The two springs at the start of Hauteville-lès-Dijon

This circular route allows you to explore the village of Hauteville-lès-Dijon and see the recently restored Ronge fountain and the Chêneaux spring, which is still undergoing restoration.
Both springs are sensitive natural areas with protected species. Please respect these species and, in particular, keep your pets away from these areas.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.24 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 223 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 217 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 432 m
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    Lowest point: 338 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the church car park on Grande Rue in Hauteville-lès-Dijon.

(S/E) With your back to the church, take Rue des Riottes and then quickly turn right onto Rue des Écoles. Immediately turn left at the end of the car park onto a footpath. Follow this path, cross the street and continue straight ahead (sign prohibiting motor vehicles).

Cross the street again and take the path next to the fire hydrant. Leave this path and continue straight ahead towards the Calvary.

(1) Turn left. Continue along this street, which turns into a tarmac path and, a little further on, descends and then climbs again with the Ronge fountain on your right.

(2) Continue straight ahead on this path, which becomes a farm track again, until you reach the entrance to the woods.

(3) At the "Réserve naturelle régionale" sign, continue straight ahead on the path that descends.

(4) At the bottom, turn right.

(5) At the hiking signs, follow the signs to the left for "Combe des Chéneaux", then the sign for "Source des Chéneaux". Then turn right to reach the spring located 50 metres away.

(6) Retrace your steps back to the hiking signs.

(5) Turn right towards the "start sign".

(4) Continue straight ahead and follow this path to the bottom of the valley. At the crossroads (elevation 383), keep left until you reach the edge of the woods.

(7) Continue straight ahead along the farm track towards the relay station (red and white pylon). Follow this path which descends then climbs again and, almost at the top of the hill, take the stony path on the right towards the relay station.

(8) Walk along the military fence of Fort de Hauteville (not open to visitors) and then turn left at the end. When you reach the small road (D107), turn left again and follow this road to the village. At the entrance to the village, turn right towards the speed bumps, pass in front of the town hall and then head for the church and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 401 m - Car park - Église Saint-Pierre (Hauteville-lès-Dijon)
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 379 m - Calvary, on the left
  3. 2 : km 2.46 - alt. 367 m - Source: "Ronge fountain"
  4. 3 : km 3.45 - alt. 410 m - "Regional nature reserve" sign
  5. 4 : km 3.7 - alt. 346 m - Crossroads at the spring
  6. 5 : km 3.91 - alt. 338 m - Hiking signposts
  7. 6 : km 4.09 - alt. 359 m - Source des Chênaux
  8. 7 : km 5.95 - alt. 418 m - Exiting the woods
  9. 8 : km 7.71 - alt. 432 m - Relay
  10. S/E : km 9.24 - alt. 401 m - Car park - Église Saint-Pierre (Hauteville-lès-Dijon)

Notes

Walking sticks can be useful in wet weather for walking downhill in the woods.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
NanaDidi
NanaDidi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk that we had already done with another app.
The Chênaux spring and its pond are well worth a visit.
The description is spot on.
Thank you.

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Chabanis
Chabanis

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant morning walk, without any difficulties.

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Hell_rey
Hell_rey

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello!
Thank you for this very clear hiking guide.
However, we had a problem with the beginning of the description: we were supposed to turn right in the village, but we never found the street. Nevertheless, we really enjoyed the hike and the fresh country air.
NB: It is very windy in the area, so bring a scarf or shawl. And if, like me, you navigate using a PDF map on your phone, remember to disconnect your device. Because if your battery dies in the middle of the hike, it becomes quite an adventure!
But isn't that kind of what we're looking for?
Nevertheless, we finished the hike without a hitch, taking 20 minutes longer than the posted time because my daughter was also looking for fossils, and there's no shortage of those in the area.
As for the number of people on the trail, we saw five couples walking in the distance and two bicycles at the bottom of the valleys.
Thanks again and happy hiking to all!

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Philsherpa
Philsherpa

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very interesting

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tapi21
tapi21

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely family outing with light and shade. Perfect description, no hesitation (even though I started to take it backwards by mistake).

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saint-apollinaire
saint-apollinaire

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
A beautiful hike with historical interest, a fountain, a wash house, a spring, and stone walls restored by an association in Hauteville les Dijons.
Hike with beautiful slopes.
VARIATION: add 3.5 km for a 12.75 km hike.
We extended the route after the "Source des Chéneaux" by continuing along the Combe de Chénaux, following the GR7 towards the Source de la Trouvée, an unrestored spring. The climb to this spring is steep.
Continue on the GR7, at the next crossroads do not follow the GR7 which turns right,
Turn left; the path is very steep to reach the bottom of the Combe de Chénaux.
Turn left to reach point 5 and finish the hike.
Thank you for this hike.

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JBGUIBOUX
JBGUIBOUX

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The signposting is very difficult: it is easy to get lost.
Otherwise, the route is interesting:
a moderately difficult hike: good shoes and walking sticks are essential.

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