Arcey circular route via Gonvillars and Villers-sur-Saulnot

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nothing in particular, apart from picking daffodils and getting some fresh air

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Go for a walk when the daffodils are in bloom

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Thank you for your comments.
I understand your point of view, and the sole reason for publishing this is indeed the scarcity of published walks in this area; that is effectively its main purpose. It winds through our forests and, personally, I love doing it in different seasons; the variety of colours, both in the flowers and the trees, is remarkable.
As for the ‘wall’, my wife agrees with you completely!! There is a gentler alternative if you leave the village via the left-hand end: cross the CD33 and take the field path directly opposite (next to the only house in the village on that side of the road); following this path takes you to the same ‘summit’ in the woods. It’s longer and so the slope is less steep, but it’s still an uphill climb!
Keep at it and carry on hiking; inactivity is worse for your knees than walking.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, which isn’t particularly interesting but does have its merits. It isn’t signposted, but with the help of the app, it’s not at all difficult. Until you reach the exit at Villers-sur-Saulnot (between points 5, 6 and 7), there’s a ‘wall’ – a proper steep climb. It’s steep and can be hard on the legs, thighs and knees for those who aren’t used to it. It seems endless as it continues through the forest right up to marker 7. Good luck to anyone brave enough to tackle this climb. As for me, with my knees in tatters, I won’t be doing this route again.

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Date of your route : Apr 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy route – it’s unmarked, so you’ll need to use a GPS
A lovely little woodland path on the way back. Perfect for an afternoon
A leisurely 3 hours including a break

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Date of your route : Nov 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

No road signs – luckily we had the app on our smartphone

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

Hello
I didn’t see any signs for the fitness trail. Once you’ve left the trail, after the hunters’ lodge in the woods, the main path you need to follow to get to the farm is impassable in wet weather; due to forestry work, the path is rutted and full of water. Despite this, the walk is pleasant; there’s plenty of woodland, though not a great deal of scenery.

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Date of your route : Mar 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route taken on Monday 7 March 2022, fine weather but a bit chilly (a refreshing breeze!!!!). A lovely route with plenty of daffodils in the woods between points 5 and 7. The route between Gonvillars and Villers-sur-Saulnot seems to go via the Grotte des Côtelottes and the Moulin de la Baume.

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Good evening,
Thank you for completing and commenting on the hike I suggested; this is my first post, and I hope to improve on future ones.
There weren’t any walks in the Arcey area on the Haute-Saône side, so as I’ve got quite a few in reserve, I’ll suggest some more.
As for the elevation gain, I had the website calculate it and I can’t remember what the figure was when I did the walk.
Towards the end, I deliberately left the yellow and blue markings to guide hikers towards the field with the most daffodils in spring. I wrote that “if you get lost anyway, just head downhill – all the paths lead to the same exit from the woods”, but the moderator removed that comment.
On the same route, you can go via the Baume cave, but I’m not yet sure whether to suggest an alternative route; this would avoid the Gonvillars–Villers road link, though it involves a bit more elevation gain.
Thank you and happy hiking.

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Date of your route : Jan 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A lovely hike in glorious sunshine; the route is quite varied with beautiful forest trails and a slightly steeper gradient. I recorded 240m of ascent and 265m of descent. We hesitated briefly towards the end of the route when we left the yellow and blue markings, but by following our instincts we didn’t stray off course and everything went well. Well done to the person who created the route – we really enjoyed it and have contacted friends to do it as a group.

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