On the hillsides of the Yonne Valley

A short walk with lovely views and a stroll through pretty hamlets.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.64 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 96 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 86 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 274 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 180 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Morvan
  • ⚐ City: Vignol (58190)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.360552° / E 3.671592°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2622SB, 2722ET, 2723SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park at the church in Vignol.

(S) Turn left onto the road leading up to the crossroads with the wayside cross.

(1) Head down the D283 to the left until the next junction.

(2) Leave the road and take a path to the left, then immediately to the right. Follow the path south-southeast, enter a wood and pass under a high-voltage power line. Continue until you reach a road.

(3) Turn right and, 100m further on, leave the road on your left which leads to the old abbey. Continue straight on to the hamlet of Le Mazeau (calvary).

(4) Head up to the right along the D83. At the fork, turn left towards Poray, passing under the power lines twice.

(5) At the end of the hamlet, continue along the road which turns right, passing the hamlet of Prémaison and then Gobillot.

(6) At the crossroads, turn left.

(7) Just before the fortified farm of Chassy, turn right onto the road that climbs up to the farm at Chassy-le-Haut.

(8) At the junction, turn right to return to Vignol.

(1) Head back down towards the church.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 249 m - Start in front of the church
  2. 1 : km 0.16 - alt. 252 m - Crossroads with wayside shrine
  3. 2 : km 0.76 - alt. 222 m - Crossroads – Leave the road
  4. 3 : km 2.02 - alt. 189 m - Turn right onto the road
  5. 4 : km 2.96 - alt. 182 m - Le Mazeau
  6. 5 : km 4.09 - alt. 217 m - Poray
  7. 6 : km 4.96 - alt. 216 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 5.21 - alt. 221 m - Chassy-le-Bas
  9. 8 : km 6.31 - alt. 259 m - Chassy-le-Haut
  10. S/E : km 7.63 - alt. 250 m - Admire the view from the small cemetery

Worth a visit

Beautiful views of the Yonne Valley.
Take a detour to see the farm buildings of the former abbey and then the Château de Chassy-le-Bas farm, a name dating back to the Gallo-Roman period (at Cassius’s).
Take a rest on the bench near the wayside cross at the entrance to Vignol and admire the scenery.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
wubbowomb
wubbowomb

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

There aren't any potholes. The road is 80% tarmac.

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randonneur58
randonneur58

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

Three-quarters of the route is on roads; best avoided in hot, sunny weather; beautiful views of the Nivernais countryside

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gg76
gg76

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It’s a shame you only get a view of the wider landscape at the end of the walk.
The descent through the woods must be more pleasant in hot, dry weather.
The GPX track is very well put together, with waypoints and comments at every change of direction.

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delormejm
delormejm

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

It’s a peaceful route, but the last bit runs between houses, which is a shame

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dededodo
dededodo

Thank you, and I hope you enjoy many more wonderful walks in our beautiful county, which is just waiting to be explored but which, in my opinion, isn’t showcased enough
Kind regards

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0mphora89450
0mphora89450

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk. Only the path section is a bit muddy in this weather, but we expected as much!

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MUMMY58
MUMMY58

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Good evening – We did this route on the afternoon of 21 September. We were very pleased with the description of this route. It’s easily manageable in 2 hours 20 minutes without rushing. It’s true that there’s a lovely view over the Yonne valley. We weren’t familiar with this part of the Morvan. We took the time to snap a few photos. Next time, we’ll try another Visorando route.

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