Between woods, villages and countryside north of Dole

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk starting in Chevigny towards the cheese dairy, which was unfortunately closed on Mondays. Well-maintained paths and beautiful views. Thank you, Vitamine, for suggesting this route.

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Date of your route : May 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, consistent with the description and various comments.
In the village of Archelange, shortly after setting off, we had coffee by a beautiful fountain.
We ate in the village of Chevigny at the foot of the church on tables with benches.
The icing on the cake was that, on 1 May, there was a large village car boot sale for those interested.
Definitely worth doing!

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Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, pleasant in hot weather.
A beautiful view of the Jura mountains, a walk that alternates between woods, meadows, dirt tracks and roads.
I followed Visorando and there were no mistakes along the way.

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Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

When you arrive at Chevigny at the crossroads by the cemetery, go straight ahead, past the metal shed, to reach the path 100 metres further on.
A pleasant and relatively easy hike
With beautiful views of Burgundy on one side and the Jura on the other, with the added bonus of Mont Blanc.

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Date of your route : Apr 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I would like to give you my opinion on the hike. It was not well signposted and we had to ask for directions several times. We ended up walking 4 km more than the route indicated.

On the other hand, we discovered some beautiful little villages.

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Date of your route : Jul 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route. The paths between villages are well maintained and well located.
The views over the Jura plain, Mont Roland and even Mont Blanc in the distance add extra interest to this hike. A good route.

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Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very attractive and varied route, passing through villages, meadows and woods. Lovely views along the way. Thanks to the author.

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Date of your route : Nov 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We went on Sunday, 17 November.
Some paths were closed due to hunting, so we had to improvise...

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Date of your route : Jul 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk.
I set off from the church car park. The description at the entrance to CHEVIGNY seems incorrect to me.
At the cemetery, turn right and walk back towards the village for about a hundred metres, then turn left onto the path between two houses!

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Date of your route : Jun 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for this hike,
A good balance between forest and countryside.
Very beautiful views of the countryside and villages.
We set off from Chevigny church square, next to the Comté cheese dairy, which sells excellent products.
Allow time to visit the villages of Franche-Comté, which we were unable to do. A hike to be repeated for the villages.
A little hesitation at the start in Chevigny, but nothing catastrophic, with the route map, a compass and a little orientation.
Thanks to the author.

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Date of your route : May 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Average description - Thanks to the Visorando GPS app for tracking the route -
A big mistake: At the entrance to Chevigny: At the entrance to this village, turn left towards the cemetery, then turn left at the cemetery onto a path running alongside a field and continue towards Menotey (1.8 km).
In fact: "At the entrance to this village, turn right towards the village, then after about 50 metres, turn left onto a path that passes between the houses and joins a path running alongside a field and continue towards Menotey (1.8 km)."
Thanks to the author.

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very well-maintained trail, including in the forest, very pleasant route, superb views, particularly just after Menotey (landmark 6).

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Date of your route : Jun 09, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Nice hike, just a problem with the description at the cemetery in Chevigny.
A word of advice: don't wear shorts or sandals as there are some sections with tall grass.

Another tip: the car park at the start is very isolated, and as a result, I had a window smashed and a bag stolen from my car.
So it's better to leave your car in the village and adjust the start of the hike. It's also possible to start from the Chevigny cheese dairy, where there are always people parking not far from the church.

Apart from this minor inconvenience, it's a very pleasant walk.

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Date of your route : May 09, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk in a rural setting along paths between fields, with a bit of forest. Beautiful scenery towards the end once you reach the hill between Menotey and Jouhe. The paths range from fairly busy roads (not very pleasant, of course, but fortunately quite short) to simple tracks through tall grass.

We hesitated at a few points along the way about which path to take:
- Slight hesitation in the forest between Jouhe and Archelange (we continued straight ahead and then turned right at the edge of the forest, instead of turning right earlier)
- But especially when arriving at the Chevigny cemetery, even though the route is good, once there it is not so obvious when reading the description. You either have to walk along the left side of a farm building, opposite the road you arrive on (the path to follow is not clearly visible), or enter the village a little and turn left between the first two houses to join the path between the fields.
Also note the path between Chevigny and Menotey in the tall grass after the end of the forest (personally, I don't like that very much!).

Thank you to the author for sharing this hiking route with us!

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