Exploring Buc and Urcerey from Bavilliers

A lovely walk, starting along the canal, then towards the two pretty villages, Buc and Urcerey.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.42 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 94 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 97 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 420 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 346 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Bavilliers (90850|90800)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.62338° / E 6.841447°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3621OT
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Description of the walk

Park in the marked parking spaces along Rue de la Charmeuse.

(S/E) Head towards the roundabout, go round it on the left, taking the short detour required to use the pedestrian crossing, then turn right. Turn left onto the path running alongside the canal, towards Parc de la Douce. Continue straight ahead, passing the small lake on the right, until you reach a road (Rue du Port).

(1) Turn left onto it and immediately turn right to join the canal’s Coulée Verte.

(2) Leave the Coulée Verte and veer slightly left to take Rue Albert Raspiller, which continues to run alongside the canal.

(3) At the end of the street, turn left onto Chemin du Tremblet. At the end, turn right. Stay on this path, which is stony at first, then enters the forest. You’ll reach a fork about 200 m past the edge of the forest.

(4) Turn right. As you leave the forest, enter Buc via Rue de la5e Division Blindée.

(5) At the end of the street, turn right onto Rue de Bavilliers. Then, after about 100 m, turn left onto Rue du Paquis, which leads onto a small path between pastures.

(6) At the junction, take the path furthest to the left which goes downhill. At the end of this path, you enter Urcerey via Rue des Vignattes.

(7) At the junction, turn left onto Rue du Mont Vaudois. Pass the wash house and then the town hall; at the corner of the town hall, turn right onto Rue Fernand Anthony. Leave Urcerey and continue to a four-way junction.

(8) Take the path on the left, then keep to the right at the next fork and stay on the same path, which leads further on to a road at a place called Le Petit Volanta.

(9) Follow it to the right, then take the first path on the left.

(10) Then take the first path on the right, which leads to a junction with Chemin du Fort. Turn right and continue to the junction with Rue des Champs Grenier.

(11) Turn right onto this street, following the Cercle Rouge signposts. At the end, turn left onto Rue des Chênes. At the end of this street, head straight ahead and take the steps leading to the supermarket.

(12) At the bottom of the stairs, turn right onto Rue de la Libération, then turn left onto Grand Rue François Mitterand. Continue along this street until you reach the roundabout. Cross at the pedestrian crossing and turn right into Rue de la Charmeuse to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 368 m - Rue de la Charmeuse
  2. 1 : km 1.45 - alt. 369 m - Rue du Port - Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône
  3. 2 : km 2.61 - alt. 368 m - Leaving the Coulée Verte
  4. 3 : km 2.9 - alt. 361 m - Turn left onto Chemin du Tremblet. Cross the - Douce (cours d'eau)
  5. 4 : km 4.94 - alt. 377 m - Three-way junction
  6. 5 : km 5.82 - alt. 383 m - Buc - Rue des Bavilliers
  7. 6 : km 6.73 - alt. 417 m - Path on the left towards Urcerey
  8. 7 : km 7.79 - alt. 378 m - Urcerey
  9. 8 : km 8.67 - alt. 368 m - Leaving Urcerey, path on the left
  10. 9 : km 9.69 - alt. 379 m - Route to the right
  11. 10 : km 10.35 - alt. 392 m - Towards Chemin du Fort
  12. 11 : km 10.87 - alt. 370 m - Rue des Champs Grenier
  13. 12 : km 11.47 - alt. 348 m - Bavilliers supermarket
  14. S/E : km 12.42 - alt. 368 m - Rue de la Charmeuse

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
User 22484654

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 23, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We really enjoyed ourselves!!! It’s a lovely walk that takes you along roads, through fields and woods, and past pretty villages. We managed it in just 2 hours and 15 minutes without feeling like we were rushing. We’d definitely do it again!

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User 20202426
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Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

This route, which looked promising, isn’t signposted. I couldn’t find the right path, which led me to cross pastures full of cow dung, barbed-wire fences and a fairly wide stream.

I think this route deserves to be signposted.

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DOPPLER Bernard
DOPPLER Bernard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A route suitable for everyone, allowing anyone to walk it, although there is a significant stretch of tarmac.

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jmLucerando
jmLucerando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Like many footpaths, they are often deserted, apart from keen hikers
Have a nice day

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