Marie des Geais et Pierre Saint Desle

Cette jolie balade forestière offre de belles ambiances et vous permettra de découvrir un petit oratoire en sous-bois, non loin d'une borne de l'ancienne principauté de Lure, portant des croix de Templier.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 132 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 131 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 481 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 368 m

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Description of the walk

In Chatebier, park on Rue de Chenebier, on the median strip by the ponds.

(S/E) Set off down the road alongside the pond hidden by the trees on the left. At the bend, take the forest track that climbs to the right. At the next fork, keep left on the track.

(1) At the crossroads where the track becomes quite wide (frequent wood storage), take the path that continues uphill, leaving another track on the left. You will arrive at a crossroads with several tracks (elevation 471).

(2) On this wide platform with a shed, turn right, south-west, onto a path that climbs straight ahead.

(3) You will reach a flat area under the trees where you will find the small rustic oratory of Sainte-Marie des Geais and, a little further into the woods at the edge of the path, the Pierre Saint-Desle, which is actually an old boundary stone of the Principality of Lure. Retrace your steps towards the path you took on the way there, but do not go back up it. Take the first path on the left and then immediately the first on the right.

(4) When you reach a track, turn left. Continue until you reach a left-hand bend in the track. Green building (hunting lodge)

(5) Take the small path that branches off to the right.
Just before reaching it, turn right into the straight trench and come out onto a path. Take it to the right for about 50 metres and turn left to find a cross-country track (elevation 427).

(6) Turn right and continue along this main path. At the next fork, turn left onto a track until you reach Rue de Chenebier. Follow this road to the right and descend to your car (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 369 m - Rue de Chenebier - ponds
  2. 1 : km 1.16 - alt. 448 m - Fork
  3. 2 : km 1.41 - alt. 471 m - Terre-plein
  4. 3 : km 2.56 - alt. 435 m - Pagerey - Marie des Geais
  5. 4 : km 2.91 - alt. 436 m - Fork, track
  6. 5 : km 4.02 - alt. 440 m - Green building (hunting shelter)
  7. S/E : km 5.51 - alt. 369 m - Rue de Chenebier - ponds

Notes

Cette balade n'étant pas balisée, une carte est indispensable. Savoir se repérer et être attentif aux changements de direction. La trace gpx sur l'appli Visorando peut se révéler très utile.

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Pierrot DAVID
Pierrot DAVID

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, peaceful little walk through the woods. Ideal for a family outing with the chance to discover a monolith. I can confirm that there is no path at point 5. Continue along the track until you reach a green building (hunting shelter). Just before this, turn right into the straight trench to come out onto a rough track that forms the municipal boundary. Turn right again for about 50 metres and then left to rejoin the route. The author of this suggestion should modify the description and route to get better reviews.

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Gilbert Jeanguyot
Gilbert Jeanguyot

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Despite having GPS and the app to hand, we couldn't find the path on the right at point 5. So we had to take a detour via Chenebier (an extra 4 km) and ended up on a less pleasant stretch of country road to get back to our car at the starting point in Chatebier.

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bernard.demboviak
bernard.demboviak

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Short, easy route, with description and map – no problems.
Ideal for families.

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JFGHA
JFGHA

There is nothing to stop you from providing the necessary details, which will benefit everyone in a spirit of participation.

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annie michel
annie michel

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I confirm that the description from Marie des Geais is insufficient. Points 5 and 6 are problematic! We made a mistake and took a long detour! Giving directions to turn left at a bend is unreliable!

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Lulufoal
Lulufoal

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant forest walk. Despite the warnings between points 5 and 6, I couldn't find the exact trail, but here's a good correction: after point 5, continue along the forest road for 200 metres until you reach the hunters' lodge. Turn right there and you're there!

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Soso40
Soso40

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the woods. Ideal in summer as it is well shaded.
Please note that there is a 250-metre stretch without a path between points 5 and 6, through the forest... but it is still easy going.
A very beautiful walk.

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inute
inute

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant and easy hike. The first kilometre and a half is uphill but not too steep, and the rest is straightforward. The entire route is through woodland. Recommended in good weather in autumn when the leaves are turning yellow. The oratory and menhir provide an interesting destination for the hike. We just had a little trouble finding the junction at landmark 5 to head towards 6 (forestry work?).

Recommended if you want a short, pleasant walk.

Thanks to the person who described this hike.

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grolaloi974
grolaloi974

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant little walk under the trees, accessible to the whole family. As already mentioned in previous reviews, this is not a marked trail, so using the GPX file is recommended, especially between points 5 and 6, where the path is closed off and we had to navigate through the woods using only our phones (about 10 minutes). In any case, it was great fun.

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