Tour de Jaugey to Grenant

Car park on Rue de la Gironde, about 50 m from Place du Lavoir.
The trail has been included in the Plan D since 2020...

(S/E) Leave the car park by turning left onto Rue de la Gironde. Pass to the right of the wash house to take Rue de Châteauneuf. This leads to a stony path that climbs south-west.

(1) After about 1 km, the Tour de Barbaricum turns left, whilst the Tour de Grenant continues for a further 1 km along Chemin de Châteauneuf, until the junction with Chemin de La Grande Couture.

(2) Turn right onto Chemin de la Grande Couture. When you reach the D114 road, turn right towards the hamlet of Vaux.

(3) Turn left into Rue de la Fontaine, then right into the street called "Chemin des Vignes". The street leads onto the road heading towards La Montagne.

(4) Cross it and continue along a stony track until you reach a junction. The full Grenant Circuit heads left. A shorter alternative, which cuts the route in half, heads right.

(5) The left-hand branch, which you should take to complete the full Tour, heads south-west initially before climbing northwards to reach a large agricultural shed.

(6) When you reach the barn, go round it to take the path that descends to its right. Just after a hairpin bend, turn left, downhill, onto a narrow track that leads to the village of Grenant on the Grande Rue. Turn right onto it. Walk a few metres north; the wood-fired oven is on the left-hand side of this street.

(7) Once you reach the wood-fired oven, continue along Grande Rue and turn right into Ruelle Gauthier, which runs alongside the cemetery. Continuing alongside the cemetery, pass the town hall and then the church. Return to Grande Rue, which is continued by the D114. It descends towards the hamlet of Charmoy.

(8) After about 250 m, when you reach a right-angled junction, turn right (i.e. away from the branch leading down to Charmoy). Continue to a large water reservoir. Go round it on the right and turn left onto the eastern branch of a new path. Follow the yellow markings to reach the "Les Brûlées" woodland. Here you’ll join another path, also marked in yellow, known as "La Traversée des 5 Vallées".

(9) As the signs indicate, the two paths continue together to reach the hamlet of La Montagne.

(10) Turn left onto the tarmac road which descends southwards towards Vaux. Before reaching the hamlet, leave the road and turn left (eastwards) onto the Chemin des Vignes, which runs along the hillside.

(11) After several hundred metres, the path is joined by the Tour de Barbaricum, which descends from the “Trou-qui-fume” from the west. Continue along the hillside on the Chemin des Vignes.

(12) After a hairpin bend, head down to the right towards the hamlet of Jaugey. (The “Traversée des 5 Vallées” trail continues eastwards). The car park, the starting point, is about 1 km away. (S/E)

Standard facilities for a fairly easy hike.

Numerous fountains:
(S/E) at the Lavoir de Jaugey
(4) Three fountains in Vaux: at the bottom of Rue de la Fontaine, in the middle, and a little further up the same street.

(S/E) The Lavoir de Jaugey, listed as a “Remarkable Monument”. A crossroads for numerous trails: “Le Tour de Barbaricum”, “Quatre Balcons sur la vallée de la Gironde”, the link to the “Tour de Marigny”, to the “Traversée des 5 Vallées”, and to the “Balcons et Roches de Veluze”.

(3) The three fountains on the street of the same name, at the bottom, in the middle and at the top, just before the body shop.

(7) The wood-fired oven in Grenant is lit on festive days.

(S/E) 2 km to the east, in Barbirey-sur-Ouche,

The gardens of Barbirey Castle, classified as “Remarkable Gardens”
Le Faim Bien, a refreshment point set up by the local council. A meeting place for walkers.