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).
