Bourguignon

A sandpit, ponds, viewpoint over Bourguignon and the new power station.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 146 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 149 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 491 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 339 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the Bourguignon Monument in the centre of the village.

(S/E) With your back to the monument, turn right onto Grande Rue and follow the markings (from the Pont de Roide and Mathay hiking club) to reach the D437. Cross this road at the pedestrian crossing and take the small road opposite that leads into the forest. Cross the railway line and continue straight on along Chemin de Warembourg. Leave the path on your right that goes up to the power station or Mathay and continue to a small car park.

(1) Follow the stream, the Rut, along the forest road marked by the Union de Randonnée Verte (U.R.V) + the 3 rectangles on the sign that goes up the Combe de Warembourg.
You will arrive at a chalet with a picnic table and a fire pit for barbecues.

(2) Turn right, passing by the chalet, and follow the yellow rectangular markings, leaving the U.R.V. marked forest road + 2 white and blue rectangles on your left.
At the next intersection, turn right and follow the yellow rectangular markings. Go up this path to reach a crossroads.

(3) Turn right and follow the path marked with three white, blue and yellow rectangles, leaving the path on the left marked with two white and blue rectangles.
At the next intersection, turn left, leaving the markings.
(The path marked with three white, blue and yellow rectangles descends to the right to reach the power station or village of Bourguignon).
Pass under the power lines. At each pylon, enjoy the superb view of Bourguignon, Mathay and the power station. Then descend, continuing along this path to find another path marked U.R.V in the Combe de Vaux.

(4) Turn right at the descent. Cross the railway line (the old line from Saint-Hippolyte to Montbéliard).

(5) A new housing development has been built in recent years. Reach it via the small dirt track and take the street (Allée des Champs de l'Épine) to reach the D437 roundabout with pedestrian crossings. Take Rue des Aviateurs opposite, pass the sand pits and join a path on the right a few metres further on.

(6) Follow the path on the right, marked with the U.R.V. sign, which runs along the edge of the Doubs. At the Bourguignon cemetery, continue to the left.

(7) At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue de l'Église, then right again onto Grande Rue and head towards the monument and car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 345 m - Bourguignon Monument
  2. 1 : km 0.68 - alt. 355 m - Small car park, Combe de Warembourg
  3. 2 : km 1.96 - alt. 420 m - Chalet, on the right
  4. 3 : km 3.19 - alt. 491 m - Crossroads, on the right
  5. 4 : km 4.52 - alt. 379 m - Combe de Vaux, on the right
  6. 5 : km 5.31 - alt. 347 m - Housing estate, on the right
  7. 6 : km 6.07 - alt. 340 m - Crossroads, on the right. Edges of the - Doubs (rivière)
  8. 7 : km 8.08 - alt. 342 m - Rue de l'Église, on the right
  9. S/E : km 8.68 - alt. 345 m - Bourguignon monument

Notes

(1) Arrival at a car park and an information panel explaining life in the Combe de Warembourg forest, with three marked routes:
white rectangle for the viewpoint,
blue rectangle for the cave,
yellow rectangle for the short trail.
These are single-colour rectangles. The markings are different from those used by the U.R.V.

The chalet can be used as a shelter.

Worth a visit

Mandeure: visit the Roman theatre and the belvedere.
Pont de Roide: The Fort des Roches.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
girardin
girardin

Good evening
All our forests are suffering from climate change, and Burgundy is no exception to the rule. Trees are falling and taking their painted markings with them, the paths are often muddy and therefore the routes are slightly displaced.

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Chanchandu25
Chanchandu25

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

No markings, neither yellow and blue, nor yellow, nor anything at all since the chalet, and we don't even know if we followed the description. We followed a path somewhat at random, and luckily there were mountain bike markings, otherwise we would have been completely lost...

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virgil25
virgil25

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Saw two chamois at the start, gentle climb before a gentle descent and a pleasant passage between Doubs and the sandpit

pleasant

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inute
inute

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Easy hike. The start is a steady climb followed by a long descent, and the end is completely flat. No spectacular views, but you get to explore a pleasant valley and the Mathay gravel pits. Before setting off, I was a little worried about the noise from the road, but you're far enough away that it doesn't bother you.

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Gen.G
Gen.G
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello Girardin (Mq?)

Thank you for this very pleasant route, particularly the forest section, and for the beautiful view of the lake from the end of the gravel pit.

Accessible to all, with varied surroundings and paths. Worth discovering and sharing with others!

Side note: just before the (5), I didn't realise I was crossing the old railway line, as the tracks were no longer visible ("turning area", tarmac).

Geneviève

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corna54
corna54

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A nice, pleasant hike. We hesitated a little at the third electricity pylon, thinking there was a path leading from it, but when we couldn't find anything, we retraced our steps.

Daniel

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patoche58
patoche58

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

for a nice walk, even with children. Very pretty little route

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xander211111111111
xander211111111111

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

Hello,
nothing special to see, not much to look at
limited interest
Not recommended for children as there is little of interest for them

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perrfam1
perrfam1

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

hello, we did indeed follow the Bourguignon trail
we are occasional walkers, but we enjoyed this walk and, most importantly, we didn't get lost!
the explanations were good, except that we did have to search a bit because of the new housing development.
as for the viewpoints, the vegetation has grown a lot, so they were less interesting. We enjoyed the banks of the Doubs and, overall, this shaded route through the woods was good for a hot day
thank you for this route and we will choose your site again
have a nice day

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koukinet
koukinet

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A pleasant, easy walk with plenty of shade. At one point, the description led us down the wrong path. After going around the chalet, it says: "At the next intersection, turn right and go up this path to reach a crossroads, turn right (OK so far), then at the next intersection turn left (not correct, at the next intersection you have to continue straight ahead for about 200 m and only then turn left to arrive under the power lines). The route is also unclear in the Mathay village housing estate. But then the end of the walk along the Doubs is very beautiful.

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for reporting this. Unfortunately, we cannot update the map; we will have to wait for the IGN to look into it. But at least future hikers will have the information.
Kind regards

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jacky25700
jacky25700

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The map is a bit outdated. There is now a housing estate to cross in Mathay. Otherwise, it is a pleasant walk between the banks of the Doubs and the forest.

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twistbaloo
twistbaloo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

very pleasant, with two dogs, one of which is old, no problems, very good with children too, pushchairs with large wheels can pass easily, the chalet is great for picnics (be careful of the wasps' nest that is there in summer)
If you follow the description, the chalet is 20 minutes from the start, so we opted to do the route in reverse so that we could finish with a picnic at the chalet and then walk for about an hour to get back to the car (which helped us digest :-) )

really happy! The dogs and children were tired!

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Manu D.
Manu D.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very nice route, with a bit of elevation gain, very nice for introducing my future hikers to trail running!!!!!

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olivier_SRV
olivier_SRV

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Short, gentle walk

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