Bois de la Brosse, starting from Dienay

A pleasant walk through the Bois de la Brosse, starting from the wash house in the centre of Dienay.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.65 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 886 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 876 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,394 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 938 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Diénay (21120)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.520715° / E 5.063907°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3021SB, 3121SB, 3122SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park near the Diénay wash house.

(S/E) Head up towards the church via Rue Neuve de l'Abreuvoir. Then turn left onto Rue Charles Meixmoron for a few metres, quickly continue right onto Rue Saint-Antoine, then turn right onto Rue Marcel Languereau. Continue left onto Rue de la Brosse to reach a Y-junction.

(1) Take the path on the left to reach another Y-junction (alt. 350 m).

(2) Continue left, slightly uphill, through the Bois de la Brosse. Join a path running perpendicular to it, then turn right to reach the highest point of the walk (alt. 400 m).

(3) Turn 90° to the left and begin the descent. Keep left at thefirst junction to reach asecond one fairly quickly (alt. 390 m).

(4) Take the path on the left and descend until you reach the junction of a path not shown on the IGN map, but clearly marked on OSM (alt. 360 m).

(5) Turn right onto this path and, after a short climb, reach the Chemin de la Combe Langrois. Cross this path and continue straight ahead, still climbing. Reach the junction of a path in the Combe aux Pauvres.

(6) Take the path to the right and walk through the forest. When you reach the edge of the woods, turn left and join a wide track.

(7) Turn right onto it and continue across the fields to reach the Fontaine Marceveau.

(8) Continue straight ahead and turn right along the edge of the woods. Enter the woods, climb slightly and then descend to return to the crossroads you passed on the way out.

(1) Turn left and retrace your steps along the route you took on the way there to return to the car park near the Diénay wash house (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 942 ft - Washing house car park - Église Saint-Corneille (Diénay)
  2. 1 : mi 0.66 - alt. 1,063 ft - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 1.01 - alt. 1,148 ft - Y-junction
  4. 3 : mi 2.1 - alt. 1,316 ft - High point
  5. 4 : mi 2.55 - alt. 1,257 ft - 2nd junction
  6. 5 : mi 2.95 - alt. 1,198 ft - OSM trail junction
  7. 6 : mi 3.61 - alt. 1,112 ft - Combe aux Pauvres
  8. 7 : mi 4.48 - alt. 1,316 ft - Crossroads
  9. 8 : mi 5.94 - alt. 1,040 ft - Fontaine Marcevau (Diénay)
  10. S/E : mi 7.65 - alt. 945 ft - Car park at the Diénay wash house. Near the - Ignon (rivière)

Notes

You can shorten the walk to 10 km by starting from the car park on Rue de la Brosse.

Worth a visit

Between (1) and (3) Le Club du Soleil, France’sfirst naturist camp.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Chabanis
Chabanis

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, mostly through woodland, with no real difficulty apart from two fairly steep short climbs.
The description is very brief and not detailed enough, so a GPS is essential

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NanaDidi
NanaDidi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk, preferably with a map and GPS.

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Ladenrée
Ladenrée

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Great, a really well-described walk. It gave us the chance to explore the village of Diénay and its ice house near the church. 👍

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STETHO21
STETHO21

I'm really glad you enjoyed the walk, even in the rain.

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Zorro21
Zorro21

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, mainly through woodland, with no particular difficulties.
It’s best to park in the church car park.
The village of Diénay is well worth exploring, with its beautiful houses, a legacy of a rich historical past.
See this link: A curious visitor to Diénay (André Beuchot)
https://www.echodescommunes.fr/commune_c...

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charly tenacel
charly tenacel

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Follow the route on Visorando while connected.
There is no path across the fields to reach point 7.

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