The woods of Crisolles

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Winter period: very muddy paths...
Some paths have disappeared/moved/been created (between points 3, 4 and 2), so it is not possible to follow the description precisely, but with the help of the map (water points, peaks and inlets), you can figure out where you are.

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The walk is lovely, but you’re bound to lose your way (twice). Nature is reclaiming its territory, and it’s not always easy to find your way back.

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Date of your route : Apr 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The map included in the PDF route description is too vague. In reality, the Crisolles woods contain far more paths than those shown on it. It’s not enough to get you properly lost, but enough to make the walk longer if you’ve missed a path (though it remains an enjoyable walk in any case). Note: highly accurate IGN-style maps can be found on other websites (Openrunner, for example), where I was able to retrace the entire walk, including its minor detours.

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Date of your route : Sep 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

To be done using a compass and by following the route on a map of the site.
Why not make the route more accessible?

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I used the base map to plan my own route, but there seems to be a glitch: lots of existing paths aren’t shown on the map, so it’s almost impossible not to get lost… but that doesn’t always make it any less interesting!

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Thanks, egal80
Hunters do tend to assume they have all the rights. I still think that, at the very least, there should be signs indicating that a hunt is in progress.
In the meantime, you were right to turn back.

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

I tried this route this morning but unfortunately came across a hunt in progress; I spoke to one of the hunters there, who told me I was on private property and had no right to be there; I explained that I was following a hiking route and didn’t understand why the hunt hadn’t been signposted at the starting point.
The hunter suggested I either wait with him until the hunt was over or turn back, taking care; which I did, carrying a stick with my handkerchief tied to the end to make myself visible (I was dressed in dark colours)
So, one for the books!!!!
Best regards

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Often, not all the paths are shown on the maps... it’s not easy to show them all... in some places new ones appear, whilst in others the paths are closed off and can no longer be found...
Best regards

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Date of your route : Jul 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

We've done this for the third time, but we still got lost and had to backtrack on the path between points 2 and 3 near the clearing!!!!
Lots of paths not marked on the map...
We’ll have to try again.

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Thank you for your feedback. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch next time if you have any further details to add to the description to make it more comprehensive.
Kind regards

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Date of your route : Feb 10, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We went on this hike on 12 January, but turned back on the track as the path was unsafe.
We did it again on 10 February, taking the circular route in the opposite direction: at the six-way junction, we went straight on (path between points 2 and 4). We missed the path on the right leading to point 4 and took the next one. We arrived opposite the field and turned left, where the path was blocked by a large iron gate, so we turned back and resumed the path towards point 3.
After the pond, at a 90° bend, we recognised a little further on the path we’d taken the first time, where we’d turned back.
We’ll take it again to discover the Usages pond and complete the circular loop.

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Ouch, um, what would we need to do to improve the description and the layout? Thanks for your help
Kind regards

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Date of your route : Jan 12, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

We found ourselves in the middle of an ONF hunt at the end of the straight stretch: once a month on a Thursday, and this was the day!
But the hunters were packing up and heading further down towards Noyon, our way back!
We started the circular path but never found the path to take on the right. After several attempts, we opted for a wide track which we followed for a long time, with some steep climbs, but never saw a pond... So we turned back and retraced our steps.
We covered 12km in 4 hours....

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Thank you, paul.damay@free.fr, for all this information, which will be very useful in helping us complete the description. I’ll set it aside and get on with it as soon as possible.

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Date of your route : Dec 14, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

There are a few issues on this route, which we know very well (as we’re from Crisolles!). After the climb from the school, you’ll come to a first junction indicating that you’re entering military land (the soldiers have left and the military land is now open to everyone)
the path, even at the top of the ridge, is very muddy! (increasingly so, as it is used by quad bikes and 4x4s). We get through it with gaiters and good shoes.
Once you reach the spot known as ‘the crossroads of the six paths’, head down to the left along a path called ‘la rapette’.
You pass to the right of a monument erected in honour of resistance fighters from the last war. A little further on, you walk alongside a pond. However, there is a sign stating that this is private property and the path runs alongside a hunting lodge, which is very active. The path is blocked by a large gate which you have to go round through the brambles, where all the ‘no entry’ signs are!
That’s exactly what I meant, even though hunters and walkers can coexist

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