Rivière-les-Fosses and Chatoillenot circular walk

Park in the car park at the church in Rivière-les-Fosses.

(S/E) Take Rue Des Roches, which slopes down to the right of the church; at the end of the street, turn left onto Rue De Cheville and take the first street on the right. Cross over La Coulange and turn left.

(1) At the Y-junction, take the road on the right and carry on straight ahead along the road, which turns into a track. Keep going straight on.

(2) At the crossroads (X-junction) at elevation 397, by the signpost, turn onto the track on the right towards Vaux-sous-Aubigny.

(3) At the end of the woodland, at the T-junction where two tracks meet, at No. 57, turn left and, at the next Y-junction, turn right.

(4) At the X-junction opposite the apiary, turn onto the track on the left towards Chatoillenot and carry on straight ahead.

(5) Before the wayside cross, take a small path leading down into the woods on the right, join another path and turn left. Walk past the wash house and join the D140. Continue straight on towards the village.

(6) Turn into the first street on the right between the castle walls, go under the stone bridge and take the first street on the left, then left again onto Rue Joseph Cressot.

(7) You’ll come out onto the square with the fountain; turn right onto Rue du Pont de Vau, walk past the church and leave the village.

(8) Before crossing the Ruisseau du Badin, take the road on the left which turns into a track and joins the D140.

(9) At the D140, turn right, pass the school and, at the next junction, turn left onto Rue Badot. At the wayside shrine, carry on straight ahead and take the second street on the left to pass the church

(10) At the church, turn right onto Rue d’Auvigny, then left and leave the village via the D140.

(11) At the wayside cross, turn left onto the field track, rejoin the D140 and turn right, then take the first road on the left.

(12) At the Y-junction, turn left; then, at the X-junction, carry on straight ahead and walk past the Maison Bélier farm.

(13) Before entering the woods, take a field path on the left and walk between the woods and the field, then enter the Bois du Petit Maisonnais and continue straight on along the forest track.

(14) At the end of the track, turn left onto a white track, walk past the farm buildings and continue straight on until you reach the D140a.

(15) Turn right to enter the village via Rue de Princey.

(16) At the wayside cross, turn right onto a small uphill path; at the end of the path, turn left and return to the starting point (S/E).

Starting from the church at Rivière-les-Fosses.
The view in the distance of the hills above Rivière-les-Fosses.
The village of Chatoillenot with its wash house, central fountain, church and narrow streets leading up to the castle.
The village of Esnoms au Val with its church and wayside crosses.
On the way back, a walk through the woods.