Around the Château de Montferrand-le-Château

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Visit the ruins of Montferrand le Château castle.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.11 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 172 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 172 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 379 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 231 m
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the castle

Description of the walk

Departure from Montferrand from the distillery workshop.

(S/E) Take the road towards the village of Rancenay.

(1) In this village, go uphill and turn left towards the town hall.
town hall.

(2). Go past it and take the path into the woods.


(3) At the first dirt track on the left after the telephone relay station, go uphill and then follow the path to the castle, keeping to the left of the cliff.

(4) At the castle, descend the path to the village of Montferrand.

(5) At the end of the path, turn left and go down the road to return to the starting point. (S/E).
Superb views of the Doubs towards Avanne.
View of the Notre-Dame Chapel opposite, which is also worth a visit.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 245 m - Montferrand-le-Château distillery workshop - Doubs (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 3.36 - alt. 257 m - Rancenay
  3. 2 : km 3.46 - alt. 268 m - Town hall
  4. 3 : km 3.66 - alt. 290 m - Telephone relay
  5. 4 : km 5.98 - alt. 347 m - Castle
  6. 5 : km 6.91 - alt. 244 m - Road junction
  7. S/E : km 7.11 - alt. 245 m - Montferrand-le-Château distillery workshop

Notes

Walking shoes recommended.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
JulieM
JulieM
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk amid the colours of autumn and sunshine.

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CBU25
CBU25

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Taken on a sunny Sunday morning. Apart from a significant section on a road, once you reach the ridge, the hike becomes really interesting. The view is breathtaking with a magnificent perspective. Completed in 3 hours with a sandwich break and photos 👍😉 and a mistake along the way 😂

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Renoncule
Renoncule

Overall rating : 3.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

There was another signpost that misled us, and we missed the signpost for hiking along the ridge... but we'll do it again.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "route on map", we mean assessing how accurately the route shown on the map corresponds to the actual terrain.
Did the route cause any problems? If so, how can we remedy this?

Kind regards

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dbnazet@gmail.com
dbnazet@gmail.com

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

pleasant route with some beautiful views

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nikles007
nikles007

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk along the ridge between the two villages, overlooking the Doubs river, with the ruins of the castle as a bonus.
Very pleasant.

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nikles007
nikles007

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

From the ridge, you can see the entire Doubs valley.
Stone castle, beautiful path.

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chris3925
chris3925

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A good little walk to get your legs back in shape for autumn and in preparation for long winter hikes, with a reasonable elevation gain.
but what a crowd at the castle! It must be said that the weather was really lovely that day.

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namib25
namib25

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Park in the car park opposite the restaurant Chez Olivier. Much more convenient.

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