The wind turbines of Lomont

Forget this hike for now: the expansion of the wind farm means that this trail is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC due to construction work (scheduled to end in November 2026). The description leads us to wind turbine No. 9, and after passing through three barriers (one of which is padlocked, so you have to climb through the bars...), we only find out about this at wind turbine No. 1!
Everything is in keeping with this: signposts are scattered on the ground and there is sometimes no brush clearing. In short, keep your distance!

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Good evening, Girardin,
Thank you for all this important information for future enthusiasts of your tour.
It would be great if you could include it in your description.
Thanks for your help.
Kind regards.

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hike on 4 October 2024
Departure from the car park in front of Valonne Town Hall.
-I walked the route in the opposite direction, and the path is still there
but in 2024, the grass and brambles had grown back.
-From point 9 to point 10, it is no longer a wide forest path like at the start of the hike; it is a little wilder.
-At point 9, there is a clearing. Head to the right, where you will see a tree with a small but visible blue cross. Take this visible path, which descends towards the D36 departmental road (be careful to stay on this path)
- After the CHAMPS TIEGY, you will come to a path coming from Vyt les Belvoirs marked with a red rectangle, then head towards the road and Valonne car park
-The sign indicating the route at the car park no longer exists. The old GR de Pays markings have also disappeared.
-i had considered changing the route at point 8 (bois de la cote du lomont) to descend and join the lower circuit that goes from Vyt les Belvoir to Valonne. Very poorly maintained and impassable
I was also disappointed last year near Les Éoliennes and on a GR trail in the Montbéliard region, where it was impossible to cross from one pasture to another without having to climb, even though Switzerland is not far away! For the model of the gates in the pastures.

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Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
I have contacted the author to ask them to review the route and description.

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Date of your route : Sep 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lack of signage
As reported several years ago, there is no point in looking for the path from point 9. It no longer exists. You should therefore continue straight ahead and return to point 3 (then 2 and back to the start)
It's a shame that the website has not been updated
You also always have to go over two barriers

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Date of your route : Jan 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very poorly signposted walk. It starts with a half-hour climb. Otherwise, the site is very interesting

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Date of your route : Oct 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

In addition to the impassable return route, which had been ravaged by logging equipment, we discovered another obstacle: on the ridge, the entrance and exit to the pasture were blocked by a padlocked metal gate, and the pedestrian crossings on the side had been blocked by three rows of barbed wire. However, we are clearly on a GR country trail, as evidenced by the orange and yellow markings clearly visible on the barriers. There are two solutions: climb over the barriers or crawl under the barbed wire. It's an obstacle course, not very pleasant at 75 years old.
On 25 October 2021, I already reported problems that have not yet been resolved. It is essential to remove this hike from the Viso Rando website to avoid disappointment and the risk of getting lost. I suggest completely revising the description when the work is finished in order to offer families
a route without any unpleasant surprises.

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Date of your route : Jun 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An interesting hike for its wind turbines, but impassable in the last third of the route, from point 9 onwards

The trail disappears due to logging over a long distance. You can find the trail again at point 10 if you follow the GPS route, but this is not recommended as the ground is uneven, very wet and littered with fallen pine trees.
At point 9, one option is to return to point 3

Otherwise, at point four, there are numerous trails crossing each other, so follow the GPS route carefully

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Date of your route : Feb 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

After point 9, it is impossible to find the path (with GPS) that is supposed to go down to the right.
You have to go straight ahead to reach point 3 and then return to the starting point.

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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

Neither Visorando nor the author are responsible for the signposting. Signposting is often included in the description when it exists on the ground, but if not, the description and map are supposed to be sufficient for orientation.
Visorando does not mark the suggested walks.

Visorando provides a detailed description and an IGN map at a scale of 1:25,000. And if signposting is essential for you, Visorando provides a virtual signposting service: a GPS app.

This tool, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to validate waypoints and thus clear up any doubts about your direction.

See you soon!

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Date of your route : Nov 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

superb view of the Montbéliard region and the Haut Doubs

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Date of your route : Aug 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice hike mostly through the woods.
The discovery trail along the wind turbines is entertaining
Just disappointed by the signposting.

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Date of your route : Mar 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The walk past the wind turbines at the top of the massif is interesting and pleasant, and if there is no fog, the view is clear in places. However, the return journey (from point 6) is long and monotonous.
As for the route description, there is much to be done:
- at the car park at the start: there is no map of the route to consult, contrary to what is indicated
- in the description, why not replace "turn right" with "head east"?
- follow the red markings (for those unfamiliar with the area, don't confuse them with the numerous marks left by woodcutters on the tree trunks further on!) until you see the signs for the wind turbines, just before point 2. Using these and the Visorando map, you can complete the hike without any problems until point 7
- at point 7, leave the road and enter the woods directly opposite, before the hairpin bend
- after point 9, continue slightly uphill (you will see a wind turbine straight ahead) without leaving the path, and you will arrive at point 2. Then turn right, downhill, to return to the village via the same path you took on the way there.

NB: The IGN map used for this route is not up to date. For example, the GR signposting for the Pays de Montbéliard has disappeared and the start of the ridge path to point 8 and the cave is in very poor condition due to logging work. Is it still maintained? In any case, point 8 is not visible from the lower path. Conversely, the path from 9 to 2 is barely visible on the map, even though it is now well marked.

We encountered many walkers and a few mountain bikers; the area seems popular, so it would be a shame to remove the listing! We also came across two lost hikers!!!

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Date of your route : Aug 13, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Enjoy your hike with information panels at the Lomont site and on the wind turbines.
The passage between points 3 and 4 is tricky and even very difficult in wet weather

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Date of your route : Mar 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike
Well-marked trail.
Superb view.

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