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Leisure trail in Venarey-les-Laumes
A path suitable for mountain bikes or walking between Le Nid à la Caille, Les Granges-sous-Grignon and back via the Burgundy Canal. You can shorten the route if you’re feeling tired.
Cycling in the Auxois region
A short cycle route through the livestock-farming countryside of the Auxois region, near Lac de Pont, its dam and recently renovated surroundings, and along the Burgundy Canal.
From Flavigny to the Château de Bussy-Rabutin
From the village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, a magnificent medieval village, head for a picnic at the Château de Bussy-Rabutin, which you will enjoy visiting. Then return via Alise-Sainte-Reine, a key site of the Gallic Wars, and pay a visit to Vercingétorix.
From one valley to another, starting from Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
A circular route starting from the medieval town of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, allowing you to explore, in part, the valleys of the Ozerain and the Oze and discover some of the restored historic buildings there. Make sure to set aside some time to wander around Flavigny and soak up its rich and varied cultural heritage.
Route from the Douix Cave to Darcey
This route has been redeveloped and made safer. It allows you to bypass the Douix river and walk through a pleasant boxwood forest before reaching the village of Darcey and then the cave. It is not listed on IGN maps, which is why I used the Visorando app to track my route and highlight it.
Lac de Pont trail
This trail leads around the Lac de Pont artificial reservoir. This dam was built in 1882 and brought up to standard at the end of 2018. Car park, camping, restaurant, beach and leisure facilities are all available. A footbridge and staircase provide access to the dam and the right bank path. Other modifications underway following the 2018 drought. This October 11, 2018: diving board and beach have been demolished and will be rebuilt. A floating footbridge is planned to serve the activity zones.
Route of birdwatching from Villeneuve-sous-Charigny
A pleasant walk offering a variety of landscapes: farmland, woodland, the lake and villages.
Along the route, there are signs showing the birds you might spot
Between Lake Pont and the Burgundy Canal
Hiking between Lake Pont and the Burgundy Canal. Starting from the village of Brianny, well known for its Sainte-Apolline Chapel and its 15th-century frescoes depicting the Dance of Death, you will then follow part of the Bibracte Alésia trail through the villages of Montigny-sur-Armançon and Villeneuve-sous-Charigny, which are crossed by the Chemin des Oiseaux. The tranquillity of the Burgundy Canal will accompany you before you rejoin the Bibracte Alésia trail for the return to Brianny.
Vitteaux and Camp Miard
This walk allows you to explore Vitteaux, where several buildings date back to medieval times, as well as Camp Miard (spelled ‘Myard’ on local signs) with its 6,000-year-old remains.
Posanges Castle is also well worth a visit.
Circuit of rediscovered paths from Moutiers-Saint-Jean
The Chemins d'Auxois Association offers you its first circuit created using paths that have been reopened by the association. This beautiful walk has been designed to make the most of the footpaths, dirt tracks and white roads that will allow you to walk far away from cars.
Come and discover trails you've never walked before! Our tours are unique and do not follow existing signposts.
They are also suitable for mountain bikes and horses.
Tivauche le Haut via the Auxois vineyards
Are you in the Auxois region and don’t fancy a one-hour drive to explore the Burgundy vineyards?
The path ahead offers a lovely opportunity for some light exercise and relaxation with the family as you wander through the vineyards of the Auxois region.
The sources of the Seine and their surroundings
A bucolic stroll to the sources of the Seine, passing by a pond designed by a contemporary Swiss artist and the ruins of a former 12th-century hermitage.
The Sainte-Barbe Chapel in Villy-en-Auxois, starting from Champrenault
A circular walk from Champrenault to Villy-en-Auxois featuring some interesting heritage sites. In Champrenault, a renovated castle, an unusual church and ‘nazoirs’. Further on, the Roman road from Sombernon to Alésia and Villy-en-Auxois, the Sainte-Barbe Chapel and the wash house.
Path in Uncey-le-Franc
Uncey-le-Franc is a small country village, formerly a Templar landmark.
This short hike forms a circular route starting in front of the church at an altitude of 350 metres.
Tour of the Noin at Brémur and Vaurois
Explore the picturesque valleys of the Seine’s first tributaries, the Brévon and the tiny Noin. Stunning waterfalls cascading over the tufa formations!
Castle and Saint-Jean Chapel in Soussey-sur-Brionne
Circular route starting from Martrois that will take you to the Saint-Jean Chapel, passing close to a bison farm and then Soussey-sur-Brionne Castle.
Stories of castles between Missery, Mont-Saint-Jean and Charny
A circular route starting from Missery takes us from an 18th-century château to a 10th-century château in Mont-Saint-Jean (not forgetting its medieval town), passing by the archaeological site of La Grange du Mont (13th century), before a quick stop at La Croisette, or at least its cross, and ending in the charming village of Charny with a glimpse of the remains of its 13th-century castle.
Between Missery and Mont-Saint-Jean
A beautiful walk, without any particular difficulty, which takes you through the pretty villages of Missery and Mont-Saint-Jean, and up to the plateau where there is an archaeological site. The undergrowth is pleasant, with a mix of deciduous and coniferous trees, and the views of the Auxois and Morvan regions are superb. Most of the paths are well shaded and well maintained. This route, which is very well marked in yellow, is also described in the information sheets available from the Précy-sous-Thil Tourist Office.
Circular loop starting from Bussy-La-Pesle
A lush walk through fields and woods, starting from Bussy-La-Pesle, which winds its way through the outskirts of Blaisy-Bas and on to Drée, a pleasant village in fine weather with its stream and old houses built from stones from the former castle.
Ravières Circular
Fairly simple walk, mainly on gravel paths. The third kilometre climbs reasonably, but it is in the forest in the shade. On the plateau the path undulates between the fields. After the Chapelle Sainte-Anne, you leave the plateau via a reasonably steep little asphalt road to reach Ravières again.
The legendary stones of the Tournesac Valley
A beautiful and varied route through bocage, deciduous and coniferous forests, starting from La Roche-en-Brénil, allowing you to discover three beautiful granite rock formations steeped in mystery and legend.
Circular wind turbine loop starting from Trouhaut
This route, starting from Trouhaut, climbs up Mont Tasselot and continues to La Rochotte, passing at the foot of several wind turbines. It then returns towards Fromenteau, passing close to another group of wind turbines, before descending back to Trouhaut.
N.B. It is also possible to do the wind turbine route without going via Trouhaut, for example by starting from Fromenteau.
Mont Tasselot as seen from Trouhaut
This short circular walk starting from Trouhaut climbs up Mont Tasselot via Vau-Mercy and descends via the Creuse. Alternatively, you can take a shortcut and descend via Videmont.
On either side of the railway line, between Blaisy-Bas and Mâlain
A circular walk starting from Blaisy-Bas, following the Paris–Dijon railway line to Blaisy-Haut, Baulme La Roche, Mâlain, then Savigny-Sous-Mâlain, featuring scattered monuments along the way as well as splendid sites to discover or revisit.
Around Le Puiset
On the Langres plateau, in the far north of Burgundy, far from any major roads, lies a landscape of fields and forests where it is not uncommon to encounter does, foxes and wild boar. The final few kilometres follow a babbling brook, passing through two villages and a hamlet that seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world; only the wind and the birds keep us company, and what a magnificent palette of colours in autumn.
Around the Brévon valley, starting from Rochefort
Far from busy roads, this is a small, hilly, shaded route full of running water, where it is not uncommon to see roe deer, does, birds of prey and herons. Discover hidden villages in northern Burgundy.
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