Le Cygle

Departure from Place du Champ de Foire.

Marked trail - Mountain bike trail no. 4

(S/E) Head towards the centre of the village and quickly turn right onto Rue du Moulin. Continue to the end of the street.

(1) Turn right, then take Chemin du Sigle on the left. Continue to the crossroads in the forest with the path leading to the right to Noie Villerand.

(2) Turn right towards the Étang de la Noie Villerand, follow it and then take the path on the left, then the one on the right after a short steep climb. Continue north-east. At the crossroads, turn left at the junction with the Rectangle Vert and then go right. Pass behind a shed in Les Rudes, continue to the left and then follow the Étang des Contances.

(3) Pass in front of the house, follow the path to the intersection with the D266 (Route de Ternuay) and turn left.

(4) After the climb, at a place called Le Pied du Mont, continue to the right before the houses, on the track leading to the hamlet of Saint-Hilaire (very steep path).

(5) Once you reach Saint-Hilaire, continue left until you reach a place called "le Mont de Beau".

(6) Continue along the road and, after the hamlet, take the path on the right.

(7) At the road (D266), turn right and then leave it at Moulin Foultot by turning left. Then continue straight ahead.

(8) When you reach Les Oroz, take the D293 on the right towards Melay for a short while, then turn left onto the path between the two houses (the chain only prevents motor vehicles from passing). Continue straight ahead, then turn right and then left.

(9) Turn right to reach Moulin Grillot, then take the hairpin bend to the left at the crossroads.

(10) When you reach the farm, go down the grassy path on the left. Cross the footbridge over the stream before turning right and then left at the next crossroads, then right again.

(11) Back on the tarmac road, turn right. Pass in front of Moulin Bégeot.

(12) Cross the D73 and climb up to Étang la Dame.

(13) Turn left. After Morinteau, continue left, then turn left again onto the road to reach Les Noyes Parrons. At the crossroads, keep left.

(14) Reach the centre of Mélisey by crossing and turning right onto the D73, then left at the next crossroads. Follow the Route des Échelets to the end. Continue on the D293 to the right until you reach the centre of Mélisey. First turn right then left and reach the Place du Champ de Foire (S/E).

Bicycles can be hired from the Melisey Tourist Office.

The Tourist Office, Place de la Gare in Mélisey, provides tourist information about the region, particularly on hiking routes.
The "au fil de l'eau" tour of the village allows you to discover the traces of the first industries along the Ognon and its canals, up to the remarkable Saints Pierre-et-Paul Church and its Romanesque choir.

The Praille Leisure Area, just outside Mélisey in the direction of Servance, consists of a summer swimming pool (closed in 2020), children's games, a refreshment bar and picnic tables, all on the banks of the river.

Opposite La Praille is the Manège des 1000 Étangs, an equestrian centre.