Circular walk in the Monne Valley starting from Les Autels-Saint-Bazile

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Walk along sunken paths offering few views. The route was taken in dry weather, but the first part is likely to be very muddy in wet weather.

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A pleasant walk for the views, but very poorly maintained. We were forced to retrace our steps at points 6–7 – IMPASSABLE – because of bushes blocking the path.

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Date of your route : Oct 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello. First of all, to get to the town hall, stay on the Route de Trun (D38), as a car sat-nav set for the village of Autels Saint Bazile will take you to the church (point 4 of the walk). I had no trouble walking down to the church. Just before you get there, the path is very narrow and damp. There are no picnic tables near the church, which is a shame! Indeed, between points 6 and 7 (Les Authieux), a tree lying across the path makes it very difficult to get through. Furthermore, this section is neither signposted nor clearly marked. The GPS track helped us stay on course. The climb back up from point 7 is quite long and steep. In summary, this walk isn’t easy but is of moderate difficulty.

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In response to your enquiry of 21 August 2023, here is my feedback regarding route 829562, followed by route 3392161 (also applicable to route 3391989). For the first hike, ‘Between countryside and woodland around Boissey’, on 17 August 23, after passing point 1, the route is overgrown for more than 250 metres, making it impassable for a group. We were forced to take the path at the village exit to rejoin the route at altitude 59 after ‘Les Bertrand’. Regarding the second hike, ‘Vallée de l’église des Autels-St Bazile’, which we recce’d on Thursday 31 August 2023 for our club ‘Le Plateau de Meulles ’ 14140’ this Sunday 3 September 2023, we came across an impassable section after point 6, ‘Les Authieux’; point 7 was inaccessible. A very large tree trunk lay across the path; it was impossible to climb over it, unless crawling on one’s stomach through the mud below. The path was indistinct and overgrown behind it for an unmeasurable distance, as it could not be bypassed via the meadow on the left: we found no way through all the way to the river – barbed wire, shrubs, brambles, etc. The same was true to the right, through the undergrowth in the woods. We had to turn back and head up via the D 38a, which meant covering almost half the route by road! The same goes for route 3391989 – a shorter, reverse route… received this week by email! For the past three years, it’s the first few routes we’ve covered that have caused us problems. Thank you for all of this.

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