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Parking is available at the cemetery in Beure.
(S/E) Turn left (facing the cemetery) onto Rue du Repos, ignoring the yellow and blue sign that tells you to turn left before the war memorial. Walk up Rue de la République towards the centre of the old village. You will pass the church. Cross the D141 carefully opposite the Lucien Roy Military Museum and take Rue de la Cascade.
(1) The street climbs gently towards a beautiful large house surrounded by a park, which you will follow along the boundary wall. At one of its corners, Rue de la Cascade descends towards the hamlet of Bout du Monde. Cross a small bridge and turn left, following the signs. The street ends at the gate of a beautiful turreted country house. Go down to the left to quickly reach a small footbridge over the Mercureaux stream.
(2) Follow the signs along the path to climb up to the Bout du Monde waterfall. Unfortunately, the vegetation in spring and summer hides it from view. When the rocky path joins the Chemin de Maillot, turn right. At the top, next to an electrical transformer, a hiking sign invites you to take the small path on the right, Circuit des Grands Prés. Cross the Mercureaux stream via a small wooden bridge. You are now above the Bout du Monde waterfall. Climb this steep path, where you can see the tracks left by the iron-rimmed wheels of our old carts. At the highest point, look carefully for a small path, just visible on the right, which will take you a few metres further to the viewpoint over the old village of Beure. 
But be extremely careful, as the viewpoint is not secure! Return to the path and continue climbing, glancing down to your right. With a bit of luck, you may catch a glimpse of a chamois's tail.
(3) The path turns 90° and continues to climb towards the Arguel plateau. You can also continue straight ahead for 300 metres, following a stream below that has carved out small gorges (but here too, be very careful, as the stones are always wet and slippery!), then retrace your steps. At the top, the dirt track turns into a "white" path and leads you to the first houses of Arguel.
(4) Cross the D111. To the right of the bridge, you will see an old Michelin sign on the first house in the village of Arguel. Take the sandy path on the left, which will take you to the old wash house. Walk up the lawn towards the road, cross it carefully at the pedestrian crossing and, at the corner of the house opposite, despite the presence of a yellow and blue cross on a low wall inviting you to turn back, climb the small path that leads up to the church. Take a quick look around the church and its cemetery. Go back up the path opposite the cemetery gate. At the fire hydrant, turn right onto the dead-end road, which becomes a pretty path climbing up the hillside (yellow-blue sign).
(5) At the Circuit des Grands Prés sign, continue right towards the viewpoint located 150 metres away. You will soon reach the first viewpoint over Planoise , which is unprotected. Be careful! There is another viewpoint over the Pugey valley and the Arguel hillside, and finally the viewpoint with a view of Mont Poupey.
Turn back, but don't go all the way back to the sign. About 7 metres from it, take the unmarked path on the right that climbs towards the ridge and winds its way between beautiful rocks. When the leaves fall, you will have a view of the Doubs valley on your right. This path leads to a clearing, which you should enter quietly. I have often encountered a few chamois here in the morning. The clearing offers a beautiful view of the Fort de Planoise, the Rosemont and the village of Avanne. Cross the field in a straight line, at the end of which you should easily find a well-marked wooden path, which is sometimes hidden by ferns in certain seasons. In the hillsides, you may be lucky enough to spot a chamois
Turn left onto the D308 which climbs up to the hamlet of La Maltournée (commune of Larnod). Continue straight ahead towards the village.
(6) Opposite a very old house with unmortared stones, turn right onto a stony path for 300 metres
(7) Turn left onto a path. Notice the tracks left by the iron-rimmed wheels of our ancestors' carts. Follow the yellow and red markings. The side paths will be blocked by crosses. You will cross the typical forest that crowns our limestone mountains around Besançon, accompanied by the scent of boxwood. Boxwood flowers and fruits regularly on these soils. The seeds are dispersed by the bursting of the fruits, so it is unable to disperse over long distances.
(8) Before turning onto the N83, listen for the sound of cars and turn left onto a small gravel path that climbs perpendicularly through the boxwood trees. A sign points you towards the Rocher de Valmy, but it will be facing in the opposite direction to where you are coming from. You will come to a small esplanade with an altar and a cross, where Mass is celebrated every year in memory of the resistance fighters who were shot here. There is a table for picnics. Climb up to the Rocher de Valmy via the path that runs to the right of the altar. On this rocky outcrop (altitude 406 m), overlooking the Doubs valley, stands a monument erected in memory of the 20 resistance fighters shot by the Germans at the Citadel of Besançon on 26 September 1943. A book about the Guy Mocquet group was written by Raymond Tourrain. This group, led by Marcel Simon, was made up of young men from Larnod and the surrounding area. It was affiliated with the FTP. Formed in June 1940, it took the name Guy Mocquet in February 1943, in honour of the young high school student shot by the German occupiers on 22 October 1941 at the Châteaubriant camp. This group was behind several attacks against the occupiers. Most of its members were shot at the citadel of Besançon on Sunday 26 September 1943, 16 people in total, in groups of four, between 7.36am and 8.24am. To take your mind off these sad events, take the time to admire the view of the valley, especially downstream where the Doubs river forms one of its most charming meanders.
(9) Retrace your steps and take the paved path on the right that leads back to the village of Larnod, then turn left onto the Route Royale.
(10) Beautiful view of the Côte de Planoise and Rosemont. This royal road joins the paved road, which you follow straight ahead. You will pass the old house again.
(6) Turn left, taking the same gravel path that led you to the Rocher de Valmy. Follow it for about 100 metres.
(7) Take a yellow-red marked path that enters the woods on the right and joins the D308.
(11) At the stop sign, cross the D141 and take the dead-end road, Chemin du Sinaï, marked with yellow and red signs. Follow the signs down a small staircase, then cross the D141 again and take another staircase. You will find yourself back on Rue de la République.
(12) Take it on the left, then Rue du Repos until you reach the cemetery car park (S/E).
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