Champrenault walks

A circular walk from Champrenault to Villy-en-Auxois featuring some interesting heritage sites. In Champrenault, a renovated castle, an unusual church and ‘nazoirs’. Further on, the Roman road from Sombernon to Alésia and Villy-en-Auxois, the Sainte-Barbe Chapel and the wash house.

A lush walk through fields and woods, starting from Bussy-La-Pesle, which winds its way through the outskirts of Blaisy-Bas and on to Drée, a pleasant village in fine weather with its stream and old houses built from stones from the former castle.

A circular walk starting from Blaisy-Bas, following the Paris–Dijon railway line to Blaisy-Haut, Baulme La Roche, Mâlain, then Savigny-Sous-Mâlain, featuring scattered monuments along the way as well as splendid sites to discover or revisit.

This route, starting from Trouhaut, climbs up Mont Tasselot and continues to La Rochotte, passing at the foot of several wind turbines. It then returns towards Fromenteau, passing close to another group of wind turbines, before descending back to Trouhaut. N.B. It is also possible to do the wind turbine route without going via Trouhaut, for example by starting from Fromenteau.

This short circular walk starting from Trouhaut climbs up Mont Tasselot via Vau-Mercy and descends via the Creuse. Alternatively, you can take a shortcut and descend via Videmont.

A pleasant walk starting from Saint-Martin-du-Mont, taking in wash houses, wind turbines and a beautiful abbey. This discovery route takes you gently through green hills and vast fields.

Starting from ventilation shaft XV, this lovely family walk through woods and meadows will take you to the petrifying spring of the Fontaine du Loup with its cascades, and to the charming wash house at Blaisy-Haut. It passes through the village with its pretty church and picturesque cemetery, and will lead you to the magnificent entrance to the fortified castle. You can also pop over to take a look at one of the famous ventilation shafts of the tunnel that cuts through the mountain between Baulme-la-Roche and Blaisy-Bas, which was, for a time, the longest railway tunnel in France. Ventilation shaft XV is one of them, and it has given its name to the restaurant situated opposite your car park, on the other side of the road.

There are numerous hamlets in the commune of Saint-Martin-du-Mont, and each has its own picturesque washhouse! During this leafy walk through fields and villages, you can admire the wash houses at Cestres, Saint-Martin-du-Mont, Bordes Bricard and Froideville. The best time to take this walk is in early spring, when everything is turning green again, the first flowers are sprouting from the ground, and the streams and wash houses are overflowing with rushing water!

A bucolic stroll to the sources of the Seine, passing by a pond designed by a contemporary Swiss artist and the ruins of a former 12th-century hermitage.

Uncey-le-Franc is a small country village, formerly a Templar landmark. This short hike forms a circular route starting in front of the church at an altitude of 350 metres.

A lovely walk along the hills between Baulme-la-Roche and La Roche Aigüe, overlooking Malain and the Ouche valley. You can admire the springs of the Douix at the entrance to the village of Baulme-la-Roche, with a small cave, a restored wash house and a water reservoir nearby. You’ll pass through this picturesque village and, from above, can admire the lush green countryside stretching between Baulme-la-Roche and Malain.

A route mainly through woodland on the hills above Baulme-la-Roche, leading to La Roche Aiguë and past an old boundary marker. In spring, you can see martagon lilies, pick daffodils and admire the villages of Baulme and Malain. A remarkable natural site featuring limestone grasslands, this area has been listed as a natural heritage site since 1942. The cliffs are part of an Area of Special Interest.

This path crosses the Channel–Mediterranean watershed via the “Montagne”, through which the 4 km-long Blaizy Tunnel runs.Along the way, discover Well XV, the panoramic view over the Ouche valley and the Baulme-la-Roche cliff.

A beautiful route with varied scenery, passing through picturesque villages. Enjoy a breathtaking view of the Ouche valley and the village of Baulme-la-Roche, situated below the cliff, during the final part of the walk.

This countryside walk in the upper Brenne valley will take you through woods and fields, where you can discover fountains, springs and wash houses, as well as the cave in the quarry at the Geligny cliffs, the pretty Sainte-Barbe Chapel, and the Golotte cirque, where the Golotte spring gushes forth amidst the cliffs.The walk alternates between forest paths and small tarmac roads.

This walk allows you to explore the villages of Mâlain and Prâlon whilst passing through the wooded hills, offering fascinating panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and woods. There are fascinating views of the village and Mâlain Castle, as well as the cliffs of Baume-la-Roche. You follow the spine of the Vouivre, that ‘snake’ of limestone rocks winding its way between the hills.

Discover the witch village of Mâlain, its castle and the village of Prâlon.

A lovely hike in the Alésia region that will take you from spring to spring. Moderator's note , the source of the Ignon, is inaccessible; see reviews.