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Darcey walks
Route from the Douix Cave to Darcey
This route has been redeveloped and made safer. It allows you to bypass the Douix river and walk through a pleasant boxwood forest before reaching the village of Darcey and then the cave. It is not listed on IGN maps, which is why I used the Visorando app to track my route and highlight it.
From Flavigny to the Château de Bussy-Rabutin
From the village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, a magnificent medieval village, head for a picnic at the Château de Bussy-Rabutin, which you will enjoy visiting. Then return via Alise-Sainte-Reine, a key site of the Gallic Wars, and pay a visit to Vercingétorix.
From one valley to another, starting from Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
A circular route starting from the medieval town of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, allowing you to explore, in part, the valleys of the Ozerain and the Oze and discover some of the restored historic buildings there. Make sure to set aside some time to wander around Flavigny and soak up its rich and varied cultural heritage.
The sources of the Seine and their surroundings
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.
Sources of the Seine and the Ignon
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.
Vitteaux and Camp Miard
This walk allows you to explore Vitteaux, where several buildings date back to medieval times, as well as Camp Miard (spelled ‘Myard’ on local signs) with its 6,000-year-old remains.
Posanges Castle is also well worth a visit.
Route of birdwatching from Villeneuve-sous-Charigny
A pleasant walk offering a variety of landscapes: farmland, woodland, the lake and villages.
Along the route, there are signs showing the birds you might spot
Lac de Pont trail
This trail leads around the Lac de Pont artificial reservoir. This dam was built in 1882 and brought up to standard at the end of 2018. Car park, camping, restaurant, beach and leisure facilities are all available. A footbridge and staircase provide access to the dam and the right bank path. Other modifications underway following the 2018 drought. This October 11, 2018: diving board and beach have been demolished and will be rebuilt. A floating footbridge is planned to serve the activity zones.
The Sainte-Barbe Chapel in Villy-en-Auxois, starting from Champrenault
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.
Circular Washhouses Tour, starting from Saint-Martin-du-Mont
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.
Tour of the Noin at Brémur and Vaurois
Explore the picturesque valleys of the Seine’s first tributaries, the Brévon and the tiny Noin. Stunning waterfalls cascading over the tufa formations!
Between Lake Pont and the Burgundy Canal
Hiking between Lake Pont and the Burgundy Canal. Starting from the village of Brianny, well known for its Sainte-Apolline Chapel and its 15th-century frescoes depicting the Dance of Death, you will then follow part of the Bibracte Alésia trail through the villages of Montigny-sur-Armançon and Villeneuve-sous-Charigny, which are crossed by the Chemin des Oiseaux. The tranquillity of the Burgundy Canal will accompany you before you rejoin the Bibracte Alésia trail for the return to Brianny.
Medieval site of Bois de Cestres
This route takes in the small Côte d'Orienne commune of Saint-Martin-du-Mont, the natural site of the Ru Blanc and the remains of a medieval village dating back to the 14th century.
Circular wind turbine loop starting from Trouhaut
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.
Mont Tasselot as seen from Trouhaut
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.
Circular loop starting from Bussy-La-Pesle
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.
On either side of the railway line, between Blaisy-Bas and Mâlain
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.
Around Le Puiset
On the Langres plateau, in the far north of Burgundy, far from any major roads, lies a landscape of fields and forests where it is not uncommon to encounter does, foxes and wild boar. The final few kilometres follow a babbling brook, passing through two villages and a hamlet that seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world; only the wind and the birds keep us company, and what a magnificent palette of colours in autumn.
Around the Brévon valley, starting from Rochefort
Far from busy roads, this is a small, hilly, shaded route full of running water, where it is not uncommon to see roe deer, does, birds of prey and herons. Discover hidden villages in northern Burgundy.
Roche Aigüe and Baulme-la-Roche Cliffs Viewpoints
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.
Baulme-la-Roche site
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.