The Sentier des Bornes trail in Beaucourt

This bucolic, often shaded walk will take you past a myriad of carved stone markers adorned with inscriptions from yesteryear.
The route is signposted.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.09 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 199 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 207 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 578 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 373 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the cemetery car park.
The trail is marked with a yellow ring.

(S/E) At the top of the Pins cemetery, at the corner of the wall, turn right onto a forest path parallel to a small tarmac road, which leads to the football pitch.
At the edge of the forest, when you see the stadium, turn left and walk north along the stadium, overlooking it. Pass between the two sports fields and continue along Rue de la Carrière for about 100 metres.

(1) At the crossroads, cross the D57. The path climbs up into the woods opposite and reaches the summit of Grammont (altitude 578 m). In case of rain, there is a shelter about 200 m away. On the ridge, turn left then right. The path descends, widens and passes by the water tower.

(2) At the junction with the path from Montbouton, turn left. On the descent, and before the Champs Houdin farm, follow the lower path and continue straight ahead. 500 m further on, the path makes two large consecutive bends.

(3) Turn left and follow the bottom of the valley. This very steep path leads to the D57, which it crosses and continues on the other side. On either side, rocky escarpments, sometimes forming cornices, make it very picturesque; here there is a beautiful row of boundary stones. It descends in successive steps to a meadow.

(4) At the monumental boundary stone, located at the boundary of the three municipalities of Beaucourt, Saint-Dizier and Badevel, turn left for about 50 metres and then turn right.

(5) You will arrive at Creux de Malefosse (a geological subsidence). From there, climb a steep path that joins the Vita trail. Then stay on the path that passes a little below until you reach the edge of the woods, where you will find the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 464 m - Cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 468 m - Crossing the D57
  3. 2 : km 2.23 - alt. 560 m - Junction with the Chemin de Montbouton
  4. 3 : km 3.34 - alt. 543 m - The charcoal burner
  5. 4 : km 5.9 - alt. 376 m - Monumental boundary marker, located on the border of the three municipalities.
  6. 5 : km 6.17 - alt. 383 m - Creux de Malefosse
  7. S/E : km 7.09 - alt. 464 m - Cemetery car park

Notes

Departure: Beaucourt, 21 km from Belfort via the A36 motorway and the N1019 expressway.
Parking: next to the Catholic cemetery: Cimetière des Pins, Chemin des Fossés, 90500 Beaucourt.

Visorando was informed by Mr Chevalley, a volunteer member of balisage90, based on brochures published by the Belfort regional council.

Worth a visit

The Japy saga.
Frédéric Japy settled in Beaucourt in 1777. He introduced faster machine tools and mechanised clock manufacturing. From around 50 workers in 1777, the company employed 5,500 a few decades later. But faced with new competition, the company went into liquidation in 1979. Beaucourt retains many traces of this history: workers' houses and châteaux, most of which are still visible in the landscape.
The Japy Museum traces this entire history. There you can see famous objects such as the "Adrian" helmet and typewriters.

Le Grammont.
This is a peak in the Lomont Jura mountain range, where there is an ancient Neolithic camp and numerous burial mounds erected by the Celts. Since the 19th century, this site has yielded numerous bones, axes, pottery and other objects.
For more details, visit https://montbouton.fr/notre-village/hist...

Le Creux de Malefosse.
It is located in the Bois de la Côte between the communes of Beaucourt and Badevel (Doubs). It is a geological subsidence, with an underground river leading to Porrentruy in Switzerland. Often dry, the resurgence rises when the snow melts. Suddenly, water gushes out and floods the surrounding area.

Les Bornes.
From 1042 to 1793, the town of Montbéliard was part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1495, the Count of Württemberg and Montbéliard was elevated to the rank of duke by Emperor Maximilian I. It was henceforth known as the "Principality of Montbéliard". Throughout this route, you will discover the boundary stones that bear witness to the upheavals in the history of this territory.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
huck christian
huck christian

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Still a few trees blocking the way, but most of it has been cleared.

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Philhame
Philhame

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Muddy path with a few trees across it.
The boundary markers are not particularly interesting.

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CAILLIAU.Bernard
CAILLIAU.Bernard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good signage
Compliant round yellow sign.
Follow the yellow circles all the way.

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lisous
lisous

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

For greater ease, follow the yellow circles from the forest entrance to the arrival point.

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martine;
martine;

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk, but best done in dry weather and with good footwear, as some slopes can be slippery when wet (leaves and mud).

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matry
matry

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A walk mainly through the forest, so very shady.
Be sure to choose good weather for your adventure.
There are no particular difficulties, so it's suitable for families. We took our 6-year-old son along with us.

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Calou24
Calou24

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Please note that there are few places to picnic along this route, which is lovely but currently has a lot of flies, mosquitoes and other horseflies.

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nici25
nici25

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A delightful route through the woods, ideal in warm weather!

Unfortunately, we could only do half the course because a mountain bike endurance race was taking place that day without us knowing, which meant there were muddy patches everywhere, especially after weeks of incessant rain!
We'll have to try again in July or August.

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