Les Six Filles

A short, easy walk offering the chance to see a remarkable tree, ‘Les Six Filles’, and to pay tribute to the Maquis des Lochères.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.86 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 79 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 79 ft

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    Highest point: 755 ft
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    Lowest point: 669 ft

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Description of the walk

From Cessey-sur-Tille, take the D 34 northwards, then the small road on the right leading to Vaux-sur-Crosne; after 350 m on this road, park at the first track on the right.

(S/E) Take this field path south-east for 300 metres.

(1) Turn left towards the woodland. Stay on this track, heading east, passing a track on the right, then another on the left.

(2) When the track bends northwards, turn right and join a lane. Follow it to the right for 50 metres and, at the signpost marked ‘les Six Filles’, turn onto the path to the left, then right, following the signs to reach the remarkable ‘Six Filles’ tree.

(3) Retrace your steps to the lane and continue to the right, heading north.

(4) At the end, turn right, then take thesecond path on the left.

(5) At the 228-metre mark, turn right, then take thesecond path on the left. At the end, at the edge of the woodland, take the path on the right (south-east) until you come out onto a good track near La Mangeotte (you can make a round trip to the alpaca farm situated 100 metres to the right).

(6) Turn left onto this path and join a small road at Le Frétois. Note the boundary marker.

(7) Take this small road to the left as far as Vaux-sur-Crosne.

(8) Turn left onto the small road towards Cessey-sur-Tille. Walk along the edge of the Étang de Lochère, then past the Maquis des Lochères memorial, and return to the car (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 676 ft - Route de Vaux-sur-Crosne
  2. 1 : mi 0.19 - alt. 676 ft - Marker 206, on the left
  3. 2 : mi 0.93 - alt. 692 ft - Marker 207, on the right, after the - Crôsne (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Tille
  4. 3 : mi 1.29 - alt. 738 ft - Les Six Filles
  5. 4 : mi 1.58 - alt. 741 ft - On the right
  6. 5 : mi 1.92 - alt. 748 ft - Marker 228, on the right
  7. 6 : mi 2.27 - alt. 755 ft - La Mangeotte
  8. 7 : mi 2.62 - alt. 748 ft - Le Frétois
  9. 8 : mi 3.55 - alt. 696 ft - Vaux-sur-Crosne
  10. S/E : mi 4.86 - alt. 676 ft - Route de Vaux-sur-Crosn

Worth a visit

- Les Six Filles: a remarkable tree consisting of six trunks.
- Lochère Pond.
- Lochères Maquis memorial
- Nearby: an alpaca farm 100 metres south of (6). Visits can be arranged by appointment, and you can buy alpaca wool or items made from it.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Zorrorousse
Zorrorousse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
A lovely walk, mostly in the shade under the trees. A lovely encounter with the farm’s alpacas.
The only downside is that after the farm, you’re back on a fairly busy road in full sun ☀️ during the warmer months.

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mamie.jac21
mamie.jac21

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy walk through the woods, though the road section is a bit less so.

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Véronique Ha
Véronique Ha

Very beautiful hike
We saw alpacas and the sun was shining beautifully.
The tree with six daughters is remarkable.

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NanaDidi
NanaDidi
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This is the second time we've done this walk.
Although the start is very pleasant (the forest, the alpaca farm, etc.), the return trip along the road seems a bit long to me, starting from Frétois. There is the Lochère pond, which is magnificent and very populated, but you can't get close to it; you just walk along it and glimpse it through the reeds.
The road accounts for almost half of the route, but if you take the Vaux sur Crosne circular route, you can avoid it, either completely or in part, even if it does make the walk a little longer.

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Véronique Ha
Véronique Ha

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A very beautiful hike.
There are some lovely spots not far from where we live that we don't know about.
The tree with six daughters is remarkable.
We were lucky enough to see the alpacas.
We had a lovely afternoon in the sunshine.

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Phil51
Phil51

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The oak tree of the six girls is worth a visit.

Very easy hike, not muddy.

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Marti21
Marti21

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, surprise from the six girls. It's a shame we didn't see any alpacas. The forest is damp after the rain. Very pleasant, well worth doing.

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Lilith21
Lilith21

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A lovely, easy walk accompanied by the farm dog (a friendly St Bernard) who stayed with us the whole way!

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Lolo2121
Lolo2121

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant short hike between forest and open countryside, with very little elevation gain, easy for families. Passes by Les Six Filles, near the Tille llama farm, the hamlet of Vaux sur Crosne and the Lochère Maquis memorial. I approve and recommend this walk!

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TOURIGNY Jean-Luc
TOURIGNY Jean-Luc

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely short hike to discover this beautiful tree with six trunks, which can be done even in winter, avoiding days that are too wet.

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Christian21
Christian21

Hello Xylo21,
I'm glad you enjoyed this little walk. As it happens, I'm also a geocacher like you, and I'm the one who placed the caches at Maquis des Lochères. When I found this walk, I also looked for the other caches along the way.
Perhaps we'll bump into each other on a hike or at a cache one of these days.
Best regards

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Xylo21
Xylo21

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

An excellent short hike for couples, taking exactly two hours (without rushing, and even including a few geocaching breaks). We enjoyed the peace and quiet of the forest, the birds, the trees and, above all, the beautiful and unusual tree with six trunks. Of course, it was a Tuesday morning, so people were at work and we hardly saw anyone. Not recommended in winter, as the paths are likely to be muddy. Thank you for this wonderful discovery.

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chafouine21
chafouine21

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hesitation in finding the starting point because the direction to Vaux-sur-Crone is not indicated from the village of Cessey-sur-Tille. It is the direction of Remilly-sur-Tille, and the small path leads to Binges. The starting point is next to the grain silo.

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