The Yellow Witch’s Walk

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Famous for its Witches’ Festival, Fillières also offers lovely countryside and woodland walking trails. This walk through the woods will let you discover the charms of the Crusnes through the seasons.

The path is currently impassable due to fallen trees. Forestry work is not yet complete.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.73 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 259 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 259 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,194 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 915 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Fillières (54560)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.399868° / E 5.844435°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3311O
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Description of the walk

Park near the civil cemetery in Fillières.

(S/E) Facing the cemetery, take the country lane on your right and follow the yellow markings.

(1) Walk past the German Cross, staying on the same road, and head down to the Crusnes stream.

(2) Cross the Crusnes via the small concrete bridge, then turn left. Depending on the water level of the Crusnes, you may have to take a short, steep path through the trees. Continue along the yellow trail; the Crusnes will be on your left. At the edge of the woods, turn left and continue to the small bridge.

(3) Cross the bridge and then follow the Yellow markings all the way up the hill to reach the D16.
(4) At the road, take the country lane on your left. It will lead you to the village of Fillières.

(5) At the first house, turn left and follow the Chemin de Ronde, marked in yellow, to the cemetery (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,175 ft - Fillières Civil Cemetery
  2. 1 : mi 0.26 - alt. 1,155 ft - croix des allemands
  3. 2 : mi 0.79 - alt. 922 ft - Crusnes (rivière)
  4. 3 : mi 1.82 - alt. 948 ft - Small bridge
  5. 4 : mi 2.16 - alt. 1,125 ft - D16 road
  6. 5 : mi 2.47 - alt. 1,188 ft - Yellow Chemin de Ronde
  7. S/E : mi 2.73 - alt. 1,175 ft - Fillières Civil Cemetery

Notes

Water point at the cemetery.
Walking shoes.

Worth a visit

A lovely spot for a picnic on the banks of the Crusnes.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
Isma
Isma

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk. Just to clarify: after you’ve crossed the little river, if you take the first path on the left, you’ll come across a row of fallen trees. You can carry on straight ahead, but you’ll need to walk through the trees. Take care.

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Marc J1.
Marc J1.
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, with a steep descent at the start and a steep climb just before the end; the section along the Crusnes is quite nice; the signposting is decent, except at the first section of the Crusnes – follow the description on Visorando

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Patrick6869
Patrick6869

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Best done on a hot day, as you’ll be sheltered in the forest.

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