Tour of the washhouses of Saint-Martin-du-Mont

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There are numerous hamlets in the commune of Saint-Martin-du-Mont, and each has its own picturesque washhouse! During this leafy walk through fields and villages, you can admire the wash houses at Cestres, Saint-Martin-du-Mont, Bordes Bricard and Froideville. The best time to take this walk is in early spring, when everything is turning green again, the first flowers are sprouting from the ground, and the streams and wash houses are overflowing with rushing water!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.51 mi
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    Average duration: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 381 ft
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    Descent: - 374 ft
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    Highest point: 1,896 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,572 ft
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Description of the walk

Park your car next to the Cestres washhouse.

(S/E) With your back to the washhouse, set off straight ahead along Rue de l’Abreuvoir (D103). Keep to the right onto the D130x at the three-way junction and continue to the junction with Chemin des Anglais on the right.

(1) Follow this path down to a pond situated behind the boundary walls of a farmstead. Continue to the crossroads.

(2) Go straight on to climb up to the beautiful church of Saint-Martin-du-Mont, surrounded by old lime trees and visible from the valley.

(3) Follow the road (marked path) to the right as it leaves the village and descends towards the D16, which runs up from Saint-Seine-l’Abbaye towards the hamlet of Bordes-Bricard. Stop halfway down the slope at the pretty washhouse in Saint-Martin-du-Mont, known as the Lavoir de la Fontaine.

(4) Carry on until you reach the D6, cross it carefully and continue straight ahead to the bridge over the Ougne.

(5) Keep to the left without crossing the bridge and take the path that climbs up the valley floor to the Bordes-Bricard wash house.

(6) Turn left onto the tarmac road which climbs up to the hamlet and joins the junction of the D16 and the D103.

(7) Cross at the pedestrian crossing set back to the right, turn left and carry on straight ahead along the D103 for about twenty metres. Turn at a right angle onto the tarmac road leading off to the right across the fields, and follow it for about 400 metres, until you reach a T-junction in the open countryside.

(8) Turn left to follow the path heading due north across the fields. Continue to the junction with a track at a place called Champs du Chêne.

(9) Turn left onto this track and continue to the Froideville wash house and its pretty pond. Take a moment to enjoy the spot.

(10) Turn right after the wash house and follow the tarmac road for about 200 m, until you reach the three-way junction where the route joins the GR®2.

(11) Head slightly to the left to follow it, walk for about 300 m, then turn left, staying on the GR®, towards a small hill overlooking Cestres. Take the climb, then walk gently back down, passing two aerial masts on your left. Return to where you parked at the Cestres washhouse (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,801 ft - Cestres washhouse
  2. 1 : mi 0.35 - alt. 1,762 ft - Junction with the Chemin des Anglais, turn right
  3. 2 : mi 0.6 - alt. 1,631 ft - Start the climb towards the church
  4. 3 : mi 0.8 - alt. 1,752 ft - Church of Saint-Martin-du-Mont
  5. 4 : mi 1.05 - alt. 1,699 ft - Saint-Martin-du-Mont washhouse
  6. 5 : mi 1.72 - alt. 1,588 ft - Bridge over the Ougne, on the left
  7. 6 : mi 2.3 - alt. 1,736 ft - Bordes Bricard washhouse
  8. 7 : mi 2.51 - alt. 1,808 ft - D103/D16 junction
  9. 8 : mi 2.79 - alt. 1,837 ft - T-junction, turn left
  10. 9 : mi 3.16 - alt. 1,827 ft - Champ du Chêne, on the left
  11. 10 : mi 3.63 - alt. 1,811 ft - Froideville washhouse
  12. 11 : mi 3.77 - alt. 1,831 ft - GR®2 junction, turn left
  13. S/E : mi 4.51 - alt. 1,795 ft - Cestres washhouse

Notes

(3) Saint-Martin-du-Mont Church.

Cestres wash houses (1), Saint-Martin-du-Mont (4), Bordes Bricard (6) and Froideville (10).

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.

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