Route d'Anthien

A hike on the edge of the Morvan Natural Park that will take you to Mont Sabot, at the top of which you will find a Romanesque chapel. Throughout the route, you will have views of the Yonne valleys and the Morvan mountains: Bion, Sabot and Bué.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.76 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 300 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 307 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 372 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 232 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Morvan
  • ⚐ District: Anthien (58800)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.313002° / E 3.739853°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2722ET, 2723SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Starting from the church square in Anthien, the hike is marked in yellow and blue.

(S/E) From the church, take Rue Moreau. About 500 metres later, the road gives way to a gravel path at a place called Rue Moreau.

(1) Follow this path straight ahead until you reach the D217.

(2) Cross the D217 and take the path opposite, following it straight ahead until you reach the road (Rue de Compostelle).

(3) Turn right and follow the street until you reach a crossroads. Turn left and take the D42 to the crossroads after the Ferme du Mont Bué.

(4) Take the path on the left and join a new road: Rue de Monveille.

(5) Follow the road to the right. At the next junction, continue for another hundred metres, then take the path on the left and climb Mont Sabot. You will come to a road; follow it to the left to reach the summit (chapel).

(6) Leave Mont Sabot by taking the very small path opposite the chapel and next to the road. At the bottom of the hill, turn left onto the path. Then take the first path on the right and continue straight on at the foot of Mont Brion. You will come to another crossroads.

(7) Turn 90° left to take the path that runs alongside the Source Saint-Martin before reaching the hamlet of Chitry.

(8) Turn left and take the first road on the right towards Fletz.

(9) In Fletz, turn left at the junction. After 200 metres, the road gives way to a path. Follow it straight ahead until you reach the road at Croix de Mont Vieille.

(10) Turn right and stay on the road. 200 metres after the wash house, take the small path on the left. You will arrive at the square in Vignes le Haut.

(11) Cross Rue de Compostelle and continue straight on Route Neuve, continuing to the village of Vignes le Bas.

(12) Turn right onto the D217 and cross the village of Vignes le Bas.

(13) Take the first road on the left between the houses. After 2 km, a steep climb leads to the hamlet of Le Chemin. Continue straight ahead and turn left at the first road to reach a cross.

(14) Take the path to the left of the cross and stay on it until you reach the D6. Continue straight ahead on the road to return to Anthien and the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 247 m - Anthien Church
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 257 m - Rue Moreau
  3. 2 : km 2.9 - alt. 324 m - D217
  4. 3 : km 3.69 - alt. 326 m - Rue de Compostelle
  5. 4 : km 4.42 - alt. 338 m - D42
  6. 5 : km 5.18 - alt. 311 m - Rue de Monveille
  7. 6 : km 5.96 - alt. 371 m - mont sabot
  8. 7 : km 7.03 - alt. 296 m - Crossroads
  9. 8 : km 8.13 - alt. 237 m - Chitry
  10. 9 : km 8.92 - alt. 279 m - Fletz
  11. 10 : km 9.99 - alt. 306 m - croix de mont vieille
  12. 11 : km 10.48 - alt. 301 m - Vignes le Haut
  13. 12 : km 11.1 - alt. 279 m - Vignes le Bas
  14. 13 : km 11.64 - alt. 250 m - Rue du Lavoir
  15. 14 : km 13.66 - alt. 310 m - The Path - Cross
  16. S/E : km 14.76 - alt. 247 m - Anthien Church

Worth a visit

(6) Mont Sabot and its chapel.
(10) The Cross of Mont Vieille.
(12) The wash house at Vignes le Bas.

A video of this hike can be viewed here

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Fanou66
Fanou66

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent route, thank you
Spectacular scenery (Chapelle du Mont Sabot)
One small downside was the short stretch of road (not very busy, but tarmac) which I avoided.
I recommend this magnificent walk.

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titidgedge
titidgedge

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful route
Lovely views
Packed lunch on a sunny picnic table in front of the church at Mont Sabot
Passing through typical Morvan villages
Terrain not too muddy despite heavy rainfall in previous days

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gillesmorvan
gillesmorvan

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike in glorious weather. We extended this hike with a circular route via the Armance Neuffontaines farm and the Mont Buée farm to return to the original route.

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Mitzel
Mitzel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A splendid discovery of Gargantua's footprints.
The Bué and Sabot mountains.
A magnificent stroll through a dying rural world.

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boubousse
boubousse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Wanting to shorten the hike, we set off from Vignes le Bas and picked up the trail again at point (2) to return to point (12). Distance: 9.7 km in 2 hours 53 minutes, including a 20-minute break at Mont Sabot. A very beautiful outing with the landscapes of the Morvan and a pleasant break at Mont Sabot.

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marmo89
marmo89

later

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archeboc
archeboc

Not yet completed due to unfavourable weather conditions!

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francine88
francine88

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A truly beautiful hike with stunning views.

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MARCHE CSI
MARCHE CSI
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We will only use part of this route, as it is too long for our members.

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ludivinep
ludivinep

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk through charming villages. It's a shame to have to walk along a country road, but there's no other choice. Completed in 3½ hours with an energetic dog! Worth doing again.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Yes, thank you franckelec (sorry, I used the wrong username in my previous post).
I asked you this question because in your comment you don't mention the hike apart from the video. You've confirmed that you did it, which is the main thing.

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franckelec
franckelec
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Hello, if I film all my hikes and when I make a video available, it is because I filmed the hike in question. All the videos are on YouTube and sometimes, instead of putting the direct link to the video, I may put the link to my home page, but the video is indeed on my YouTube page.
Does that answer your question?

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gazok54
gazok54 ★
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Good evening, franckelec
When you post your video, we don't know whether you did the hike or not. What exactly happened?

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franckelec
franckelec

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 20, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A video of this hike is available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7OqVl6...
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