Bramont Gorges and the hamlet of La Borie

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk that is easy to follow. Despite very windy weather, much of the walk is in the woods or in the Bramont gorge, which provides shelter for three-quarters of the walk
However, a few more markings would have been welcome, as this would have prevented us from walking the route "backwards"

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Date of your route : Aug 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk.

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Date of your route : Sep 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good route to do in dry weather

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk near the river, shaded and green.
No particular difficulty and with a picnic in the cool.

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Date of your route : Jul 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Did this route on 7 June 2023.
Parked at the menhir car park to combine a hike to see the menhirs with a visit to the beautiful hamlet of La Face and the Cloche de la Tourmente bell tower, then a very refreshing descent along the Bramont stream, which was full of water.
Knowing the area, I think May/June is the ideal time for this hike.

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Date of your route : May 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
My wife and I did this hike on Tuesday, 16 May 2003.
It was a beautiful hike, especially the section along the Bramont Gorges.
There is a problem with the description of the car park. It is not easy to find. You should add
3 parking spaces opposite the D25 leading to the town of Saint-Etienne de Valdonnez.
On the suggested route, at the end of the hike, one trail goes straight ahead and the other goes left uphill.
we took the one that goes straight ahead and arrived at a house, where the trail ends.
to get back to our vehicle, we continued along this track, arrived at the D25 road, turned left, crossed the bridge and continued straight ahead along a small path. 500 m further on, we found the track we had taken at the start of the hike and found our vehicle.
So, a change needs to be made...

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Date of your route : Sep 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route to follow with GPS tracking, less so with the description.
Quite a pleasant route, especially in the first part where the gorges, although not spectacular, are refreshing.
The return section is partly through forest, which is pleasant but quickly becomes monotonous.
It is best to park in the car park on the D25 road, especially if there are several cars. This adds an extra kilometre but seems more sensible to me.

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Date of your route : Aug 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Information about the route is too vague (turn left then make a 180° turn in front of a rock...). In short, if you get lost, it's a shame because the hike is very pretty.

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Date of your route : May 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did this hike together with the one to the menhirs and hamlet of La Fage, making it two hikes in one.
I set off from the car park for the menhir discovery walk and headed towards the hamlet of La Borie (I was on holiday in Les Bondons).
I reversed the direction of the walk, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
the gorge path was very pleasant and the stream was well fed with water (refreshing)
The Clocher des Tourmentes bell tower and communal oven in the hamlet of La Fage were worth a visit to admire some of the restored houses with their magnificent slate roofs... The variety of landscapes and floral diversity made the long walk well worth it.

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Date of your route : May 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, shaded hike along gorges without too much road travel.
Very pleasant descent along a small path

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on a fine day.
A very pleasant route with varied landscapes.
We met a few walkers at the end of the walk.

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Date of your route : Jul 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with quite varied landscapes: the Bramont Gorges, the drystone shelter plateau.
Hike taken in the middle of July: not a single other hiker in sight!
You can take a dip in the Bramont at the end of the hike ;=)
Note the fields full of delicious raspberries on the descent on the left embankment between points 4 and 5.
Be careful at point 6, as the trail cuts across the hairpin bend. To find the path, you need to descend a little below the hairpin bend

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Date of your route : Jun 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, with plenty of shade. The sound of the stream is very refreshing.

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Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, with a picnic by the water and a return trip along a forest trail that is particularly beautiful in spring. I recommend bringing plenty of water. Thank you for sharing the route!

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Date of your route : Jul 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for sharing this pleasant route, which runs along the riverbank for much of the way. Be sure to bring plenty of water in summer, despite the many shaded sections. There are a few too many forest paths for my taste, as I (like many of us) prefer narrow mountain trails, but it's a good walk (and perfectly suitable for families).

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