Circular route from Arrelles to Avirey-Lingey

Park in the car park near the church or in the car park by the village hall, which is right next to it.

(S/E) Leave the car park and head straight ahead onto Rue du Torchepot. At the bend, turn right onto a rather picturesque path running alongside the Sarce (stream) as far as Lingey. 

(1) Turn right, cross the bridge, then turn left onto the GR®654: marked with red and white signs. Continue straight on until you reach the Val du Mast junction.

(2) Leave the GR®654 and continue straight ahead to reach the pumping station.

(3) Pass the bridge on your left and carry on straight ahead at the foot of the Côtes d’Arrelles. You’ll come out onto Rue des Petites Côtes; turn left to join the D36.

(4) Carry on to the left, cross the bridge over the Sarce, then turn immediately left along the river onto Rue du Lavoir. Leave the street at the bend to follow a path which then turns to the right before coming out onto the D32.

(5) Cross carefully to join the path opposite, take a left-hand bend, then a right-hand bend, and arrive at a three-way junction. 

(6) Keep to the left and begin a climb through more undulating countryside.

(7) Keep left again at the three-way junction and continue along the path which follows a double power line before passing briefly underneath it. You’ll reach an area planted with vines. 

(8) Turn left to cross a few plots of land and emerge onto the D142 at the entrance to Lingey; cross the road with care. 

(9) Take a sharp right-hand bend to join a path leading away from Lingey, pass under three successive power lines and head up the Combe Nicolas Camus.

(10) Turn left to follow the Combe Godé and reach the edge of the Bois du Hayet. 

(11) Turn left to walk alongside it, then carry on straight ahead along a path that leads to another wooded area. Turn right at the three-way junction and head for a stunning viewpoint over Avirey.

(12) Follow the ridge path to the end, passing once again under the three successive power lines.

(13) Head down to the right to come out onto Rue du Val d’Avirey and turn left towards the village centre. Cross the county road at the pedestrian crossing and head for the car park (S/E). 

At Arrelles (4), you’ll come across the River Sarce again, with a wash house and a pond with a picnic area.