Bois de la Serre

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A short, easy half-day walk through woodland and along a tarmac road (very little traffic).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.43 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 397 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 377 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,234 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,053 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Offlanges (39290)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.199699° / E 5.578522°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3223E, 3223O
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Description of the walk

To get to the start point, in Saligney take Rue de la Serre and park in the car park with the picnic tables.

(S/E) Set off to the right along the road until you reach the Fork in the road, which appears very soon.

(1) Turn left onto the forest track, leaving the return route on your right, and head towards a crossroads at the edge of the village.

(2) Turn right onto a very scenic forest track and follow it straight on until you approach a road.

(3) Turn right between lines 13 and 15 and head towards a road

(4) Turn right towards the picnic tables on the tarmac road and continue along the road until you reach the botanical trail.

(5) Turn left and walk along the botanical trail and past the Ermitage cave, then return to the road. Turn left onto the road to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,181 ft - Car park with picnic table
  2. 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 1,175 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.24 - alt. 1,102 ft - Junction
  4. 3 : mi 2.28 - alt. 1,079 ft - Junction between routes 13 and 15
  5. 4 : mi 2.77 - alt. 1,188 ft - Turn-off towards the picnic tables
  6. 5 : mi 3.26 - alt. 1,194 ft - Botanical trail and cave
  7. S/E : mi 5.43 - alt. 1,181 ft - Car park with picnic table

Worth a visit

The botanical trail and the Ermitage Cave.
Picnic tables.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
cnu25
cnu25

Hello @28272078... Thank you for your comment, which makes me very happy... I will continue to describe other hikes to inspire future hikers... Have a good day.

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User 28272078

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hiking in the woods of La Serre Impeccable, a real GR20 training ground.
We encountered hunters, who were very polite on the marked trail.

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User 15695367

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

No marked route, written description very difficult to understand, resulting in extra kilometres on the tarmac road to get back to the starting car park.

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cnu25
cnu25

hello @Isloise... Thank you for your comment. See you soon on other hikes... Have a nice day

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Isloise
Isloise

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike, especially the first part in the woods, with a wonderful discovery of the Ermitage cave. It's a shame to return by road, even if it's not very busy, when there are such beautiful paths in the forest...

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cnu25
cnu25
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Thanks so much, Maryse, for that lovely comment

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souchon maryse
souchon maryse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We went on a hike on 29/05/2022 – it was great, though the road coming from Saligney is very narrow and long, with ‘picnic’ car parks all along it, whereas coming from Moissey is much better. Otherwise, we had two lovely days there – thank you.

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