The two estates in Pupillin

A moderate-difficulty walk in the heart of the Pupillin vineyards.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 188 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 461 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 309 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Pupillin (39600)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.883005° / E 5.758334°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3225E, 3325OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the small car park on Rue du Chardonnay in Pupillin.

(S/E) Take Rue des Chenevières, turn right then keep left into Rue des Vignes and continue to the three-way junction.

(1) Turn right and head towards Viandris, La Pinte. Stay on the small road through the vineyards.

(2) At the junction at elevation 379, turn left downhill, then take the first path on the right and ignore a path on the right-hand side.

(3) At “La Ronde”, turn left towards Paradis and pass under a power line twice.

(4) Just after the pylon, turn left and stay on the grassy track through the vineyards until you reach the statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the Sorbief estate.

(5) Once you have passed the statue of the Virgin Mary, take the hairpin bend to the right. Pass the statue and follow the grassy path through the vineyards as it winds its way to the copse. Head down to the edge of the N83, which you can see below you on your left.

(6) Ignore the main road and head back up the small road to the Sorbief estate after passing the first Domaine Henri Maire.

(7) Turn left and follow the path, which takes a first left-hand bend, crosses the path taken on the way there to the statue of the Virgin Mary, and takes a second right-hand bend to reach the Domaine de la Pinte, which you reach by taking the first turn left then right.

(8) Walk alongside the Domaine de la Pinte then turn right onto the vineyard path, which you follow straight on, keeping the woods on your left.

(2) Continue straight on until you reach the three-way junction.

(1) Turn right and retrace your steps to return to the small car park on Rue du Chardonnay (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 459 m - Small car park on Rue du Chardonnay
  2. 1 : km 0.64 - alt. 413 m - Three-way junction
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 380 m - Junction of the circular loop
  4. 3 : km 1.97 - alt. 335 m - La Ronde, on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.27 - alt. 353 m - Grass path on the left (pylon)
  6. 5 : km 2.67 - alt. 344 m - Hairpin bend
  7. 6 : km 3.82 - alt. 309 m - Route du Domaine du Sorbief
  8. 7 : km 4.81 - alt. 323 m - Domaine du Sorbief
  9. 8 : km 5.77 - alt. 372 m - Domaine de la Pinte
  10. S/E : km 7.85 - alt. 459 m - Small car park on Rue du Chardonnay

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.9 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
User 28345833

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A rather monotonous hike, probably because we did it in January.

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Isloise
Isloise

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking with 2 dogs, on small roads or grass paths with little traffic apart from a few people working in the vineyards.
Ideal on cloudy, cool days.
As I've said in other comments, it's a shame to come back the same way, so I took the little path that climbs up into the copse and leads to the top of the village and past the superb painted façade of the Domaine de la Renardière.

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Françoisriffaud
Françoisriffaud

I’ll try to improve that; thank you for your feedback.

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wilfrit
wilfrit

so perhaps it’s not very well signposted from the second electricity pylon onwards

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Françoisriffaud
Françoisriffaud

Hello
There are no signposts because we’re in the vineyard, not on a GR trail in the woods.
The Virgin Mary is still in her place....
Kind regards

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wilfrit
wilfrit

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

No signposts. Never found the statue, but a lovely walk in sunny weather

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Françoisriffaud
Françoisriffaud

Thank you for your advice
Kind regards

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CLAUDE RANDO
CLAUDE RANDO

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

No reliable signposting, or virtually none at all; numerous junctions with no directional signs... It’s difficult to follow the route in a logical way!!!

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Françoisriffaud
Françoisriffaud

I thought Richard was your first name!

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Françoisriffaud
Françoisriffaud

Thank you, Richard.
Enjoy your future walks and make the most of Pupillin’s delicious produce!

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guygene
guygene

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you, François, not Richard

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guygene
guygene

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk through the vineyards to explore the Pupillin area. There are plenty of options for altering the route along the way; in particular, on the way back, between points 2 and 1, you can head left towards the 430-metre peak and return to the starting point (a bit of a climb). Thanks, Richard.

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richard-delay
richard-delay

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A route worth rethinking to explore the Côte de Feule and avoid returning via the same path you took at the start

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