Forest trades in Confracourt

Discover the trades of our ancestors in the forest on this forest trail.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.37 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 126 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 122 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 288 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 221 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Confracourt (70120)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.665018° / E 5.875897°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3320SB, 3321SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Parking is available on the square opposite the community hall.
(S/E) Pass between the two wash houses, cross the small stream, then turn right at Place de la Fontaine and follow Rue de Vy-les-Rupt.

(1) At the old mill, turn left onto the tarmac Patouillet path. After the sawmill, enter the forest.

(2) At a large square, turn left onto a gravel path. This leads to a track, which you should take to the right.

(3) After the woodcutters' scene, turn left at a sharp angle. You will come to a tarmac road; turn right and follow it uphill to reach the Briscaud pond.

(4) Retrace your steps, continue along the road to the next crossroads, turn right (don't miss the "schlitteurs" on the right in the forest). Take the road to the left and turn left at the Maquis crossroads.

(5) Just before the Scieurs de long crossroads, you can take a detour to the Saint-Hubert oak tree by going down a path on the left at an acute angle to the road, then turning right before retracing your steps.
At the next crossroads, take the road on the right and then immediately take a path on the left.
Continue downhill until you reach the stream, then turn left.

(6) You will come to a gravel path; follow it to the right until you reach the Charbonnier house.

(7) Turn around and return to the previous crossroads.

(6) Follow the path opposite.

(8) At the Y-junction, follow the tarmac road to the right. At the cross, continue straight ahead and pass by the cemetery. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead along Rue de l'Église, then turn left onto Grand Rue. Turn right, cross the Ravin and join the car park on the left (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 224 m - Car park at the community hall
  2. 1 : km 0.88 - alt. 226 m - Old mill
  3. 2 : km 1.71 - alt. 222 m - Gravel path on the left
  4. 3 : km 3.38 - alt. 266 m - Scene of the woodcutters
  5. 4 : km 4 - alt. 232 m - Briscaud Pond
  6. 5 : km 8.37 - alt. 285 m - Access to the Saint-Hubert oak tree
  7. 6 : km 9.42 - alt. 243 m - Stony path
  8. 7 : km 9.65 - alt. 255 m - Maison du Charbonnier
  9. 8 : km 10.26 - alt. 255 m - Tarmac road on the right
  10. S/E : km 12.37 - alt. 224 m - Car park at the community hall

Notes

Picnic tables along the route

Follow the thick white arrow and thin blue arrow markings

Worth a visit

Briscaud Pond

Note: the figures along the route are covered with tarpaulins in winter to prevent damage - they are uncovered from March onwards.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
ombrageux
ombrageux

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, easy and shaded for most of the way.

For an extra 300 metres, you can walk around the small lake.

You have to look around a bit to find the Saint-Hubert Oak, but it's worth seeing.

Thanks to whoever mapped this route.

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CPM 67600
CPM 67600

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route was well marked via the app. However, the Charbonnier hut and the Schlitt were poorly marked on site...
I recommend Visorando 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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randonneur 70
randonneur 70

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, but it's a shame that the forestry work carried out after point 2 looks more like a forest massacre than anything else. The scenes depicting woodworking trades are in dire need of cleaning and renovation.
You can change your route if you have maps and GPS. After the ponds, you can climb through the woods to avoid a large section of tarmac.
Some may find the section after point 8 monotonous.
I recommend it because it's worth doing this hike. Thank you to the lady who created this route.

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randonanard
randonanard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

On a hot day, the route is well shaded, but the forest craft scenes could do with some renovation, especially clearing the surrounding undergrowth and replacing the benches, which have been worn away by moss and the passage of time.

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leskikis
leskikis

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, pleasant, very well marked. Beautiful things to see.

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Jlm80110
Jlm80110

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful, very pleasant and easy hike.
Be careful at the fork on the right towards the lake, as it is easy to miss.
The wooden mannequins are well maintained.

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P2M25
P2M25

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful, fairly easy hike, best done in very hot weather as most of the route is through the forest.

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therfa
therfa

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lack of signage at the "schlitte" to find the rest of the route.
The rest is fine.

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bibi52
bibi52
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very well marked, pleasant forest route, worth doing again in autumn.

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irma70
irma70

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk in the forest, to be repeated in autumn if the hunters allow it.

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