The fountain tour in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux

A magnificent hike around a Burgundy wine-growing village in the south of Auxerre: Saint-Bris-le-Vineux.
A 10.8 km circular route will take you past eight fountains among the vineyards.
In the village, you can admire the 13th-century church and its Jesse tree, the 17th-century château and its Renaissance gate, as well as some beautiful vaulted cellars.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 168 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 159 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 234 m
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    Lowest point: 131 m

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Description of the walk

Car park in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux located at the roundabout when arriving from Auxerre (D956).

(S/E) Take Chemin des Vaux de Villiers, to the right of the pharmacy, and follow it for 1 km to the Fontaine des Vaux de Villiers.

(1) Retrace your steps for 200 m, turn left onto the path in the valley until you reach the sports field and carefully cross the Chitry road. Continue straight on until you reach Chemin des Prés de Goix, turn right for 80 m then left until you reach the wash house and the Fontaine des Templiers.

(2) Carefully cross the Gouaix road (D956) and turn left to join the Vincelottes road. Follow this road for 780 metres to the Chanoy fountain.

(3) Retrace your steps for 60 metres and turn left, then 200 metres further on, turn left and continue for 700 metres.

(4) Turn right onto the Bailly road, cross with caution, turn left for 40 metres, then go down the path on the right to the Aussept fountain.

(5) Continue for 300 metres, then turn right onto Chemin de Forterre until you reach Route de Champs (D62). Cross carefully to Fontaine aux Crapauds.

(6) Continue along the Route de Grisy until you reach the Fontaine de Grisy fountain on the right.

(7) Continue uphill on the left, then turn left onto Rue de la Vierge des Aides.

(8) At the end, at the three-way junction, turn left to the Fontaine de Fontenoy.

(9) Turn right at a right angle onto the path for 900 m, turn left, then turn right to follow the path parallel to the Route d'Auxerre (D956). Continue straight ahead, then descend to the right along the cemetery to the Fontaine de la Porte d'Auxerre.

(10) Cross the D956 carefully at the pedestrian crossing to return to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 173 m - Car park in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, D956 roundabout
  2. 1 : km 1.02 - alt. 173 m - Fontaine des Vaux de Villiers
  3. 2 : km 2.68 - alt. 145 m - Fontaine des Templiers
  4. 3 : km 3.55 - alt. 162 m - Chanoy Fountain
  5. 4 : km 4.48 - alt. 227 m - Fork
  6. 5 : km 5.45 - alt. 160 m - Aussept Fountain
  7. 6 : km 7.05 - alt. 147 m - Fontaine aux Crapauds
  8. 7 : km 7.26 - alt. 156 m - Fontaine de Grisy
  9. 8 : km 7.81 - alt. 168 m - Fork
  10. 9 : km 8.5 - alt. 141 m - Fontaine de Fontenoy
  11. 10 : km 10.68 - alt. 173 m - Fontaine de la Porte d'Auxerre
  12. S/E : km 10.73 - alt. 173 m - Car park in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, D956 roundabout

Notes

Worth a visit

After the hike, explore the village centre, where the shopkeepers and winegrowers will give you a warm welcome.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Clo89
Clo89

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A very nice first part (unfortunately, the black poplar did not withstand the Gerard storm...), the last section in the town has no internet.

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Ma Vidal
Ma Vidal

Hello,
I didn't express myself clearly. What I meant was that once we turned onto Rue de la Vierge des Aides, at the end of the street there was a path on the right that we almost took.
Kind regards

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Gérardchatelain
Gérardchatelain

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback on the route.
At point 8, at the three-way junction, there is a concrete post on the right-hand side of the path. Attached to this post is a sign pointing to the left and marked "La ronde des fontaines" (The fountain tour).
Following your comment, I thought it had been removed, but I just went to check and it is still firmly attached.

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Ma Vidal
Ma Vidal

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A superb walk with a reasonable elevation gain.
The only slight downside was that there was no marker before point number 8 on the three-way junction.
We ended up finding it by using Google Maps and comparing the two maps, yours and the one on our phone.
We are fans of your walks.

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Gérardchatelain
Gérardchatelain

Hello,
Thank you for your comment.
Could you please tell me where you encountered a problem so that we can improve our signage?
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Gérard Chatelain

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Anita F
Anita F

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Luckily we had the route with us, because I think we would have missed at least one of the fountains. Thank you.

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Gérardchatelain
Gérardchatelain
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Hello,
Thank you for your feedback on our route.
We will remedy this by adding a post closer to the path.
Gérard Chatelain

The necessary work was carried out this morning, Saturday 19 August.

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TDahlem
TDahlem

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route through the vineyards. There are a few steep climbs, but they are short and therefore rewarding when you reach the top and take in the view.
One small downside: the first fountain, which is set back a little from the path, could be better signposted with a sign on the path rather than just in front of the fountain, which is almost invisible from the path.
In addition, you'll meet some very welcoming and "talkative" villagers (that's a compliment) who love to talk about their village.

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lePetitJeanPierre
lePetitJeanPierre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
There were quite a few of us, including some young walkers, so we shortened the route by using your information and going from starting point 1 to point 2, point 10, point 9, point 8, point 6, point 7, and back to the starting point.
Between points 2 and 10, we passed through the heart of the village, where there are beautiful houses and a woodcarver's workshop. We passed very close to the church, which is worth a visit, with the pink house opposite.
A lovely walk, beautiful fountains, stunning views.
If you wish, there are a few wine cellars you can visit. I recommend those of the Bersan family, Pierre Louis and Jean François. I particularly appreciated JF's enthusiasm and knowledge of wine.
Despite the dry weather, you need good shoes because it is very wet in places, with mud and slippery surfaces.

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remi2000
remi2000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, hilly route that is well signposted.
and the icing on the cake was that we met the creator of this route, who gave us information about his fountains and told us that he was going to add information boards at each fountain. Well done to all the volunteers!

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Gérardchatelain
Gérardchatelain

Thank you for your appreciation, and we look forward to seeing you at "La ronde des fontaines" in the autumn when the vine leaves change colour. There are some magnificent photos to be taken.

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Wido
Wido

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 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 hike. No particular difficulties, wide, clean paths, excellent signposting.
The route allows you to explore some interesting local heritage. The scenery is superb, with remarkable views of the village of St Bris. Crossing the vineyard is particularly pleasant during the grape harvest.
A 5-star hike to be enjoyed without moderation.

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