La Sorme from the dike

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An easy, pleasant walk near the Etang de la Sorme. Beautiful scenery and little change in altitude.
A few stretches on tarmac, but not very busy.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.99 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 35 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 35 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 336 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 291 m
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Sorme dam

Description of the walk

Start from the dike of the pond at Sauvage d'en Haut.

(S/E) Cross the dike.

(1) Turn right towards Vèvre d'en haut and follow this road to the end.

(2) At the junction, turn left towards Le Vaudiau, cross this hamlet and continue for about 200m.

(3) Leave the road and take the forest track on the left, passing under a power line. Cross the Bois des Sapins to a crossroads with a "Chemin communal" sign.

(4) Turn left onto Route Poissons. Leave the access to Les Fermes des Poissons on your right. At the next fork in the road, turn left to reach the Forêt Ronde junction (elevation 308).

(5) Turn left and follow the road to the lake dike.

(1) Just cross the dike and you're back at the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 301 m - Digue du Lac - Sauvage d'en haut
  2. 1 : km 0.56 - alt. 299 m - Carrefour de la boucle
  3. 2 : km 1.5 - alt. 313 m - Intersection with Le Vaudiau
  4. 3 : km 2.2 - alt. 320 m - Forest road intersection
  5. 4 : km 3.33 - alt. 335 m - Intersection route de Poissons
  6. 5 : km 5.01 - alt. 307 m - Intersection Forêt Ronde
  7. S/E : km 6.98 - alt. 301 m - Digue du Lac - Sauvage d'en haut

Practical information

This is a pleasant, easy walk with little change in altitude.
It's mainly on asphalt, but with almost no traffic.
A section on a forest track takes up 1/4 of the distance.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 19 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Nedar71
Nedar71

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A very good circuit in fine weather. We met a few walkers. Most of the route is tarmac (certainly welcome after heavy rain!) but there is very little traffic. In places, there were wide views as the path followed a ridge line. We did the loop from point 2 (near "les Dornans") because we missed the recommended dike route.

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PERRAUT
PERRAUT

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

A very good trail with no difficulties and pretty viewpoints after crossing the woods. 3/4 of the walk is on tarmac but there is very little traffic.
I recommend this route for an afternoon of good weather.

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Blanzy71
Blanzy71

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

We were very disappointed because there was no signposting and we walked an extra 4 km for lack of guidance.
I had printed out the route though.
It's a pity because we were in the peace and quiet of the countryside, but we were alone and didn't meet anyone.

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Juébastien
Juébastien

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Great for stretching your legs. You may even come across some nice animals if you don't make too much noise.

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carenage
carenage

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Getting to the starting point is not easy. It's several kilometres on a narrow road that's very difficult to cross. Fortunately, the farmers with their big tractors make crossing easy by stopping in wide places. The downside of the circuit is the long distances without shade.

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petillant71
petillant71

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

pleasant and easy route, can be extended

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DESROCHES G
DESROCHES G

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

Hello, the starting point wasn't precise enough, you should have known that you had to enter Blanzy.

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Dirk Florquin
Dirk Florquin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Dec 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Steep route, very wet in December.

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CG71
CG71

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant and easy little walk. I recommend it for people like me who don't like hills, two hours of walking without too much effort. I'd do this walk again, I enjoyed it.

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JamesW
JamesW

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Dec 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk, but it's a shame we didn't get enough of the lake.

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patronjpr
patronjpr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Without much interest

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lionvs
lionvs

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We couldn't find the starting point last year, so we did it again this year, taking a different route, and it went well! A pleasant walk, easy because the route is flat. Not much shade, so be careful when it's hot. Done in 1? hours with 2 children aged 8 and 10.

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grandin
grandin ★

bruno71300

Of course, the author or any hiker who has done this route can add photos to this page. They will appear on the site after being viewed by a moderator. Please note that photos of waymarking are not permitted.

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bruno71300
bruno71300

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I'm new to this site, and I'd like to know if it's possible to add photos at intersections, for example.

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grandin
grandin ★

lionvs, for the next time, on the description of each hike, in Practical info you have the link

Click here to find out how to get to the start of the hike.

You enter your starting point, and this link gives you the route to the start of the hike.

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