Sentier des Lutins starting from Équevilley

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A lovely family walk through a rural, wooded landscape. The path is marked by little elves pointing the way.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.20 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 161 ft
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    Descent: - 167 ft
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    Highest point: 902 ft
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    Lowest point: 735 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite Équevilley School.

(S/E) Head left towards the west along the A-road on the safe pavement. Turn right onto Rue de la Prairie and head to the junction with Rue du Lavoir.

(1) Continue straight ahead heading north-west to reach the Pont de la Prairie.

(2) Cross the Ruisseau de Meurecourt via this bridge. Stay on the road for another 200 m, then turn right along the ditch. You’ll reach the edge of the woods after crossing two drains.

(3) Step over the ditch on the left and enter the woods. At the next junction, take the path on the right and continue to the ruins of the Moulin Hugo.

(4) Continue straight ahead and follow the edge of the woods to the road. Turn right onto it and follow it straight on to return to the entrance to Équevilley, marked by a statue of the Virgin Mary.

(5) Take Rue du Lavoir on the right. At the wash house, turn left and head up Grand’Rue towards the church. At the town hall, turn right to reach the school car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 902 ft - Car park opposite Équevilley school
  2. 1 : mi 0.26 - alt. 869 ft - Rue du Lavoir crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 1.44 - alt. 741 ft - Pont de la Prairie
  4. 3 : mi 1.89 - alt. 738 ft - Edge of the woods
  5. 4 : mi 2.42 - alt. 755 ft - Ruins of the Hugo Mill
  6. 5 : mi 3.86 - alt. 856 ft - Virgin Mary
  7. S/E : mi 4.2 - alt. 896 ft - Car park opposite Équevilley school

Worth a visit

Between the crossroads and the Hugo Mill, you will see the remains of two large steel vats. These were once used for making charcoal.

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3 / 5
User 19666986

Thank you for your prompt reply. However, there are no signs on the promenade either. Signs are needed.

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ClaudeJ68
ClaudeJ68

Yes, the posts supporting the signs are rotten and we need to replace several of them. We planned a work project at the last association meeting. So this needs to be done soon. I will correct the description. Rue de la Croisette is called "En la Croisette" and is extended by Chemin de la Prairie.

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User 19666986

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The signposting is very poor, especially at the start, where at least three signs are missing... Rue de la Croisette does not exist in Equevilley, even though it appears on the route map... Fortunately, this was just a reconnaissance trip for a group hike in a few weeks' time...

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ClaudeJ68
ClaudeJ68

Thank you for your comment. There are indeed signposts featuring gnomes put up by the Equevilley residents’ association and round yellow signposts put up by someone else (perhaps the local authority?), and this is causing some confusion. Fortunately, the two routes join up after 300 metres. Enjoy your walk.

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lopyarud
lopyarud

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, rural walk. There is just one real point of interest: the old mill.
Please note, there is a section where the signposting and route description are somewhat unclear. There are two possible routes: one stays along the edge of the woods, the other enters the woods and follows the edge from the inside. Despite this, I recommend this walk.

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Karuna70
Karuna70

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A pleasant route, although it does involve a fair bit of road walking. There aren’t really any particular points of interest, apart from being out in the countryside. The ‘gnome’ signposts are quite original.

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claudeclaire
claudeclaire

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A short, well-marked walk featuring elves and yellow circles.
The first part and the end of the route are on tarmac roads, in open country.
The rest is through woodland, well maintained with lovely bridle paths.
The mill is in ruins.

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