From the Verbois Gorges to the Val d'Amby

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike but little or no signposting

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Date of your route : Jun 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good, except that during dry periods, there isn't a drop of water in the gorges. It's still cool, though!

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Date of your route : Nov 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Done today, 10/11/24, at the Gorges de Verbois signpost, between 1 and 2, which is not well marked, as well as 7-8-9
the highlight of this route is the start of the waterfall and the Larina site. Too much road, but fortunately not too much traffic

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Date of your route : Oct 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike. In the gorges, the stream was dry on 15 September.
Route: a few points to watch out for, in particular: altitude 383 between 8 and 9 and point 12.

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Date of your route : Jun 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It's still a nice hike, but a bit too much road and the signposting is a little sparse. Thanks anyway to the author

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Date of your route : Jun 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route, taking in the Verbois gorges and Brotel Castle. Crossing the fords is less straightforward when there is a lot of water and trees have fallen (June 2024), but it is still perfectly doable. In wet weather, the descent to Hières is quite slippery, so bring walking sticks. The use of GPS is strongly recommended.

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

A beautiful and varied hike.

We did it on Monday 1 May 2023 and had no problem crossing at point 2, as reported in previous comments. At this point, there was a stone ford on the left and another ford with branches on the right (see photo), and we were able to cross without any problems. It may be more difficult if there is a lot of water in the river, but that is not the case at the moment.

There are quite a few forks and changes in the path along this route, but by following the route on our smartphone GPS, we had no problems.
Thanks for this hike!

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Date of your route : Nov 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pretty hike offering magnificent and varied scenery.
There was a small issue at point 2, crossing the stream. We couldn't find an obvious way across, and I didn't make the right choice and fell in... not badly, but I was wet for the rest of the hike... luckily the weather was quite nice.
But for the rest, I realised that if I had stuck to the paper guidebook, I would have been unsure quite a few times. Luckily, I always have my phone with me to check the route and correct any mistakes I make in interpreting the guidebook.
Otherwise, I would describe this hike as easy, very beautiful, varied, and almost a little short... we would have gladly done a little longer...
And there was no one else around... bliss!

PS: I see that the last comment was posted over a year ago... maybe there's something to correct for the famous point 2...

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Date of your route : Sep 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, well-shaded hike. Between point 12 and the finish, the descent is a little tricky and the path is very narrow in places, requiring a bit of caution (but that's what we love!).unglasses(sunglasses)sunglasses:

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Date of your route : Apr 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant and varied route with lots to discover: the Verbois gorges with their waterfall, Brotel castle and wash house, a small stone hut, an old quarry with information panels, the pretty village of Chatelans, and viewpoints (view of the village of Brotel and the Larina plateau near the route (point 12). Varied paths through woods, pastures and small roads, which are generally quiet.
At point 3, as indicated in the description, there is now only one yellow cross on the tree, not two.
A beautiful walk.

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Date of your route : Aug 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magical woodland, beautiful views. Larina archaeological site nearby.
Not too many paved sections.
In short, a very beautiful hike.

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Date of your route : Aug 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

please note that at point 5, leave the wash house on your right and take the main road downhill. This is a beautiful walk, and between points 4 and 5 you will pass a pretty castle. Between points 9 and 10, there is a pretty wash house.

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb hike with lots of refreshing woodland paths in fine weather. We particularly liked the two wash houses, the old quarries and discovering lots of frogs. The only slight downside was the descent at the end of the trail, which can be slippery in wet weather.
We really enjoyed this hike. The lunch break at the Brotel wash house was a nice bonus.

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Date of your route : Jun 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Historic site of the medieval castle of Brotel, known since 1247 and former residence of President Edouard Herriot. Pleasant walk through the woods. We shortened the loop from Brotel to Vertbois, then from Torjonas to Certaux and back to Brotel. We enjoyed this variation in good weather and on paved paths only
Approximately 8 km, which was sufficient as we were accompanied by our grandchildren.

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Date of your route : Mar 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

we thoroughly enjoyed this tour through Larina
helenedolo

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