From Maizeray to Saint-Martin-du-Tartre

Date of walk : Oct 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

We did this route starting from St Martin-du-Tartre and we just did it again starting from Maizeray (the lowest point) as suggested. Very pleasant in good weather with clear views and a downhill return!

One minor comment: the small square in the centre of Maiseray is not easy to find and is hidden on the map by the opaque (A) and (1) markers. Would it be possible to use (semi)transparent markers to improve the information?

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Date of walk : Aug 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Beautiful panoramic views, charming hamlets along the route

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Date of walk : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A beautiful walk with magnificent scenery

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Date of walk : Sep 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

We really enjoyed this walk, but the signs have been changed. From the village hall onwards, the new route is poorly signposted, badly maintained and much less attractive. Sorry about that!

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Date of walk : Dec 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Start of circuit difficult to find. Well levelled. Many paths not maintained. Path quite wet.

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Date of walk : Aug 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
There's a mistake in the name of the street: it's Rue de Guye and not Rue de la Cuve! We looked for it, and no-one knew it, then when we retraced the route we realised there was a mistake in the name.

As far as the car park is concerned, perhaps we should add that there is a small well and that it is a small car park on the left as you go up. There's another place that looks like a car park (but at the finish).

Otherwise, the walk is great, especially the last part before coming back.

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Date of walk : Aug 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
We did this walk this morning. We didn't find it particularly difficult. The weather was very nice, which of course is a plus. The route is easy to follow. Just one small comment: at the start in Maizeray it's not the rue de la Cuve but the rue de la Guye that you need to get to, like the river that runs through the bottom of the hamlet. Rue de la Cuve does not exist!

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Date of walk : May 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

On the return journey (downhill from St Martin du Tartre to Maizeray), the path is unmaintained for 1 km, with tall grass and brambles.

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Date of walk : Apr 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Not a very long walk, but a very nice one in the countryside. The Romanesque church of Saint Martin is very pretty, as are many Romanesque churches in the region. Ideal as a warm-up on the day after a weekend or at the start of the season.

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Thank you for these details. Yes, we had a very nice hike and we had a lot of fun... And that's the main thing; we never worried when, inadvertently or for any other reason, we deviated from the initial plan for a hike or mountain run...

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Hello,

A climb to point 341, then a descent to Colongettes Bas. Then a good path due north towards Maizeray, parallel to the road.

So after the point (7) you headed south-west when you should have continued north-west.

There was a yellow cross on the right, so we went left, following the signs.

The description makes no reference to any signposting. Visorando doesn't recommend signposting because it can be changed or erased... whereas the indications on the terrain are stable information.

Visorando provides a detailed description (which can be improved), a 1:25,000 scale IGN map and, if you feel that waymarking is essential, a virtual waymarking tool: a GPS Application.

This tool, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to validate waypoints and thus remove any doubts about orientation.

But as far as I can see, you've had a great hike, and that's the most important thing.

A+

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It was a little after point 7, at a fork in the road, that we got a bit off track. Straight ahead there was a yellow cross marker, so we went left, following the signs. We climbed to point 341, then descended towards Colongettes Bas. Then a good path due north towards Maizeray, parallel to the road.

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Hello,

Thank you for your feedback. Don't hesitate to tell us where you had doubts so that the author can clarify these passages in the description.

A+

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Date of walk : Apr 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This is a nice, fairly easy route, but the description lacks precision. As a result, we made a detour towards Collongette du Bas, which made this very pleasant walk a little longer, in landscapes that vary a lot, which is very much appreciated.

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Date of walk : Mar 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice walk.
There may be a lack of more precise descriptions, particularly between points 2 and 3, but if you follow the route it's fine.
After point 4, I would recommend taking the path that climbs to the left after the vineyard rather than the curving road.

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