The stunning scenery of the Combe Durey

You can explore the superb Combe Durey from within, as well as discover countless varieties of mushrooms.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 268 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 260 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 547 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 382 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Chambœuf (21220)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.230798° / E 4.904916°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3023OT, 3123O
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the entrance to the "Venelle des aubépines" or Place Claude Robillot.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, turn left onto Rue de la Grande Fontaine heading north and reach the D116. Turn right onto Rue de Sus Amont (GR®®7). Leave the village and reach a three-way junction with a path on the right.

(1) Take this path to the right towards the woods. Follow the edge of the woods for a while and, when you reach the tarmac, continue straight on. Carry on along the track until you reach a three-way junction.

(2) Turn left between two fields and reach a fork at the end of them.

(3) Leave the GR® and turn left, follow the edge of the woodland on the left (Bois de Montmésange) and reach the fourth path on the right.

(4) Turn right onto this lane. Walk for about 300 m, pass a lane on the right, then turn left a few metres further on. After leaving the woods, head towards a path on the right.

(5) Take the path on the right, descend to the bottom of the valley and make the first turn right then left to climb up the opposite side. Ignore a path on the right and continue climbing until you reach a track.

(6) Follow it for a long way to the left, then continue along the tarmac. At the junction, keep left and head down to the first houses in Clémencey.

(7) At the first junction, walk past the cemetery and reach the end of the tarmac road once you’ve entered the forest.

(8) Turn left, then, after skirting a field for a short while, turn right. Head almost in a straight line and, after the left-hand bend, you’ll reach a fork.

(9) Turn right downhill into the valley and, when the slope levels out after about 200 m, turn left and head up this new valley until you reach a road.

(10) Follow it to the right; at the next three-way junction, keep left and at the following junction, turn right onto Rue de la Barre. Follow it to the end and arrive at Chambœuf (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 489 m - Car park at the entrance to the "Venelle des aubépines"
  2. 1 : km 0.83 - alt. 496 m - Path on the right
  3. 2 : km 1.92 - alt. 521 m - Three-way junction
  4. 3 : km 2.45 - alt. 530 m - Junction at the edge of the woods
  5. 4 : km 3.22 - alt. 546 m - Path on the right
  6. 5 : km 3.92 - alt. 496 m - Path on the right
  7. 6 : km 4.73 - alt. 498 m - Track - Rente de Chamerey
  8. 7 : km 6.97 - alt. 382 m - Clémencey
  9. 8 : km 7.66 - alt. 446 m - End of tarmac
  10. 9 : km 8.42 - alt. 451 m - Junction
  11. 10 : km 9.54 - alt. 468 m - Road
  12. S/E : km 10.62 - alt. 489 m - Car park at the entrance to the "Venelle des aubépines"

Notes

Essential equipment required for walking in woodland with significant elevation changes.

Worth a visit

Village of Clémencey.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 22 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you for your comments; I’ve just updated the description (added waypoints and clarified some points).

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NanaDidi
NanaDidi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I largely agree with the comments below (and can confirm the information regarding the car park).
A lovely walk through varied landscapes, with magnificent views, valleys and woodland...
It’s true that there are quite a few ‘rough paths’, but I’d still recommend this walk.
The description is a bit brief, even insufficient; additional resources are strongly recommended.

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joc
joc

Oh, right, thanks for the advice.

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catherine bretin
catherine bretin

Please note! You can no longer park in the car park marked 'Départ' near the playground. You risk being fined...
The local council has created six parking spaces along Rue de la Source.

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catherine bretin
catherine bretin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The start of the hike is no indication of what's to come. In fact, some of the passages in the coombs are very beautiful!
You can take a short break at Clémencey, where a table and benches have been set up.
Be careful! There are lots of dead trees in the Caleuvrot woods!

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masson21
masson21

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for your routes, I'll be giving you my contribution soon.

Don't miss the Chamerey reservoir http://chamerey.fr/ lovely site nice people and possibility of shelter including for lunch.

Include a document or photo on your site.

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Newave80
Newave80

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with varied scenery (fields, forests, undergrowth). We extended the walk by following the GR to reach La Rente de Chamery.

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Myriam Reuter
Myriam Reuter

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a charming, bucolic walk in the woods with flowers and birdsong, ideal for children.

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Michou021
Michou021

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant ride through an area of plateaux and valleys, alternating between woodland and open country.
It's a relaxing route, surrounded by birdsong and no engine noise. No sites of exceptional interest, but natural landscapes and cultivated areas of simple beauty.
Remark: Beyond point 2, between "Les Bouchots" and "Les Grandes Fontenelles", it would appear that the route followed is more along the lines indicated in dotted purple on the map. The path looks busy. Just follow it.

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Dom D.
Dom D.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Be careful at the start and trust the description and the map, not the many crosses of all colours that try to lead you astray at the start of the rue du sus-amont.
With the map and the yellow MTB markings, you're in no danger.
This is a pretty easy country walk, with a little bit of tarmac and a few "hard" paths, but with beautiful views over wide valleys and lovely woodland paths (with lily of the valley on 21 April!).

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patou6921
patou6921

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 28, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The explanations need to be more precise, especially when changing direction. What type of lane are we turning onto? Is it a path, a road? An easy route, but with a few climbs that were not explained.
Magnificent views

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thanks aiacs bourroches, but Visorando doesn't know how to signpost. You need to talk to the local hiking associations.

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aiacs bourroches
aiacs bourroches

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

As far as the signposting is concerned, we may need to add a few marks (left or right turns and refresh the reminders)....for walkers......for hikers who have an IGN map, no worries......

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you Pline21
You've confirmed it , as we often say, the route description and map are inseparable.

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Pline21
Pline21

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The description alone, without the ign map, is difficult to understand because this route is not marked.
However, if you look closely at the map, the route is still manageable and pleasant to walk.

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