From Mirebeau-sur-Bèze to Noiron-sur-Bèze via the national forest

This walk through the national forest will take you past the castle, Noiron and Blagny.
It follows a path once used by horses and pack animals to carry timber, charcoal and large game out of the forests, or to bring in woodcutters, charcoal burners and their equipment.
We will visit the villages of Mirebeau-sur-Bèze and Noiron-sur-Bèze, through which the River Béze flows.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.83 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 28 m
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    Descent: - 28 m

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    Highest point: 224 m
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    Lowest point: 196 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park on Chemin du Routoir in Mirabeau-sur-Bèze.

(S/E) Head towards the bridge over the Bèze, cross it and take the first left, Rue des Tanneries.

(1) After about a hundred metres, take the footbridge over the Bèze on the left. Then follow Rue des Moulins to the right (rack-and-pinion wash house). Cross the Grande Rue and continue along Rue Pépin.

(2) Cross the Bèze via the footbridge on the right. At the fork, continue right onto Chemin des Prés. At the crossroads, take the second left, Rue de la Praie.

(3) At the end, follow the grassy path to the left which takes you round the silos.

(4) Continue by taking the path on the edge of the woods on the left.

(5) Turn left to enter the woods. Follow the narrow path for 150 metres, then turn left to join the track leading to the Sommière du Château.

(6) Follow the Sommière du Château to the right. Continue straight on until you reach the junction with the Sommière du Château de Noiron.

(7) Take the second left, the Sommière du Château de Noiron, passing through a gate.

(8) At the first junction (refuge), continue straight ahead.

(9) At a wide right-hand bend, continue along the Sommière de Blagny, which turns right. Proceed to the section of woodland marked 56/58, which is on the left.

(10) Then turn left into the 56/58 clearing and go straight on for about 400m.

(11) At the T-junction, turn left. Ignore the side paths and leave the woods. Continue along a grassy path at the edge of the woods (woods on your right). After the 214m mark, take a wide left-hand bend and move away from the woods. Cross the D30B and head straight ahead along the path.

(12) At the T-junction, turn left onto the D30H (Route de Chevigny) towards the village via the Route de Chevigny. At the bottom, turn right. You will come out onto Rue Muteau; follow it to the right. Then turn left onto Rue de l’Orme to reach the church.

(13) Then turn left onto Rue de l’Église. Pass a wash house (picnic area with tables) and continue along Rue des Vieilles Vignes. At the next junction, head down to the right along Route de Mirebeau to the bridge (lovely view). Retrace your steps and continue to the right along Rue de la Fontaine du Gué. Pass the pumping station and reach a Y-junction.

(14) Turn left; the tarmac soon gives way to a path. At the junction (elevation 213), go straight on. When the path turns right, continue straight on and enter the woods to rejoin the Sommière de Noiron, which you took on the way out.

(15) Turn right and continue along the track to the river.

Continue along the grassy path that runs alongside the river to the metal footbridge.

(16) Cross the footbridge and, at the next junction, turn left. At the next T-junction, follow a white track to the left. Continue to the industrial estate. Take Rue du Brocanon then turn left to join Rue de Préciau. Continue to Grande Rue and follow it for about 40 metres.

(17) Take the second left. At the bottom of this street, turn right onto a grassy path running alongside the Bèze. Take the first footbridge on the left, then turn right until you reach the next footbridge.

Cross the Bèze again and first turn left then right to return to the village centre. At the crossroads, follow Rue Potelle to Grande Rue. Turn right, then cross at the pedestrian crossing to take Rue du Grenier à Sel. At the end of this street, turn left onto Rue de Derrière until you reach Rue de l’Église. Turn right, then left into a narrow lane that runs behind the church. Go down the steps to return to Rue de l’Église and follow it to the left. Cross Rue de Dijon, walk past Saint-Nicolas School and turn left onto Chemin du Routoir to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 196 m - Car park, Chemin du Routoir.
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 197 m - Footbridge - Bèze (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 0.59 - alt. 198 m - Footbridge
  4. 3 : km 1.31 - alt. 200 m - Silos - Grass-lined path
  5. 4 : km 1.84 - alt. 199 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 2.22 - alt. 199 m - Crossroads on the edge of the woods
  7. 6 : km 2.79 - alt. 202 m - Château Sommière
  8. 7 : km 4.16 - alt. 209 m - Crossroads
  9. 8 : km 4.62 - alt. 213 m - Refuge - Junction
  10. 9 : km 5.86 - alt. 201 m - Sommières crossroads
  11. 10 : km 6.38 - alt. 214 m - Wooden section 56/58
  12. 11 : km 6.83 - alt. 218 m - T-junction
  13. 12 : km 9.21 - alt. 215 m - Route de Chevigny
  14. 13 : km 9.63 - alt. 202 m - Church of Noiron-sur-Bèze
  15. 14 : km 10.68 - alt. 201 m - Y-junction
  16. 15 : km 11.8 - alt. 201 m - Turn right. Continue along the path
  17. 16 : km 13.67 - alt. 197 m - Footbridge over the Béze
  18. 17 : km 15.72 - alt. 208 m - Crossroads
  19. S/E : km 16.83 - alt. 196 m - Arrival. Chemin du Routoir.

Worth a visit

The village of Noiron-sur-Bèze, thanks to its many assets, was highly sought-after and therefore rich in history.

According to the oldest records, the commune featured a fish-rich pond known as ‘the ghost pond’, a mill and a blast furnace for iron ore.
The blast furnace operated from 1829 to 1858, producing up to 1,000 tonnes of pig iron. This was the commune’s most prosperous period.

1922: the mill, which had been in operation since the year 800, ceased trading.

Wash house: Built on Rue du Moulin between 1870 and 1872, this wash house was fitted in 1904 with a movable floor operated by a pulley system that could rise and fall according to the water level.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
Philippe COULOT
Philippe COULOT

Thank you
Enjoy your walks.

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MARTDomi
MARTDomi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An easy hike.
The description is very clear and easy to follow.
Good to know: there isn’t much shade

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Philippe COULOT
Philippe COULOT

Thank you
Happy New Year 2020 and happy hiking.

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BEROJOHN
BEROJOHN

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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cello29
cello29

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An interesting route; the village of Mirebeau is lovely, and the route is easy… a lovely nature walk near Dijon

BAE

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

We lost the path very quickly after point 8 and struggled through the thickets, even though the GPS told us we were in the right place.

According to a previous comment dated Friday 5 October 2018 by monnerief

towards the logging area, the path is barely visible and doesn’t exactly follow the GPS track

I think nature has reclaimed its rights, that the path is barely visible and so you ended up ‘off-trail’.

Questions:

What is the make of your GPS?
What satellite accuracy did it display?
And what deviation from the route did it show?

See you soon

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Cousis
Cousis

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk, well described except between points 8 and 15. We lost the path very quickly after point 8 and struggled through the thickets, even though the GPS told us we were in the right place.

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Philippe COULOT
Philippe COULOT

Hello, to answer your question, when I spotted that track, the crops in the field were
ripe, and I wondered about it because I had come out of the woods 30 metres further down and, as I was walking back up along the edge of the woods, I found a trail the width of a person, clearly marked on the ground and without any trampling. I think this crossing point (the footbridge) is used by hikers or walkers to reach Mirebeau-sur-Beze. Furthermore, there are no signs or notices prohibiting crossing the field. I hope an agreement was reached with the field’s owner when the footbridge was installed.

Kind regards.
Philippe.

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monnerief
monnerief

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

What a lovely walk we’ve just had in the sunshine
You can buy farmhouse cheese in Noiron (Rue de l'Orme) and plan to stop for lunch at the tables near a superb wash house
There’s just one problem:
(8) Turn right here. At the first clearing, turn right and stay on this path until you reach another clearing that branches off to the right and left. Reach the crossroads mentioned at an altitude of 202 meters. Here, follow the path to the right and leave the woods to cross the fields to a metal footbridge.
Towards the clearing, the path is barely visible and does not exactly follow the GPS track
Are we allowed to cross the field to reach the metal footbridge?
If not, no problem, everything is clear

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