A circular route to the north of Joncy

This route starting from Joncy will take you past plenty of stonework. From the quarries and stone houses in Rains to the Domaine du Petit Balay with its large square tower and a pile of stone gathered from fields.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.29 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 180 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 180 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 367 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 229 m

Description of the walk

The car park is located by Joncy Church.

(S/E) With your back to the church, take Rue de l’Église to the right to reach Rue Michel Signol (D983), which runs through Joncy. Cross this road and head to the right. Immediately turn left onto Rue du Mont Badois and follow this road for a good while to reach the hamlet of La Craye.

(1) Take the path on the right and follow it until you reach the road leading to La Valette.

(2) Turn right and join the D105 or Route de Marnand, which comes from the right. Follow it and leave it a little further on to the right at the Y-junction. You will reach a crossroads with four perpendicular roads. Turn right and follow this new road until you reach the junction with the D983.

(3) Take this road for a short stretch to the left, taking care. Leave it to take thefirst path on the right. Follow this to reach the ford over the Guye stream.

(4) Cross at this ford and, on the other side, continue along the same track, which becomes a small road leading to Rains.

(5) Ignore the road on the right and head straight ahead to reach a large bend. Turn sharply right onto the road leading to the hamlet of La Place. Pass through it; at the crossroads by the cross, turn sharply left to reach the hamlet of Le Petit Ballay.

(6) Take the road on the left which climbs round a left-hand bend and becomes a track. Make a circular loop to the right around a pile of stones gathered from fields: this is a wall made from stones removed from the vineyards. Continue until you reach a junction of two roads. Cross over and turn right onto the road on the right; this is Rue du Beurnou. Head towards the hamlet of Corcelles, which is one of the districts of Saint-Clément-sur-Guye.

(7) Continue straight on along Rue de Corcelles. Follow it, ignoring the first path on the right (dead end), until you reach another crossroads.

(8) Turn right here and follow the road until you reach the D60.

(9) Turn right onto this road, Rue du Vigny. Cross a tributary of the Guye, then the Guye itself, and enter Joncy. Pass the Château de Joncy on your left. Immediately after the château, turn left onto Rue de l’Église and return to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 235 m - Joncy Church
  2. 1 : km 0.95 - alt. 259 m - La Craye
  3. 2 : km 1.73 - alt. 253 m - La Valette
  4. 3 : km 3.63 - alt. 237 m - Junction with the D 983
  5. 4 : km 4.56 - alt. 233 m - Small bridge over the - Guye (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 5.18 - alt. 252 m - Rains
  7. 6 : km 6.22 - alt. 287 m - Le Petit Ballay
  8. 7 : km 8.02 - alt. 343 m - Corcelles
  9. 8 : km 8.97 - alt. 311 m - Crossroads
  10. 9 : km 9.86 - alt. 235 m - D 60 junction
  11. S/E : km 10.29 - alt. 235 m - Joncy Church

Worth a visit

(6) Le Petit Ballay: take in the sight of the large square tower here.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.4 / 5
lucge
lucge

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

Too many roads, some of which are quite busy. Not recommended if you have children.

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Jean Thomas W.
Jean Thomas W.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There are no signposts between Gue de Reins and Valette. In the end, the actual distance is 9 km and a few metres, or just 2 hours 30 minutes.

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JNDA
JNDA

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It’s an easy walk that takes you through lush green pastures criss-crossed by little streams.
There are also some beautiful stone houses in the village of Rains.

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MARTDomi
MARTDomi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, varied walk

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Kilau
Kilau

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Most of the route is on tarmac; there are no real points of interest along the way apart from the hamlet of Rains.
I strongly recommend opting for the walk by the same author entitled ‘From Carapone to Rains’ along stone-lined paths, which also passes through Rains but features other points of interest.
At La Guye, before setting off on this route, point 4 may well be under water!

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clesol
clesol

I haven't done that route yet

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