The Balveurche stubble fields

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I loved this tour 🥰
Very easy to access as indicated, I even did it again on a mountain bike the next day. I enjoyed it and would recommend it

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

No viewpoints, no trails, just the road and forest tracks. No technical difficulties, so this walk is suitable for children.

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Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I really enjoyed this varied route.

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Date of your route : Dec 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route was very well marked, although the colour of the circuit can sometimes be difficult to determine.

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

apart from a typical GPS issue with Garmin hiking devices when importing a route, the bench at Place des Loges not being marked, and the dead end in the residential area, which means you have to go back to get around it when you've already walked 15 km (it would be good to fix this), it's a walk rather than a hike.

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Date of your route : Jul 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Apart from Chaume de Balveurche, there are no viewpoints. The tables at the Col des Trois Places and the Irénée Dubois crossroads could have been signposted. The descent from the Irénée crossroads to point 4 near the Belbriette pond is very poorly signposted. After leaving the Broches forest road, the signposted path disappears among the houses. It would be easier to continue along the small road to return to the starting point.
Overall, a somewhat disappointing hiking trail.

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A LITTLE DIFFICULT AT FIRST, 30 MINUTES... BUT THEN SUPER COOL

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Date of your route : Jan 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very disappointing, apart from the Balveurche stubble field and the beautiful rock, there were no views and no open spaces, just forest as far as the eye could see. There was a forest road but no footpaths.

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Date of your route : Mar 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk, discovering majestic stubble fields!!!

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Date of your route : Nov 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The abbreviations in the description: none of the colours match.
I managed to figure it out with the map...

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very interesting walk. Minor issues: difficulty finding parking and the starting point, and the end was hard to find due to fencing. Too many people at the Balveurche hotel restaurant; there is a picnic area further along the forest road. No particular difficulties unless it starts raining heavily, as it did at the end of the walk on 26 July..

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike presents no difficulty.
Start on Route des Berleux, turning left just before the D417/D67 junction
At the end of the route, do not take Rue du Lotissement des Broches, which is a dead end, but continue along Rue Montée des Broches for a few metres and take the small path on the left.

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Date of your route : Sep 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

nice hike in the forest but lacking in views.
I think some additional information is needed in the description:
at point (1), the cross is not blue but green. It should also be specified that the strategic path is about 800 m further down. There is a first path closer by that also goes up to Balveurche, which could be misleading.
at point (2), the triangle is not blue but green.
at the start, it would be good to point out that the car park is simply located at the edge of the lake, as this makes it easier to find.

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Small discrepancies between the route on the map and the description at the start and end of the hike. We followed the map and not the description.
We hadn't read the reviews, so we fell into the trap of the cul-de-sac in the Broches housing estate...

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Good signposting, but unfortunately the construction of pavilions has arrived. You have to follow the fences to find the path. A beautiful hike today in good weather

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