The Sentier des Pierres towards Les Voivres

Hello,
This hike is quite popular. It is worth doing, but I notice that despite all the reviews left, it is not improving.
Regarding point 2, the route avoids joining the small road, but if you follow the path straight ahead until you reach a small wheel, you will arrive at a crossroads where you will find an orientation table and a pretty calvary with a superb view of the surroundings. You can then retrace your steps and turn right to rejoin the original route. You can enjoy a beautiful spot and avoid crossing a field.

The descent to the Quenot forge should be removed from this route as it is far too dangerous, poorly maintained and poorly marked.

Hike No. 35102280 from Bains-les-Bains allows you to reach the Quenot forge safely and then on to the Lallemand pond and back.
This hike involves a lot of road walking and should be avoided in hot weather.

I hope that this hike will one day be corrected because the area is very pretty and the entire route offers some lovely discoveries.

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Date of your route : Feb 27, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello, do not turn left at point 2 to avoid crossing a cultivated field. Continue straight ahead and turn left just above to find the path. Follow the Visiorando trail carefully, as the signage is often missing or the colour of the dots does not correspond. Be careful at the Colosse quarry, as there is a lot of waterwater. Avoid the Forge Quenot descent as it is really too dangerous and the path is often invisible. What is meant by "stone paths"? Are these the quarries or the carved stones? If so, I only saw three or four at the end of the route. Otherwise, there are some very beautiful old restored houses at the start of the route.

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Hello, do not turn left at point 2 to avoid going through a cultivated field. Continue straight ahead and turn left just above to find the path. Follow the Visiorando trail carefully, as the signage is often missing or the colour of the dots does not correspond. Be careful at the Colosse quarry, as there is a lot of water, and avoid the Forge Quenot descent, as it is really too dangerous and the path is often invisible.

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Date of your route : Jul 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, but not always easy to follow based on the description, and there were a few fallen trees on the path at the end of the circuit.

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Date of your route : Mar 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

There are a few sections to avoid: too much water below the Colosse quarry and the descent towards Forge Quénot, with fallen trees blocking the path and a dangerous trail. Otherwise, it’s fine.

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Hello,
Yes, I’ve reported this issue to Suricate… I’m waiting for their reply

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Hello,
I completely agree with you. The person who designs a route cannot be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the condition of the terrain.That’s not their job. As part of a trail-marking team in my area, we’re responsible for marking and maintaining the trails, so if anyone could pass on information—particularly regarding the condition of the path leading down to the forge—to the local trail-markers, that would be brilliant.
Thank you in advance if you can help or if you know someone who can, as it really is a lovely hike

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Hello,
Since we first discovered this route in 2023 – which was already a bit difficult to follow but still passable, except near the Quenot forge – we have noticed that the path is deteriorating and may cause problems with navigation or even safety.
We note that ‘Grandin’, the creator of this route, designs walks in all regions of France; how, in this case, can we ensure that the route is maintained and corrected based on feedback from walkers? This seems impossible to me.
Thank you

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Very difficult to follow; the signposting is barely visible
Access to the Quenot forge is difficult, even dangerous
Are there any plans to repair this path? I was planning to take a group of hikers to explore your region in February 2025. Trees have fallen across the path; some clearing work would be necessary.
If you read this message, please let me know whether the path to the forge will be cleared

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

We got completely lost because the route description lacked detail and clarity (even though we’re used to hiking)
Avoid the Quénot forge at all costs – the path is completely unmaintained and poses a real danger
Despite our advanced age (75 and 80), we managed to get through it unscathed, but we will never do this route again!!

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The path wasn’t well maintained, so we got lost and weren’t able to complete the walk; however, we did walk through a very pleasant area and we’ll be back to do it

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route, offering varied scenery and terrain; it alternates between tarmac roads (very little), wide forest tracks (for the most part) and more rugged footpaths. The route is dotted with points of interest: quarries, sculptures, a chapel, a stream, an old mine and smithy, a pond, a waterfall, and more. Signposting is very clear and consistent. A lovely outing (allow 3 hours). Most of the route is shaded. I highly recommend it.
PS: My review does not include the Quenot forge, which we were unable to visit as we were pressed for time (scheduling). The route allows you to take a shortcut to avoid this detour via the forge.

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Date of your route : Jul 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello

We’ve just completed this lovely route, full of discoveries. Well done and thank you.

Please be aware, however, that the descent towards the Quenot forge is dangerous, as the path is no longer maintained, particularly after the descent along the wooden handrail. We left the route and climbed back up a steep slope to avoid venturing onto a path that was becoming dangerous.

This description is missing the location of the stones; we saw a few of them but perhaps not everything there was to see.

Throughout this route, which is indeed well signposted although some signs are damaged or lying on the ground, we were able to find our bearings using the information boards dotted along the route (particularly near the Chapel of Bonne Espérance), but the Visorando route and these boards do not correspond and do not feature the same points of interest. We were a bit confused trying to follow the two routes and the two marking systems.
We never got lost, just a bit flummoxed.

This isn’t a criticism, just a point of information: the site is superb, the walk very pleasant, with lovely views of the countryside.
We might come back here with a group of hikers.

NOTE: We spoke to some locals from Thalimont who told us about their village; there used to be a spinning mill near the swing bridge. As for the smithy, they are unaware of any remaining ruins.

With our best regards.
Françoise and Jean Noel, originally from Nancy

NOTE TO MODERATORS:
I note that the description of this walk includes tourist information or points of interest within the main text.
Also, certain parts of the text are in bold or italics.
I like this approach because it’s not easy to follow the description in two different places whilst on the walk.
However, for all my walks posted online, I have always been refused the use of special characters in the description, and this additional information has been systematically moved to the ‘Nearby’ section.

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Hello

We’ve just completed this lovely route, full of discoveries. Well done and thank you.

Please be aware, however, that the descent towards the Quenot forge is dangerous, as the path is no longer maintained, particularly after the descent along the wooden handrail. We left the route and climbed back up a steep slope to avoid venturing onto a path that was becoming dangerous.

This description doesn’t mention where the stones are; we saw a few of them but perhaps not everything there was to see.

Throughout this route, which is indeed well signposted although some markers are damaged or lying on the ground, we were able to find our bearings using the information boards dotted along the route (particularly near the Chapel of Good Hope); however, the Visorando route and these boards do not correspond and do not feature the same points of interest. We were a bit confused trying to follow the two routes and the two signposting systems.
We never actually got lost, just a bit flummoxed.

This isn’t a criticism, just a point of information: the site is superb, the walk very pleasant, with lovely views of the countryside.
We might come back here with a group of hikers.

NOTE: We spoke to some locals from Thalimont who told us about their village; there used to be a spinning mill near the swing bridge. As for the smithy, they are unaware of any remaining ruins.

With our best regards.
Françoise and Jean Noel, originally from Nancy

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