Walk around Sornay

A short walk through woods and pastures around the village of Sornay.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.15 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 85 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 81 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 277 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 197 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Sornay (70150)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.276004° / E 5.697465°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3223E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park on Rue Basse by the fountain in Sornay.

(S/E) Stay on Rue Basse and head towards the fields to reach a stone path.

(1) At the stone bridge, turn right and continue along the path until you come out onto the CD15

(2) Turn right for about 100m to reach a small path on the left.

(3) Follow this path until you reach a crossroads.

(4) Then turn right and stay on the main path through the woods until you come out onto a tarmac road at the edge of the woods.

(5) Turn right and walk down the road until you come to a small grassy path on the left where there is a walnut tree.

(6) Take this path on the left to enter a woodland. Stay on the main path until you reach a crossroads.

(7) Turn right at the hairpin bend as indicated by the sign for Sornay. Head towards the hamlet of Le Treuil.

(8) Continue to the right towards Sornay via the D187. Follow the road to reach the entrance to the village.

(9) At the wayside shrine, turn left to reach the cemetery. Turn right again and continue to the Grande Rue.
Cross the street, continue along Rue Basse and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 200 m - Fountain on Rue Basse
  2. 1 : km 0.52 - alt. 198 m - Stone bridge
  3. 2 : km 1.61 - alt. 201 m - CD15
  4. 3 : km 1.82 - alt. 206 m - Path junction
  5. 4 : km 2.56 - alt. 235 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 3.37 - alt. 245 m - Tarmac road
  7. 6 : km 3.81 - alt. 243 m - Crossroads with walnut tree
  8. 7 : km 6.48 - alt. 270 m - Road junction
  9. 8 : km 7.13 - alt. 237 m - Signposted towards Sornay D187
  10. 9 : km 9.27 - alt. 214 m - Calvary
  11. S/E : km 10.15 - alt. 200 m - Fountain on Rue Basse

Notes

Walking shoes.

Worth a visit

Visit the village of Marnay, designated a ‘petite cité de caractère’.
Canoeing is available on the Lognon in Marnay.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
sophro
sophro

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A difficult start, with no clear directions to Rue Basse!

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ChristianNant70
ChristianNant70

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route with pleasant forest sections on hot days. The return journey on the road is a bit long.
The village centre of Sornay has been nicely renovated and there’s plenty of parking.
Thank you for this lovely route.

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DAHOME
DAHOME

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, taking in fields and woods. It’s a bit tricky to find your way at the start as you can’t spot the lower street (there are no street signs); best avoided in hot weather, as you end up walking along the road for quite a while.

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didier en vadrouille
didier en vadrouille

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really lovely walk up to point 7, after far too much tarmac.

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richardd
richardd

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely short walk for the whole family (easy)

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saint-apollinaire
saint-apollinaire

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk; the mix of woodland, meadows and farmland is perfect on a sunny day.
This region is well worth a detour, with magnificent scenery. Stunning views of the surrounding villages.
At point 8, don’t forget to visit the two hamlets: LE TREUIL and MAGNIEN (small pond).

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: At point 7, you can take a detour to the village of HUGIER to see the traditional wash house, houses, farms and a vineyard. (1 km there, 1.2 km back to point 8)

The village of Sornay is beautifully showcased.

Thank you for this route.

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