Grand'Combe-Châteleu - Remonot circular via the ridges

A somewhat physically demanding hike starting from Grand'Combe-Châteleu along the ridges, on the left bank of the Doubs on the way there and the right bank on the way back. Pass through Remonot and its cave chapel, the Grotte du Poucey, the Sapin Président in the Grand'Combe forest, with beautiful views and lovely farms typical of the region.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 658 m
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    Descent: - 659 m

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    Highest point: 973 m
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    Lowest point: 753 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the small car park after the bridge coming from the D437, not in the restaurant car park just before the bridge, which is private.

(S/E) Cross the bridge and then the D437 at the pedestrian crossing, go up the small street opposite, ignoring the first street on the left. Continue to the next intersection of roads and paths, take the wooden path that goes up to the left towards Remonot 2 hours, signpost 34 (GR®5Variant).

(1) Go up to the right towards the Belvédère des Chamois; from there, you have a view of the Roche du Corbeau, Grand-Combe and Mont Châteleu. Turn back and continue to the left until the next fork.

(2) Turn left and follow signpost 34. Leave theGR®5(Variant). Ignore the first path on the left and follow the yellow and blue signposts, which invite you to descend to the left to make a circular route (not shown on the IGN map but clearly marked on OSM). Continue to the pasture.

(3) Turn right, leaving the house below on your left, then immediately take the path that climbs diagonally left across the meadow to the woods.
Turn left and continue until you reach a larger path. Pass a cross and arrive at La Lavenne.

(4) Leave the farms on your left and continue along the tarmac road until you reach the next house in a place called Malingre.

(5) Turn left, go behind the house and continue to a picnic area, the highest point of the walk, which you will leave on your right. Follow the signs for Remonot and, at the edge of the woods, continue along a farm track. After the first houses, go under the railway line to join the Route de la Colombière and follow it to the right for about 200 metres.

(6) Turn left just after a chalet on a sort of tarmac courtyard. Go around the houses on the left and follow the path, still marked in yellow and blue, towards the church. Once near the church, go down the small road on the left to the D437, cross it at the pedestrian crossing and cross the bridge.

(7) Just after the bridge, turn left towards Les Ellais and stay on the tarmac road until it turns sharply to the right, about 1.2 km further on.

(8) Leave the road and go straight ahead on the path that climbs into the woods. When you reach a three-way junction, turn left and then, at the next intersection, go up to the right. Once you have finished the climb, go straight down to a right-hand bend.

(9) Take the small path on the left that zigzags downhill and leads to the ladders. At the foot of the second and last ladder, follow the path on the mountainside to your left and continue until you reach the signpost for the Grotte du Poucey.

(10) Go to the cave and then retrace your steps to the signpost.

(10) From there, head left towards the Sapin Président and the Roche au Corbeau. You will come to a tarmac road at a bend.

(11) Follow the signs to the Sapin Président, which is located on the left about 5 minutes away, then return to the road and follow it uphill towards the Roche au Corbeau. Ignore the first path on the left and continue to follow the yellow and blue markings.

(12) Leave the road and take the path that descends to the left, following it until you reach the sign for Roche au Corbeau.

(13) Climb up to the right on the beautiful path along the hillside in the forest, which will take you to the Belvédère de la Roche au Corbeau with a beautiful view of the Morteau valley and, on your left, the Belvédère des Chamois.

(14) Continue along the same charming path until you reach a tarmac road and descend this road to the left for just under 200 metres. Take a small, steep path on the right which leads back to the village.

(15) Turn right, arrive at the Fontaine de la Rochotte and turn left. At the next intersection, turn left again towards the farm museum. Stay on the main road, pass the school and, once you reach the farm museum, turn right and then left onto the main road just before the bridge over the Thévenot, which you should not cross.

Further on, keep left at a place called Les Douffrans and continue straight on to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 757 m - Car park after the bridge over the - Doubs (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 1.29 - alt. 917 m - Fork in the road at the Chamois viewpoint
  3. 2 : km 1.5 - alt. 938 m - On the left, signpost 34
  4. 3 : km 2.4 - alt. 870 m - Pasture: turn right then immediately left
  5. 4 : km 3.3 - alt. 917 m - La Lavenne
  6. 5 : km 4.07 - alt. 966 m - Malingre
  7. 6 : km 6.36 - alt. 789 m - On the left after the chalet
  8. 7 : km 6.89 - alt. 763 m - To the left towards Les Ellais
  9. 8 : km 8.11 - alt. 885 m - Straight ahead into the woods
  10. 9 : km 9.4 - alt. 868 m - Bend, path on the left
  11. 10 : km 9.7 - alt. 829 m - Cave marker
  12. 11 : km 10.5 - alt. 851 m - Tarmac road
  13. 12 : km 11.11 - alt. 904 m - Fork in the road to the left
  14. 13 : km 11.87 - alt. 842 m - Roche du Corbeau marker
  15. 14 : km 12.36 - alt. 836 m - Roche du Corbeau - viewpoint
  16. 15 : km 13.33 - alt. 795 m - On the right
  17. S/E : km 14.89 - alt. 756 m - Car park after the bridge over the Doubs

Notes

Bring torches for the cave!
The paths are steep in places and slippery on the way to the ladders: sturdy footwear is recommended!

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Sardine*
Sardine*

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice walk

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denisjean
denisjean

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful view of the village of Remonot

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TOUTOUNE25
TOUTOUNE25

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, beautiful views. The path is a bit steep around the ladders, so it's best to avoid it when it's raining. A bit too much tarmac road for our liking.

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nature25
nature25
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Quite a challenging hike, superb views in several places, magnificent viewpoint.
We set off from Remonot.
The cave is really cool, but you'll need a torch to get to the back!
We made a round trip to the Roche au Corbeau viewpoint to avoid too much road travel to Grd Combe-Chateleu.
So, once we got back down to the intersection, we headed towards "Bois du Fourg", where there is a magnificent spot for a picnic, and we reached the bridge to continue the hike.
We really enjoyed the refreshments at La Source (a little house on a tree trunk where you can help yourself to "Pont" or syrup)!
Thank you for this route.

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saturnview
saturnview

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

especially in the forest: but as it was very warm, it was great!

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aimebouger
aimebouger

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

A lot of walking in the woods, with beautiful views only when you leave the woods above Remonot and after crossing them before re-entering the woods (end of no. 5 to no. 8 in the description), and of course at the two viewpoints. From no. 9 onwards, the trails are very nice.
We struggled from no. 2 to no. 4, where there is a nice little sign pointing left to a slightly dizzying descent, but the signposting stops there!
There are at least 2 km of tarmac on the route.
We didn't meet a soul on this route!

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laurent.tournier
laurent.tournier

I made it especially for your group.

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richardd
richardd

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We really enjoyed this hike with its beautiful views and many shaded areas on this very sunny day.

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transgilarc
transgilarc

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike
For experienced hikers if passing through the area of the "Star on the Map" cave
Overall, the route is poorly signposted. We got lost several times or wondered which direction to take.
The area marked with a star on the map (two ladders) is poorly signposted and, unfortunately, the rocky outcrop is not marked on the IGN map.
Take precautions for this passage. I would avoid it in wet weather.

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xerocrete
xerocrete

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting hike.
A few details:

at point 1, "descend to the left to the Chamois viewpoint" and do not ascend to the right.

We made a variation at point 13: "return to the trail at the start of point 13 to reach the Bois du Fourg, and once at the Bois du Fourg, take the small tarmac road to the starting point.
We opted for this variation as we felt the route already included far too much tarmac road.
We calculated the number of kilometres on tarmac roads, which corresponds to 2.50% of the route. It's a shame because the route is beautiful.

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marcelB
marcelB

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, interesting hiking site (Défilé du Coin de la Roche), points of interest scattered along the route.
Shady route. We met a family near the President's Tree.
Thanks to Laurent Tourneir.

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17decembre
17decembre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike but few viewpoints. The walk through Grand Combe Chateleu to return to the car park via the road seemed long and uninteresting to us.

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