Gevrey to Fixin ridge trail

There are a number of interesting places to visit, including the 100 Fixin steps ('Cent Marches des Fixin') and the top of the Combe Lavaux ridges.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.90 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 275 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 276 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 518 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 291 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Fixin (21220)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.245662° / E 4.966118°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3023OT, 3123O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Start: Fixin town hall car park.

(S/E) With your back to the village hall, take the path on the right that goes into the woods towards Les Cent Marches on the Sentier de découverte.
Leave all the trailheads to the right and left and stay on the main path.

(1) At the top of Les Cent Marches, take the left-hand path for about 500 metres. At a fork, keep left and follow the white/blue signs. Pass the Combe Gourmand fir grove and follow the signs to the next crossroads.

(2) At a wider track, turn right and continue for 100-150 m, then turn left. Continue along this path around the Fortelle field, leaving all the tracks to the right. Pass an old dry-stone wall. Stay on this narrow path until you come to a wide white track.

(3) Cut this path to take the same white/blue path. 100m further on, cross another white path. Follow the white/blue markings again. Continue along this path, which turns right. At the next junction, turn left, then cut across a path to reach another junction.

(4) Turn right, the descent is quite steep for 100 metres, then continue left to descend the Combe Saint-Martin for about 1200 metres.

(5) At the fork in the road, turn left through the boxwoods towards the Chemin des Crêtes. Beware of slippery ground in wet weather.
Follow this ridge path for about 2km, always following the path closest to the ridge line on the right. At the very end, don't follow the signposted path back down to the road on the right, but take the grassy path opposite which leads down to the "Les Veroilles" vineyards. At the foot of the vineyard, take the white path on the right to reach the road (D31). Turn left for about 200m, then take the Rue Neuve on the left, then the Rue Haute through old Gevrey.

(6) At Château de Gevrey, continue left on Rue Yves de Poisey for 200 metres to reach a fork in the road. Turn left for 100 metres, then right at the small water tower onto the dirt track that runs behind a fine stone house. Follow this road to the village of Brochon via Rue du Capitot.
At the end of the Rue du Capitot, turn left twice, then left again to reach the Rue du 8 mai. Follow it to the right to join the Route des Grands Crus.

(7) Turn left and at Brochon town hall turn left onto a new vineyard path (Rue de Fontenotte) which leads to Fixin church.
At the church, continue to the crossroads and turn left up the D122B to the car park at the starting point.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 328 m - Fixin village hall car park
  2. 1 : km 1.45 - alt. 419 m - The Hundred Steps of Fixin
  3. 2 : km 2.52 - alt. 488 m - Fortelle
  4. 3 : km 3.44 - alt. 514 m - Cut the path
  5. 4 : km 4.37 - alt. 508 m - Turn to the right
  6. 5 : km 5.63 - alt. 438 m - Left towards the ridges
  7. 6 : km 9.21 - alt. 302 m - Château de Gevrey
  8. 7 : km 10.78 - alt. 297 m - On the left at Brochon town hall
  9. S/E : km 11.9 - alt. 333 m - Fixin village hall car park

Notes

Do not do this outing in wet weather, slippery stones.

Water point at the starting car park in summer.

- Allow 3 to 3.5 hours

This route passes through a protected area, which may be subject to special regulations:

Worth a visit

Les Cent Marches de Fixin : Les Cent Marches

Manoir de la Perrière (winegrower)
Fortelle ruin
The ridges of Gevrey
Gevrey castle

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 36 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Jean Louis L.
Jean Louis L.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

I highly recommend this route, although the section along the ridges can be a bit tricky at times.

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User 21463276

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A route offering a wide variety of landscapes: woodland, valleys, dry grasslands and vineyards.
Magnificent views.

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jma01
jma01

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The hike is very nice, but I had to change part of the route because it is very dangerous at one point on the ridges, with a risk of slipping on gravel due to erosion. The picnic on the ridges is nice, but it's a shame that a fire destroyed part of it

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User 3924915

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A fairly easy hike, but there are a few difficulties on the ridges.

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celine974r
celine974r

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Having done this hike several times, I find it very interesting and I recommend it, this hike has a history, also very varied paths we picnicked on the ridges it was beautiful with a beautiful sun 🤗😎

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Philippe 21
Philippe 21

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very nice, varied walk with a finale in the vineyards.
Only one slight possibility of confusion at point 5 of the route.

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Christine Moingeon
Christine Moingeon

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The start in the Parc Noisot and the climb up the Marches were very pleasant. Further on, logging tractors wreak havoc on the forest (big ruts)! The passage through the Combe Lavaux is monotonous, but when you leave the Combe and reach the Crêtes it's superb and the vegetation is completely different! In fact, some of the sections on the Crête are quite strenuous and even dangerous... Overall, I loved this hike.

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Jpcoted,or
Jpcoted,or

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice hike, to be done in dry weather, some tricky sections

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Lisa21
Lisa21

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk, already done several times, and we'll be happy to come back. The terrain is varied and so is the scenery. Avoid rainy weather because of the risk of slipping on the ridge section.

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Falf
Falf

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk. most of it in undergrowth, very pleasant.

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PJ59
PJ59

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

varied and pleasant route
some steep sections between 5 and 6

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Bofed
Bofed

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, the first half in the shade, then in full sun.

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tatouille76
tatouille76

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very nice walk, with a few 'mountain' sections requiring good footwear and careful attention, especially on the ridge of the Combe de Lavaux, which reminded me of my teenage years when I used to go rock-climbing in Fixin. At the end of the walk, after Gevrey Chambertin, we combined it with the 2 x 100 hike up the Combe de Brochon and back down the Combe de Fixin (4 km more) to get back to the start.

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masdelaraz38
masdelaraz38

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A real change of scenery and a lovely afternoon. A pleasant walk that alternates between undergrowth, ridge sections and a final section through the vines as you pass through Gevrey. Although the directions are clear, the route and signs are sometimes missing or incorrect. One passage at point 2 is no longer possible because of the vegetation, but fortunately this obstacle can be avoided quite easily, thanks to the hiking GPS.
Another good point is the water point at the finish.
Good footwear is required in wet weather or after a recent rainstorm (a little technical on the ridge path).

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emmanuellepillet
emmanuellepillet

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with forest valleys, a ridge path and vineyards at the end. The ridge section is a minority, however.
I've done this trail twice and each time I wasn't able to follow the entire route as I couldn't find it. The explanations are not precise enough on certain junctions.
I'm used to hiking and I always have the IGN map... I didn't find what I was looking for in the comments posted on the site.

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