The Camp de César Trail

A short nature trail just a stone's throw from Vesoul.

Along the way: plateau, viewpoint, listed village, chapel, forest paths.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.63 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 171 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 165 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 383 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 238 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Vaivre-et-Montoille (70000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.628831° / E 6.103491°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Vaivre.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3321SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(1) Start from the church car park. Go up in front of the church and continue to the left.

Immediately turn right (at the three-way junction) onto Rue de la Croix Jean Bot, which becomes a path and leads to a paved road (you will pass very close to some new houses).

(2) Go up the road on the right and, after 150 metres, turn left (3) and go through the groves and into the forest. Once in the forest, go up to the right at the three-way junction. Climb the forest path - follow the well-trodden trail (always to the right) until you reach the plateau.

(4) Turn right and follow the farm track along the edge of the woods for 600 metres until you reach the rocks of Caesar's camp, which overlook the village and the surrounding area. Retrace your steps.

Once you are back at the point (4), descend to the right along the Chemin de la Croix aux Curés, which leads to a paved road.

Go down the small road on the right. At the intersection, turn left and continue for 400 metres.

(5) Go down the small road to Andelarre on the right, which makes a hairpin bend. Cross the village of Chariez via the main street.

On leaving the village, turn right onto the road under the vineyards, then immediately left.

At a three-way junction, follow the mountain bike trail marked No. 17 to the right. Continue along this trail for 1.2 km until you reach a crossroads. Take the gravel road on the right, which becomes paved. Turn left, then right.

(6) In front of the Oratoire Saint-Christophe, turn left to rejoin the D13 (7) and the car park.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 238 m - Departure from the church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 261 m - Jean Bon Cross
  3. 2 : km 0.42 - alt. 278 m
  4. 3 : km 1.44 - alt. 361 m
  5. 4 : km 3.22 - alt. 324 m
  6. 5 : km 6.37 - alt. 262 m - Saint Christopher's Oratory
  7. 6 : km 6.49 - alt. 244 m
  8. S/E : km 6.63 - alt. 239 m

Notes

(5) Alternative: before turning right, turn left and take the path that winds up to Notre-Dame de la Salette (viewpoint).

Worth a visit

Camp de César.

Notre-Dame de la Salette.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 28 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 26957063
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Sorry to make a critical comment, but the explanations are a bit vague. No signposts
I know the area, otherwise it's complicated

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brigitte.949
brigitte.949

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

regarding point 6: the descent is steep but not difficult... and tricky even for experienced hikers

regarding point 5: the fence was open with a herd of cows

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Aline BOU
Aline BOU

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A beautiful walk through forests and country lanes

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Cath70
Cath70

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route is 3 km longer than stated. Magnificent view of "Cesar's camp". Part of the route is under trees, making it very pleasant.

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Ros
Ros

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike but no signposts

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Mic70
Mic70

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant ride in the Vesoul area

No problems with the route, just one point after the village of Chariez (right on number 288 on the map) where you need to make sure you turn right. We missed the path (?) barrier? path blocked? anyway, no big deal, we cut across the fields to get back on track
In terms of difficulty, there's a good little climb at the start, then it's easy going

In terms of interest, there are some nice views of Vesoul and the surrounding area, a beautiful viewpoint at the Camp de César rocks and the village of Chariez is nice

There you go, a good walk

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Amel1
Amel1

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route with wooded trails. We just branched off the trail at one point to follow a path instead of a paved road to reach the village of Chariez (which is very pretty, by the way).

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Patrick R.
Patrick R.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk near Vesoul, best done in the morning as it was very hot. Lovely views of Lake Vaivre. Passed through the small listed village of Chariez. Beautiful view from the rocks at Camp de César. The path was very busy that day as part of a hike was taking place on this route.

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Jedir
Jedir

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

the trail is not marked; this would not be a problem if the description were as reliable as the map. The route is very interesting.

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nounours7016
nounours7016

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The village of Chariez is worth seeing, as is the view from Caesar's camp

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Tchoupey25
Tchoupey25

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with lovely views. The route was well shaded, which was nice on this hot May day.

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Bruno Mougin
Bruno Mougin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk in the sunshine.

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paillot Christine
paillot Christine

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk to do on a clear day to enjoy the view

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hquimalypense
hquimalypense

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We had some business in Vesoul, so we took the opportunity to go on this walk. What a wonderful way to start 2019! No difficulties, a "clean" route at this time of year, beautiful diversity of landscapes and relief, magnificent view at César's camp where we lingered. We were truly enchanted by our little getaway in Haute-Saône. Thank you for this beautiful route.

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valotvalerie
valotvalerie

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk with lovely views. The little village of Charriez is worth spending some time exploring its streets... not to mention the emus and deer in an enclosure at the entrance to the village.
The end of the trail is very muddy due to recent forestry work.
Allowing for a leisurely pace, allow two hours.

Thank you to the people who organise these walks (not too long) which allow us to discover little-known places close to home!

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