From Boussières to Busy via the Pierre de Vorges

Park in the car park at the Boussières village hall.

(S/E) Head towards the church, walk past it and carry on straight on until you reach the village boundary.

(1) Join the fitness trail and follow it all the way past the houses, including the entire uphill section, until it turns left.

(2) Leave this lovely path and head straight on along a dirt track which begins a long, steady descent, at times running alongside beautiful rocky outcrops where chamois or roe deer may be frolicking or resting. You’ll soon reach the Pierre de Vorges.

(3) Cross the stream and take the clearly visible path across the meadow, then climb quickly into the woods ahead of you, taking the right-hand Fork in the road. The gradient becomes steeper in the second half of this well-graveled path. At the first houses in Vorges, the road becomes tarmac.

(4) Turn left onto Rue Gevrey and enjoy the panoramic view over the valley, taking in Thoraise Castle, the military camp and part of Besançon. A short distance further on, the path enters the forest. Follow it to the four-way crossroads.

(5) Turn right and take the stony descent, crossing the stream.

(6) Turn left onto Rue de Culot, then turn right and then left to come out next to the stadium. Continue along the Chemin de Lande and then the Chemin du Cimetière to reach the car park at the village hall. Carefully cross the departmental road at the corner of the church and follow the Chemin de l’École opposite. Head towards Busy.

(7) Turn right and take the Chemin de la Côte – which certainly lives up to its name – until you reach the junction with the D183.

(8) Please note: you’ll need to walk alongside this busy road for 250 metres before quickly turning into the woods.

(9) Follow this path for several kilometres. You can also follow the path that runs along the ridge, which offers some lovely views. It is narrower and slightly less well-marked but much more scenic than the forest track. You’ll reach a beautiful fir forest, which you cross. You’ll arrive at the Vorges Monument.

(10) Take the path on the right, which descends very steeply through the meadows, and join the stony track on the left. Follow the Roman road until the first junction with a road coming in from the right.

(11) Then turn sharply to your right, following the^GR®59marked in red and white. Pass a farm on your left and continue through the woods to reach the hamlet of Champ Mougin.

(12) Turn left, following the red and white^GR® signposts^. A little further on^, turn right and begin the descent back down to Boussières. After passing through the industrial estate, head up the path at the foot of the vineyards, then turn left onto Rue des Résistants. Follow the D105 to the right and walk back up through the village to the car park where you started (S/E).

A small shelter in the woods at the end of Rue Gevrey in Vorges.
Bakery and grocery shop in Boussières.
A bar serving light meals and sandwiches.
The grocery shop and bar are closed on Sunday afternoons and Mondays.

The Pierre de Vorges site, ideal for a leisurely stroll along the stream.
The view from Rue Gevrey in Vorges or from the Busy ridge in Vorges.
The church in Boussières and its porch, listed as historic monuments.