Double circular loop starting from Cerre-les-Noroy

Park near the church in Cerre-lès-Noroy, by the washhouse and fountain; there are parking spaces in the vicinity.

(S/E) Take the Grande Rue downhill to quickly reach the Y-junction with the Route d’Autrey.

(1) Turn right onto the winding path leading to the farm. Follow the old railway line; it’s a lovely gravel path. You’ll come to a four-way junction.

(2) Stay on the main track and carry on straight ahead. Cross a wood and follow the edge of a new copse until you reach a road junction.

(3) When you reach the road, cross it and carry on straight ahead; do the same at the next road. After the bend, walk straight up the slope to the old station, walk past it and join the district road by walking alongside the private property. Join the district road.

(4) Turn right, follow the departmental road for about a hundred metres and take the first tarmac track on the right, which climbs steeply. Follow the wide forest track until you reach the Y-junction.

(5) Turn slightly right, continue uphill and, at the top, turn left, staying on the main track.

(6) At the junction of two lovely tracks, turn left and continue down the slope.

(7) At the end of the long straight stretch, at the T-junction, turn right onto the long forest track straight ahead until you reach the road.

(8) When you reach the road, turn right for 10 metres, then left onto the only path available. It’s stony at first but turns to dirt as it climbs. Stay on the main path: a long climb followed by a gentle descent to the road.

(9) At the cross just before the road, turn right and walk alongside the road for 200 metres (watch out for traffic).
Take the path on the right below and follow the main stony path, which turns into a dirt track. Keep going alongside the woodland across the meadow, following the path. You’ll reach the crossroads you passed on the way out.
Once you’ve rejoined the path a little further up, carry on until you reach the old railway line.

(2) Cross over and take the path opposite.

(10) Join the path, turn left for 5 m, then turn right onto the path. It is easier to continue walking across the succession of meadows than to join the path through the woodland (crossing the boundary by eye).

(11) At the far end of the last meadow, a path appears; simply follow it through the woodland until it reaches a green waste disposal site and then a tarmac road. Continue on to Autrey-les-Cerre.

(12) In Autrey, take the first path on the left as you head downhill. It runs straight along the edge of the woodland and offers a good, unobstructed view towards the bell tower at Cerre. You’ll pass by a pond.

(13) Join the D81 and follow it to the first junction.

(1) Turn right and head back up into Cerre-les-Noroy to the starting point (S/E).

(1) Remarkable washhouse, water for refreshment, not drinkable.

If you’re feeling tired, you can return directly to Cerre-les-Noroy by following the old railway line (S)

(S) Remarkable church interior, exceptional wall paintings + washhouse fountain

(1) Second washhouse fountain (and drinking trough)