La Croix Racot

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A walk through meadows and woods, with some beautiful views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.80 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 107 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 109 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 397 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 311 m
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Robert the donkey

Description of the walk

Start at the junction of the D235 and Route de Saint-Romain. Park on the side of the D235 (or possibly in the restaurant car park with permission).

(S/E) Follow the road east-southeast towards Saint-Romain.

(1) At the fork, continue straight ahead (leaving Saint-Romain on your right). Keep heading east-southeast and ignore the paths on your right and left until you reach the Bois de Vauzelle. Enter the woods and continue southeast.

(2) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead, heading south and leaving the woods. Follow a few bends, leaving Les Grands Genêts on your left, until you reach a small road.

(3) Follow the road to the left for about 150 metres. When it makes a 90-degree turn, leave it and continue straight ahead on a path. Walk along a small private pond and about 150 metres later, at a fork, follow the path on the right.

(4) Turn left and follow the road for about 1.2 km (heading north).

(5) Just before a stream, turn left onto a grassy path. Continue for 100 metres and at the fork, turn right. Pass in front of an old barn and cross a stream. Continue along this path, heading west then north-west, ignoring the paths on the right (there is a beautiful garden on the right just before you reach the road).

(6) Turn left and follow the D235 to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 364 m - D235 road
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 367 m - Fork
  3. 2 : km 1.41 - alt. 364 m - Crossroads in the woods
  4. 3 : km 2.35 - alt. 371 m - T-junction with a road.
  5. 4 : km 3.16 - alt. 397 m - T-junction with a road.
  6. 5 : km 4.53 - alt. 312 m - Stream - Fork
  7. 6 : km 6.19 - alt. 349 m - Crossing of a path with the D235
  8. S/E : km 6.8 - alt. 364 m - D235 road

Worth a visit

- Beautiful views of Saint-Romain.
- A beautiful ornamental garden.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Nedar71
Nedar71

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A varied, very pleasant route, covered in the afternoon in fine weather, combining small roads and paths, limited sections in the woods (appreciable during the hunting season), vast views at times (Gourdon, Mont Saint Vincent, but not only...) and, to finish off, the work of a garden lover to admire.
Note: the only slight difficulty is parking at the starting point.

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mamouburni
mamouburni

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A nice, easy stroll

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ggcp
ggcp

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A fairly wooded, straightforward route, not too much tarmac.

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User 17133062

Very good
Do it on the same day in both directions
Could perhaps be extended to Gourdon
Thank you

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Patrice B
Patrice B

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, well described by the author. Thank you for this route.

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corinne.goin
corinne.goin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Route completed in 1.5 hours of leisurely walking without stopping.
Panoramic view of the typical village of Gourdon and Mt Saint Vincent.
Be careful at junction number 5 towards the mill: you must turn left before the bridge, but the path is not visible, it is behind you. So be sure to turn around to see it.
A pleasant hike with beautiful views of the bocage landscape.
No signposts.

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yvetot71
yvetot71
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

An interesting route with very simple and clear directions to follow.
Hiking boots recommended as part of the trail is very wet!
There are no reliable markings on the route (take a map and description with you).

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ceci.pi83@hotmail.fr
ceci.pi83@hotmail.fr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice hike, but be sure to follow the directions on Visorando, as there are few or no signs on site. We only saw one signpost...

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Alex-D
Alex-D

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful walk. It's very pretty. It took me an hour and a half. I'm delighted for a first time.

Hiking boots are still useful for short muddy sections or large rocks. An athlete could possibly do it running if they take care on the aforementioned sections.

The terrain is pleasant. Not too flat, not too difficult either.

Remember to bring a hat and water if it's hot, as there is little shade.

From point 6 to the finish, you'll be walking alongside a fairly busy road. There's room on the hard shoulder to stay safe, but be careful if you're with children.

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Aurélie M.
Aurélie M.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A lovely walk.
When I reached point 4, I continued along the path up to Gourdon, where there is a beautiful view of Montceau and even Le Creusot. I came back down via the hamlet of Bost to reach point 5.

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lionvs
lionvs

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lovely walk with two children aged 7 and 9.
Lacks a bit of shade, especially in the second part.

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magicfr
magicfr

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The dirt road sections are pleasant, but we found that there were too many tarmac roads compared to dirt roads.
The last section is on the D235, which is quite busy... A pity.

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