On the lands of Louis Pergaud

Date of your route : Nov 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Accurate description, but the route is difficult to find after Belmont and the woodland section before returning to the farm on the Orsans road.

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Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, but quite a lot of tarmac despite everything. That's a shame. Completed more quickly than expected. Beautiful scenery. Can be done in half a day.

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Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike. We didn't encounter many people. There were a few challenging climbs, but the small village of Château Chalon was well worth the effort. Diverse landscapes and beautiful panoramic views. We would definitely do it again.

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Date of your route : Mar 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike during daffodil season, with lovely mossy undergrowth...
We followed the route exclusively on GPS to avoid getting lost, as some sections are not clearly identifiable.
Be careful at point 3: you cross a wooded area where there are brambles on the ground. Perhaps in summer, this part is not very accessible. You come out into a pasture with cows, which is not ideal because you have to cross barbed wire fences to avoid the farm.
At points 8-9, we couldn't find the trail after the overhang above the Audeux, but that's not a problem because you come to a very pleasant forest path.
The estimated time is a little overestimated because it took us 3½ hours with a lunch break in the middle.

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Date of your route : Jan 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike. There is little elevation gain, but you don't get the unpleasant feeling (for some) of walking on flat ground. Varied landscapes, villages, sunken paths, etc.
Given the other reviews, I didn't do the return trip to Belmont.
At point 3, descend in the direction of the slope.
It's a shame not to go around the Breuillet pond.
When you overlook the Audeux (between 8 and 9), at one point you come across a kind of rock barrier. Go to the far right and climb over it.
Thank you for this lovely suggestion in a little-visited area.

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Date of your route : Mar 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The description says it all, and with the route marked on the app, we were able to enjoy a beautiful hike, albeit sometimes off the route or with sections on the road, but the variety in this route is pleasant.
We stopped for a picnic at the Breuilley pond (which must be in full sun in the height of summer) and a snack break after Orsans in the forest.
Pergaud's house was not open; it opens on Sunday afternoons from June onwards and all day on Sundays in July and August.
Of note at the Bremondans cheese dairy is a very welcome 24-hour cheese vending machine and some highly appreciated Comté cheese!
A lovely walk, thank you for sharing.

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Date of your route : May 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The directions were not precise enough in relation to the hiker's position ("at the church, turn right", "follow the cemetery wall", "cross and go into the woods") to compensate for the lack of signposting along two-thirds of the route. Some sections were difficult to navigate.
(Someone from the area told us that we weren't the only ones struggling at the start).
A shame.

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Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

This hike is designed for experienced walkers.

There are hikes for everyone, from occasional hikers to experienced hikers.

Kind regards

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Date of your route : Aug 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

You need to be a fairly experienced hiker to tackle this route. The path disappears at times and you need to be able to climb over barbed wire fences and tall grass... (it's a good idea to take a more detailed map with you).

However, the Pergaud house, the Breuilley pond, the pretty village of Bremondans, the Romanesque church of Leugney, the winding Audeux river and the viewpoints over Grace Dieu are the highlights of this hike, which is designed for experienced walkers.
The weak point: a lot of road.

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Hello,

Thank you for your comment.

The author wrote: Monday, 26 September 2016 at 9:48 p.m.: Re: In the land of Louis Pergaud

This unmarked trail was created in the area where Pergaud lived and found inspiration for his novels. It is not one of the "hiking highways". We are in the heart of the Franche-Comté region, where milk is used to make our delicious Comté cheese, so of course there are cows, mud when it rains and grass growing in season. I should have mentioned that it is better to do this hike at the end of winter or in spring before the grass grows on the 500 or 600 metres of "deer" trail, but when you are a hiker, you are not afraid of a bit of trudging. Discovering this beautiful, little-known region is well worth a few minor inconveniences. The description says it all. It is with great pleasure that I offer my services as a guide, here or elsewhere in our beautiful county.

Averd

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

No markings. It is best to know how to read a map and have some experience with orienteering. The route is very varied, but you mustn't be afraid to climb over numerous fences, including one where you have to lie flat on your stomach to get over it. It's not easy to find your way between 3 and 4, or especially between 6 and 7, and even less so between 8 and 9, where we ended up in the car park of the Glacière cave. A hike to forget!

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Date of your route : Sep 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Positive points: the well-equipped Breuillet pond (with a jetty and car park) is worth walking around (1.2 km).
Passing through villages, Comté cheese dairy, magnificent lodge in Bremondans.

Negative points:
9 km on tarmac!
Abandoned path blocked by barbed wire between points 6 and 7 of the route (no way through the barbed wire on this path, but you can go down into the field after finding a way through the barbed wire).

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Date of your route : Feb 25, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

At point 2, head towards Orsans after visiting the museum until you reach La Grange du Bois farm and take the meadow on the right opposite the farm.

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Date of your route : Oct 16, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A varied route, magnificent on this autumn Sunday, very pleasant, easy to follow with just the printed map, relying on the indicated topography (meadows/woods). It is best to know how to read a map.
The walk around Breuillet Pond is well laid out and also very pretty (+1.2 km).
The path through the sharp limestone pavement is in the middle of the meadow to the left of Leugney church. In the next meadow, turn right and follow the fence to find the road at the bottom of the hill and Orsans. The path mentioned hardly exists anymore.
To find the path to the viewpoints, you have to walk 200 m along the road, not 90 m, but it is indeed the first one (marked at the start but leave the markings to follow the cliff).
It is somewhat obscured by leaves, but simply follow the cliff, which is easy to traverse, and the path reappears regularly. Once you reach the viewpoint overlooking the abbey, head perpendicular to the cliff to rejoin the forest road approximately 100-150 metres away (there is also a path, which is gradually disappearing, slightly to the right of the viewpoint that leads back to the road).

Enjoy your walk!

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