La Roche Sarrazine from Les Petits Fourgs du Haut

A very pleasant, peaceful walk, the first half of which takes you through beautiful coniferous woods to this magnificent viewpoint over the Château de Joux and La Cluse, before returning in the sunshine with a beautiful unobstructed view of the plateau.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.65 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 423 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 417 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 3,917 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3,494 ft

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Description of the walk

Park in the centre of the village of Les Petits Fourgs du Haut, taking care not to inconvenience the residents.

(S/E) Take Impasse de la Victorine to reach the crossroads of a forest path.

(1) Take it on the left and quickly enter the forest to reach the Potale de Notre-Dame des Buclés.

(2) Continue on and you will soon reach the GR®145 crossroads.

(3) Turn right onto the GR® and follow the red and white markings. Reach the western edge of Roche Sarrasine. Begin an easy descent to reach the crossroads of the hamlet of Sur la Roche.

(4) Keep left on the GR®, which is not very well marked here, and you will come to a developed area that also offers an interesting viewpoint.

(5) Turn right onto the GR® and walk down a slight slope. Leave the forest, pass Combe Maudry, then the hamlet of Les Sécherons, and you will come to a T-junction at Chemin des Bolets.

(6) Take this path on the right and at the next crossroads, leave the GR® trail on the left. Continue straight ahead on Chemin des Bolets, then enter the village of Les Fourgs, in front of the Centre d'Intervention des Fourgs.

(7) Cross Rue des Meraillis, then take thefirst road on the left. Continue along Impasse du Châtele, then turn right onto Rue du Tillot to return to the car park in the centre of the village of Les Petits Fourgs du Haut (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 3,494 ft - Car park in the village of Petits Fourgs du Haut
  2. 1 : mi 0.19 - alt. 3,543 ft - Forest path
  3. 2 : mi 0.75 - alt. 3,596 ft - Potale de Notre-Dame des Buclés
  4. 3 : mi 0.96 - alt. 3,573 ft - GR145
  5. 4 : mi 2.14 - alt. 3,894 ft - On the rock
  6. 5 : mi 2.39 - alt. 3,858 ft - Belvédère de la Roche Sarrasine
  7. 6 : mi 3.65 - alt. 3,576 ft - Chemin des Bolets
  8. 7 : mi 4.17 - alt. 3,563 ft - Intervention centre
  9. S/E : mi 4.65 - alt. 3,501 ft - Car park in the village of Petits Fourgs du Haut

Notes

(5) Enjoy the view, and if you are lucky enough to have good weather, prepare to enjoy an exceptional panorama. There are picnic tables and a small shelter, so you can have a picnic here.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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