From Calmoutier to Colombotte

Wandering along the banks of the Colombine is the very charm of this country path.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.56 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 272 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 259 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,122 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 896 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Calmoutier (70240)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.644807° / E 6.279197°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3421E, 3421O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

(S/E) Parking and starting point: the car park at Calmoutier church square.
From the church, take the main road leading uphill to the right.

(1) Leave this road and turn left into a street between the houses.
At the junction, 10 metres further down, take Rue de Colombotte.

(2) Just before the house, turn left down a path that runs alongside the Colombine, then veers away from it. Pass under the power line and stay on the edge of the Bois de la Craye. After 1.8 km on this path, you will reach the first houses of Colombotte.

(3) Enter the village, passing the town hall. Follow the road to the right until you reach the village exit.

(4) Then turn right onto the tarmac track through the fields for over 1 km; to do this, ignore the tracks to the right and left. When the track passes between two woods, ignore the track to the right and then the track to the left, and continue slightly downhill.

(5) Turn onto the path on the right (almost at a right angle). Follow this through the fields. It will then become a road leading back to the starting village and its church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 899 ft - Calmoutier Church Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.13 - alt. 945 ft - On the left, Rue de Colombotte
  3. 2 : mi 0.2 - alt. 932 ft - Path running alongside the - Colombine (rivière)
  4. 3 : mi 1.28 - alt. 991 ft - Colombotte Town Hall
  5. 4 : mi 1.48 - alt. 974 ft - Route de Champy
  6. 5 : mi 2.26 - alt. 1,106 ft - Path on the right
  7. S/E : mi 3.56 - alt. 899 ft - Calmoutier Church Square

Notes

Follow the yellow markings throughout the route.

Worth a visit

(S) Calmoutier Church with a 15th-century façade, a beautiful carved wooden pulpit, 11 wooden statues from the 15th century, and a Louis XVI-style tabernacle with bevelled sides.

(5) 400m past the junction, a path on the left leads into the woods and takes you to a cave situated about 200m away at the foot of the hill (Please note: this section is difficult to access during the harvest season).

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Jean brice
Jean brice

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Old signposting that is not always present

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Papijoyeux
Papijoyeux

Lockdown, so no hiking

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frank70
frank70

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk, with much of it along forest paths; the second half is out in the open across fields, so do bring a hat...

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Ka70
Ka70
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

An interesting wooded section along the river, pretty villages, and a rather uninspiring stretch through open countryside, apart from the option of taking a detour to the cave. It would be useful to advise against doing this route on very hot days... The estimated duration is appropriate (allowing for breaks and detours without extending the walk). Easy route, as stated. It would be worth noting that the route is suitable for families and for cycling. A more detailed description of how to reach the cave would be helpful, as there is no path across the field. That said, with the help of the map, it is possible to find the cave eventually, with a bit of searching...

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O&F
O&F
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Hello
I already gave my feedback in August and my comments have been taken into account in the description.
Kind regards
O&F

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for that information; I’ve just added a few details

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O&F
O&F

250 metres before point 5, do not take the first path on the right; then, 20 metres further on, do not take the path on the left that curves and goes uphill, but continue straight ahead along the path, which slopes slightly downwards.
Kind regards
O&F

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for this feedback on the walk. What should we add to the description to clarify the junction before point 5, given that we can’t change the signposting?

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O&F
O&F

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

From Calmoutier to Colombotte: A very pleasant walk along a shaded path. If you’re lucky, you might spot a few herons along the Colombine.
250m before point 5, there’s a junction of several paths and no signposting – what a shame!
A very pleasant walk

O&F.

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