A trip to the valley from the Butte de Suin

(S/E) From the town hall, head down Route de la Butte.

(1) Take the second left onto Chemin des Marots, then turn right onto a small path towards the Bois de la Montagne.

(2) Once you’ve crossed it, take the Route de Tillay on the left.

(3) In Tillay, take the first right onto Chemin des Barons. Continue straight on along this path.

(4) At the end of the path, turn left onto the Chemin des Parais.

(5) At the junction, by the wooden cross, carry on straight ahead along the track.

(6) Further on, at the Fork in the road before Sous les Pins, carry straight on, then, after the house, take a path on the right.

(7) At the Champs de Boulay junction, turn right.

(8) After about 1 km, at the Fork in the road, keep right and cross over the Ruisseau de la Carrèze. Turn left then go straight on.

(9) At the junction with the D79, carry on along the path that goes straight ahead.

(10) After 200 metres, at the fork, turn right onto Chemin de la Vernaie. After 600 m, at Bois de la Vernée, carry on straight ahead.

(11) Join the road and follow it to the left.

(12) Turn right onto the Route de la Vernaie towards La Tanière.

(13) At the junction at Étang Pontus, after the cowshed and the farmhouse, first turn right then left and continue along Chemin d’Availly.

(14) Cross the D79 and continue straight on along the Route de Tillay, then turn left onto the Chemin de l’Étang d’Availly.

(15) After the pond, turn right onto Chemin des Molières.

(16) Before the Hautvel pond, turn left.

(17) When you reach the road, turn right. Continue straight on along the Route du Bois de Morphée.

(18) After 200 metres, continue to the right along the path. When you rejoin the road, carry on straight ahead.

(19) At the junction, turn left onto Route du Gauzat.

(20) At Le Gauzat, turn right.

(21) At Paillon, take the D379 on the left (Route de la Butte), then turn right onto the Chemin des Buis. When you reach the hilltop, you can take a detour to the viewpoint. Otherwise, at the junction, turn right and head for the car park (S/E).

Toilets are available in the town hall car park.

Panoramic views of the Charolais and Beaujolais hills.

La Butte de Suin:a must-see viewpoint. It rises to 593 metres. A path leads to the statue of the Virgin Mary, where there is an orientation table. From there, a magnificent panoramic view unfolds. You can see the Charolais to the west, Mont Saint-Vincent and Montceau-les-Mines to the north-west, the Chalonnaise region to the north-east, the Clunysois to the east, and Mont Saint-Cyr and the foothills of the Beaujolais to the south. The hill was home to a fortified site from the Celtic era until^{the 16th} century.