The Bois de Moini

Hike exclusively in the forest, on paths and trails with some beautiful ascents and descents. Views of the Doubs and Loue valleys.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.63 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 321 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 319 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 515 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 289 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Quingey (25440)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.107027° / E 5.878063°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3324ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

To get to the start, follow the D13 between Abbans-Dessus and Quingey and park in the car park of the Espace Naturel Sensible de la Côte de Moini

(S/E). Take the path leading to the farm and follow the fence (GR® de Pays Jaune/Bleu trail) until you reach a gravel road.

(1) Leave the return path on your right and turn left. You will reach the next three-way junction.

(2) Follow the forest path on the far left.

(3) At the fork, turn left onto the forest path and then cross the goat pasture, taking care to close the gate behind you. Exit to the left of the shed through the gates, then turn right.

(4) At the next gate, take the path on the left, which is well marked but watch out for brambles and vegetation that is reclaiming its rights. This ends with a beautiful descent along a park. Turn right before the sewage treatment plant and walk south-southwest then southwest.

(5) Continue straight ahead and leave theGRP® on your right.

(6) Before the meadows, take a small path on the right that leads to a white path, which you should follow to the right. Further on, turn right onto a forest road, stay on this road, ignoring the side paths, and you will come to a tarmac road. Follow it to the right until the end.

(7) Turn left (north-northwest) to reach the Monument des Aviateurs (commemorative stele).

(8) Retrace your steps.

(7) Turn left.

(9) Follow theGRP® to the left and follow the ridge, north then north-northeast. You will reach a viewpoint (incorrectly positioned on the IGN map).

(10) Continue on theGRP®. Keep going straight ahead, ignore the start ofthe GRP® on the right, then begin the descent until you approach the D13.

(11) Before reaching the D13, turn right onto Rue des Favorges and then right again at the bottom, before the D13. Return to the intersection you passed on the way there.

(1) Turn left to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 341 m - Moini car park
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 369 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 0.54 - alt. 379 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 0.95 - alt. 376 m - Forest path
  5. 4 : km 1.1 - alt. 360 m - Gate - Loue (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 3.17 - alt. 383 m - Intersection
  7. 6 : km 3.73 - alt. 328 m - Trailhead
  8. 7 : km 5.25 - alt. 468 m - Access to the monument
  9. 8 : km 5.72 - alt. 468 m - Monument aux Aviateurs (Le Grand Bois)
  10. 9 : km 6.37 - alt. 461 m - On the left
  11. 10 : km 8.03 - alt. 485 m - Belvedere
  12. 11 : km 9.64 - alt. 388 m - Right, then right
  13. S/E : km 10.63 - alt. 341 m - Moini car park

Worth a visit

View of the Loue valley and Quingey.
Aviators' monument.
View of the Doubs valley, Chaux forest and La Serre.

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.

Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.4 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
christianmarche
christianmarche

Hello, completed on 06/10/2025, starting from the Quingey campsite, a very beautiful tour with many marked trails, which meant that I did not follow the route exactly.

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samud56
samud56
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We turned back after twenty minutes because it was difficult to walk due to the forest paths being rutted by logging equipment, and we risked twisting our ankles every three steps... We couldn't see ourselves walking 10 km in these conditions... What a shame...

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syletphil25
syletphil25
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Overall rating: 4.7 / 5

Date of hike: 8 March 2028
Ease of following the route: ★★★★★ Very good
Interest of the route: ★★★★☆ Good
Route très fréquentée: Yes
Pleasant hike, but few daffodils this year.

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Lachaux.9
Lachaux.9

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

the yellow/blue markings are often missing

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syletphil25
syletphil25

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk to do during the daffodil season.

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cnu25
cnu25

Sorry Coco25410 for closing the doors... I hope you still enjoyed your hike.

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coco25410
coco25410
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Right at the start of the trail,the second gate was inaccessible... so I followed the GR to get to the aviators' monuments... no regrets... I walked almost 16 km (instead of 10 km). This hike is really worth doing just for the monument... I'm going to do it again with my family because I talk about this place of remembrance so much.

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nicole chabod
nicole chabod

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

description of the hike far too brief due to the number of paths in the area

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cnu25
cnu25

Thank you for your comment.

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sombress
sombress
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I know the area very well. We wanted to check out the route, so we did this hike in 3.5 hours without stopping on 18/04/2023, following the suggested route closely and walking at a brisk pace.
Otherwise, at the start of the hike, when you reach point 2, near the car park, there is no need to turn left to go down to the water treatment plant. It is better to go straight on to point 5 (the path furthest to the right on the map). This path is not really interesting, especially in summer, and this avoids the gates. Otherwise, everything is OK.
Note that about 1 km before point 7, the path is somewhat damaged by forestry work.
This is just my opinion on how to modify the suggested route.
Otherwise, it's a pleasant walk.

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le boich
le boich

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, even in the heat, with a moving monument to aviators.
There are no signs for this route, but after several small U-turns, you'll get there.

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46497477
46497477

Overall rating : 1 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hello,
This route could be interesting if it were better marked or better maintained, and the description of the route much more precise.
After several trips back and forth along the few trails in the area, I still haven't managed to find the route as described.
Best regards.
Pierre

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cnu25
cnu25

Thank you, irma70, for your comment. Too bad about the weather... Have a nice day.

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cnu25
cnu25

Thank you, Brylene, for your comment...have a nice day.

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irma70
irma70

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely outing in the woods, enjoyable despite a storm. We had a wonderful day.

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