The banks of the Tille and the Perte de la Venelle in Lux

This circular walk will take you around the charming village of Lux, its dam, the banks of the Tille, its fountains, its church, its park along the Tille, and the peaceful spot known as the Perte de la Venelle.
Why not combine a walk with a picnic by the water (the Tille) in Lux, perhaps in the landscaped park?

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.61 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 19 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 19 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 271 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 251 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Lux (21120)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.489584° / E 5.209464°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3121SB, 3122SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park along the Tille, Rue de l'Égalité.

(S/E) Turn left as you leave the car park and walk past the wash house. Join the road (Rue du Centre) and head to the middle of the bridge on the left to admire the dam on the Tille.

(1) Retrace your steps and turn left onto Rue du Moulin. At the end, turn left again and continue straight on, following the castle’s outer wall to the picnic area.

(2) Turn left onto Rue de la Tille and continue along the stony path beside the river. Further on, this path turns right, moving away from the Tille towards the plain, and becomes grassy for about 500 m.

(3) Turn right and follow the stony path to the road. Turn left, cross the bridge over the Venelle and head right to the developed site of La Perte de la Venelle.

(4) Return to the road, continue to the right, and take the first path on the right. Follow this path, which bends further on to the right, and continue straight ahead.

(5) At the crossroads, go straight on towards the hedge of tall trees. When you reach the village entrance, cross the bridge over the Venelle and go straight on along Avenue de la Forêt de Velours.
At the end, turn left towards the castle gate, passing the town hall and the fountain. Continue along this street to the Stop sign next to the "Fontaine de la Liberté".

(6) Cross straight ahead to take Rue Armand Belot. After number 26 on this street, turn right into Impasse des Deux Rivières.

(7) At the end of the cul-de-sac, at the entrance to the landscaped park, turn right and follow the path straight on to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 252 m - Car park on Rue de l'Égalité
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 253 m - View of the dam from the bridge - Tille (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 253 m - Picnic table
  4. 3 : km 2.65 - alt. 259 m - Gravel path, on the right
  5. 4 : km 4.3 - alt. 256 m - Loss of the - Venelle (rivière) - Affluent de la Tille
  6. 5 : km 6.62 - alt. 262 m - Crossroads, go straight on
  7. 6 : km 7.84 - alt. 253 m - Fontaine de la Liberté
  8. 7 : km 8.3 - alt. 252 m - Landscaped park
  9. S/E : km 8.61 - alt. 252 m - Car park on Rue de l'Égalité

Notes

The paths are accessible in winter as they are not very muddy.
Take care during periods of high heat.
Picnic tables at points (2), (4) and (7).

Worth a visit

La Perte de la Venelle is one of the springs that feed the Bèze resurgence, so why not continue on to visit Bèze, just 6 km away? There you can see the caves and the resurgence (source of the Bèze) as well as the rich heritage of this medieval village. You can also have a picnic at the resurgence site.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.3 / 5
JLA
JLA

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

A lovely walk starting from Lux, then along the banks of the Tille and back towards La Venelle. It’s an easy walk, ideal for getting back into walking.

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NanaDidi
NanaDidi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A rather pleasant route where the rain took us by surprise. We’d planned to cut it short, but we were motivated enough to see it through to the end. In dry weather (???!!!), the loss of the Venelle is a bit of a shame, but that’s not Visorando’s responsibility.
Thank you

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BREIZH 21
BREIZH 21

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello, we were a bit disappointed that we had to cut our walk short on Thursday in Lux – it’s hunting day!!!

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Chabanis
Chabanis

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy, flat little walk through the fields

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Vivoactimo
Vivoactimo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short walk to explore Lux, though the paths through the fields aren’t particularly interesting. You’ll need to walk about 600 metres along a quiet country road.

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nadphil
nadphil

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The paths across the plain are uninteresting

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