Date of your route : Feb 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, I went on this walk yesterday, 16/02/219. It was very pleasant and easy; BUT when I reached the Bozançon ford, I had an unpleasant surprise: barbed wire fencing was blocking access to the river and, scandalously and ILLEGALLY, this barbed wire crossed the river and completely prevented me from going upstream!!! What about fishermen and hikers? The route of this walk is marked with signs asking hikers to respect crops, property, fauna and flora; that's all well and good, but what about the farmers and breeders who ILLEGALLY appropriate the right to lock everything up?
Should we invite hikers, walkers and fishermen to equip themselves with bolt cutters so they can enjoy their leisure activities and free up public spaces?
Patrick

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Hello,

Following your comments, the description has been modified.

Thank you

See you soon

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Date of your route : Jan 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A short walk to clear your head after the festive season.

A nice route, which must be very pleasant in fine weather.

Please note that the description is unclear at the hamlet of La Jubilière; the first houses you come to are not the hamlet. Do not take the path to the mill, but head towards St Joseph to find the cross...

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Hello,

Thank you for your comments.

First of all, it is difficult to find the starting point of the route.
Be careful with the cross, there are two of them, for example...
We had to turn back several times due to misunderstandings.

You got lost many times. Is the description to blame? Or is it a lack of practice in reading and following a description, or perhaps reading a map?
If so, please feel free to send us your suggestions for improvement.

In the woods, the GPS and therefore the map no longer work!

Your GPS and/or GPS app should have worked properly because you weren't in a remote mountainous area.

However, I would advise you to download the GPS track and map at home using Wi-Fi before your hike.
That way, you won't need a network connection during your hike.
The Visorando GPS app allows you to do this, so take advantage of this option.

https://www.visorando.com/article-mode-d-...

https://www.visorando.com/article-rendre-...

https://www.visorando.com/article-l-appli...

See you soon!

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Date of your route : Sep 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Hike completed on 9 September 2018, starting at 3 p.m.
2 adults + 2 children aged 9 and 11 + 1 dog

To begin with, it was difficult to find the starting point of the route.
Once we found the path after asking a local resident, there were very few clues to help us find our way.
This is a shame, as there were plenty of signposts that would have made it much easier!
Be careful with the crosses, for example, as there are two of them...

We had to turn back several times due to misunderstandings.

Steep slopes and lots of areas in full sun, with dry water sources! The dog suffered, and so did we!

Be sure to take the dead-end road that leads to the "chemin des seigneurs" (lords' path).

We met other hikers who had come via VisoRando, and they were just as lost as we were.

In short, we got hot (there aren't that many shaded areas) and we struggled to find the path (in the woods, the GPS and therefore the map don't work!). Not sure the children will be as enthusiastic about the next outing!

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Date of your route : Aug 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's a shame there wasn't enough water to take a dip.
Thanks to the GPS coordinates, I easily found the starting point.

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Date of your route : Apr 19, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk with 9-year-old children. The starting point is not easy to find, but if you study the map carefully, you'll get there without any trouble. I found the map much more useful than the description. In any case, it's a walk I would do again.

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Date of your route : Sep 16, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I tested this hike to do it again with a group of 30 to 40 people. Sections 1 and 2 are difficult; the trail is covered with brambles in places and steep. Sections 7 and 8 can be done in dry weather (a passage in the riverbed) + about 50 metres of crossing a field of nettles. Best regards.

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