Eysson walks

An easy walk, ideal for children, starting from the centre of the village of Épenouse.

A walk mainly through woodland between the villages of Épenouse and Vercel. On the agenda: cave, waterfall, wash house and church.

The Reverotte, a tributary of the Dessoubre, is full of charm along its twelve kilometres. You will discover some of its features as you descend from La Sommette towards its mossy and rocky banks.

Louis Pergaud, teacher and writer, author of "La guerre des boutons" (The War of the Buttons), winner of the 1910 Goncourt Prize for his novel "De Goupil à Margot" (From Goupil to Margot), in which he observes nature in minute detail and recounts all this animal life in his novels. He fell on 8 April 1915 at the foot of Les Eparges, in Marchéville-en-Woëvre, in the Meuse. This route allows you to hike through the places that inspired Louis Pergaud.

This lovely walk will take you around the village of Landresse and its surroundings, visiting the places dear to Louis Pergaud and described in his famous novel *La guerre des boutons*. From the Saute quarry, via the Gros Tilleul and Lebrac’s house, you’ll head towards the Grotte des Bougeottes (and its engraved stone) and the cross at the viewpoint. From there, you’ll head back down through the Tuchevey woods, the Grand Teurey and the hut from the novel, rebuilt by the village children. The return journey via the Grande Sommière back to your car will bring this walk—steeped in nostalgia for those who have read the novel—to a close. Don’t say, like P’tit Gibus, “If I’d known, I wouldn’t have come” – you know the drill, so off you go! A hiking app or GPS is recommended.

Starts on the fitness trail and then follows theGR® de Pays for the rest of the route

La Roche Barchey, "the pierced rock" in Celtic, where witches of yesteryear celebrated their demonic cult, offers a vast panorama of the Val de Vennes and the Haut-Doubs from its height of 988 metres. You will then descend through the beautiful fir forests of La Joux towards the more Catholic Sainte-Radegonde, who, it is said, fought an evil ghoul, perhaps descended from the rock, on the night of a sabbath, on the site where her chapel was built.

From the foot of a medieval calvary, head towards the Belvédère des Genevois in the small, remote valley of Martinvaux, passing through beautiful pine forests with slender trees. Then descend to the Source de la Reverotte and follow it to the Puits de la Doye and the Grotte de la Baume.

From the Glacière Cave, where ice is becoming increasingly rare in these warmer times, you will descend towards the Gorges de l'Audeux to reach the Abbaye de la Grâce Dieu, a peaceful abbey in the heart of this wooded valley, once beautifully named the "Valley of Owls". Finally, you will climb back up to the ledges and their viewpoints over the valley.

A short, varied and shaded route to discover the ancient Hiboux valley, the old Cistercian abbey and the magnificent Audeux waterfall.

A walk starting from the village of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans towards the Second World War memorial, where sculptures are on display along the route. The walk continues towards the lovely little village of Le Saucet and its beautiful chapel. The route now descends into the Dessoubre and Reverotte valleys, passing through the hamlet of Gigot. Head back up the Reverotte valley, following the river and its waterfalls, to the village where you started.

A viewpoint, memorial, waterfalls and wood carvings line this woodland trail, which reaches an altitude of 949 metres.

In 1747, Pierre arrived in the village and settled in a nearby cave on the edge of the cliff, where he lived for 45 years, making tinder from oak agaric mushrooms and carving Christs and Virgins from lime wood for the inhabitants. Discover this viewpoint over the wild Reverotte valley and our cool fir forests. An ideal walk for a beautiful summer afternoon.

A rural walk through pine forests dotted with clearings where deer leap about, leading you to discover a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes that has found its way into the Comté region, a cave with two-hundred-year-old graffiti, a fortified house and the beautiful church of Gonsans, clad in wooden shingles and featuring fine statuary.

Set off to explore the Barchet Pond and its peat bog. This vast wetland is a remarkable reservoir of biodiversity. Its soil, permanently saturated with stagnant water, deprives the microorganisms responsible for decomposing organic matter of the oxygen they need for their metabolism. The plant litter mineralises slowly and partially. It then accumulates gradually, forming a poorly decomposed or undecomposed deposit: peat.

From Aïssey, a village in the Comté region destroyed during the fighting in June 1940, you will climb in the footsteps of the carts of yesteryear to the strange Calvaire de Rochandeux and its viewpoint over the Val de Saint-Juan. You will return, following in the footsteps of other soldiers, this time more ancient, by walking along the old Roman road.

An easy walk with little elevation gain, starting and finishing on the road, otherwise through the woods. A viewing point developed at the hamlet known as Château de Cicon. This is a walking route, but it can also be done by mountain bike or on horseback (preferably on dry, firm ground). The route is easy.