The Petits Gués route around Cussangy

Discover the village of Cussangy, situated near Chaource. The ‘Petits Gués’ trail offers a walk centred around the theme of water.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.15 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 69 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 69 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 732 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 636 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Cussangy (10210)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.017459° / E 4.103351°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2819SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite Cussangy Town Hall.

(S/E) Turn right onto Rue des Cannes (D27), passing the village hall. You’ll soon reach a fork in the road.

(1) Turn right onto the small road (Rue Jobin). At the end, turn right onto Route de Turgy (D125). Go round the large triangular pond on the left and continue along the road to leave Cussangy. Ignore Chemin des Saulons on the right and head for a junction just before the D444.

(2) Then turn left onto a path lined with trees on the left. After about 200m, at a fork, take the right-hand path, the Chemin des Bruyères. Follow this path northwards, sometimes along the edge of the woodland, sometimes through the undergrowth.

(3) At the T-junction, turn left. At the next junction, turn right. Immediately take a hairpin bend to the left and continue along the same route via the Voie des Noués (or Nouets – ditches where water overflows, low-lying and damp areas). Pass a hunting lodge on your right and walk alongside a lovely little pond.

(4) Turn right onto Rue Quenotte (quenetter means to snoop around, to search with a hidden agenda). Pass the remains of a wash house known as Petit Gué. A few metres further on, at a fork, turn right onto the Chemin du Haut des Pâtures, where you can admire the boundary between cultivated fields and the forest.

(5) You’ll come out onto Route des Granges (D27) and follow it to the left. After about a hundred metres, take a short detour to the right to visit a washhouse. Continue along the road and, at the end, turn left onto Route de Turgy.

(6) At the junction with Rue de la Quenotte (on the left-hand side), turn right into Impasse du Serpent. Turn left before a stream. When you reach a transformer, turn right onto the D27.

(1) Turn right to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 705 ft - Cussangy Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.1 - alt. 702 ft - Crossroads at the end of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.57 - alt. 728 ft - Junction before the D444
  4. 3 : mi 1.33 - alt. 666 ft - T-junction
  5. 4 : mi 2.03 - alt. 676 ft - Rue Quenotte
  6. 5 : mi 2.4 - alt. 656 ft - Route des Granges (D27)
  7. 6 : mi 2.84 - alt. 699 ft - Impasse du Serpent
  8. S/E : mi 3.15 - alt. 705 ft - Cussangy Town Hall

Notes

It is recommended that you wear good walking shoes and bring clothing to protect against rain, sun or the cold.
Don’t forget to bring a rucksack containing a small first-aid kit, a mobile phone, a map, water and food.
In Cussangy, SAS Les Champignons de Cussangy (selling mushrooms and other local produce).
Take care when near roads.
It is strongly advised not to use the hiking trails during the hunting season.
An additional walk takes you to the Roma wash house (see dotted line on the map): views over the Val Bazin and a visit to the wash house.
For further information, visit: Tourisme Othe Armance

Worth a visit

Discover the village of Cussangy with its fords and its church.
Situated at the junction of two Roman roads, Cussangy once had numerous fords; as many as 35 still existed in 1865. A slight nuance: in the local dialect, a ‘gué’ does not refer to a place where one crosses a river on foot, but to a pool of water or a pond. Cussangy boasts an elegant church with murals that are remarkable for their size and the quality of their execution. A19th-century organ is listed as a Historic Monument.
A surname that raises a smile
It must be admitted that this village is less well known for its beautiful forest marked out by boundary stones bearing coats of arms, or for its three washhouses with their ‘impluvium’ and ‘compluvium’ (two of which are still standing), than for the curious surname of its inhabitants: the Cussangeois. This name was retained by the local council in 1956, which deemed it “not worthwhile to change the name on the flimsy pretext of tasteless jokes – a change which, moreover, would undoubtedly attract ridicule from neighbouring villages for several years to come”.

Reviews and comments

3.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.5 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
vince3
vince3

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

a short, peaceful and pleasant route

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Marie1023
Marie1023

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The Petits Gués route is a pleasant route, partly shaded. It isn’t very busy, and some sections are overgrown with tall grass, making them difficult to follow. Two fallen trees lying across the path mean you have to do a bit of gymnastics… The yellow markings make it easier to find your way, but there aren’t any on the second section. The map extract comes in very handy here!

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Grandosio
Grandosio

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As for the difficulty: one section was rather tricky to get through because of brambles and stinging nettles, which put a bit of a damper on things!

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claudeciejak
claudeciejak

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, pleasant and easy route, very well signposted, though the map is a great help. Varied scenery (village, woods, meadows, farmland).

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

I think you’re overreacting.

If you have a look at the map, you’ll see exactly which way to go, and you can quickly check whether you’ll be passing the village hall next to the town hall. (It’s clearly visible on the aerial view.)

Kind regards

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klaudia333
klaudia333

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Turn right: when you’re facing or with your back to the town hall… if you go the wrong way, you’ll come to a Fork in the road as well…

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Hello,

I’ve just re-read the start of the description: “Turn right onto Rue des Cannes (D27), passing the village hall. You’ll soon come to a fork in the road.”

It seems to me that the details for the start were clearly stated there.

You say you’re a beginner; with a bit of practice, it’ll be easier for you.

Kind regards

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klaudia333
klaudia333

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

We’re new to hiking and found it difficult to find our way around. Perhaps it would be helpful to specify at the start: turn right opposite the town hall. We set off in the wrong direction! The local landmarks (church, cemetery) aren’t shown on the map… that would be a great help for beginners.
We therefore found the walk rather uninteresting as we ended up walking along dirt tracks and it wasn’t really a proper hike. We’ll be back…

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