Grandvaux, Malvaux, along the water
Grandvaux, Malvaux, along the water
Departure : Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux (tourist office) Difficulty : Medium Directions to follow: From the tourist office, go up Rue de Genève on your left then turn twice on your right to take Rue du Coin d'Amont, behind the church and follow it to the end. After leaving the village, take the footbridge over the N5 and continue on the same asphalt forest road to the hamlet Vers les Moulins.
Cross the bridge over the Lemme then turn left.
At the ruins of the Moulin d'Hylarion, continue on the road and reach the Châtelet (former holiday center which is now a school).
At the crow's foot after the school, turn left then after 300 m, take a small path to the right, direction Chez Mayet.
At the hamlet "les Gros Louis" (indicated "le Saut" on the IGN map), turn right twice. At the cross road, go left and find the N5.
In front of you is an old hotel-restaurant on the edge of which a platform has been built with a beautiful view of the Lemme.
Follow the N5 on the left, cross the Lemme, quickly reach the old restaurant "Le Pont Romain" and a forest road on the right.
Turn right on the forest road, temporarily overlook the railway line then cross the forest until you approach the Prélet forest cabin.
Turn at an acute angle to the right onto the Route Forestière du Lignon.
Cross the Dombief, take the first road on the left and reach the hamlet of La Boissière.
Cross the village then, before the hamlet of Rollets, continue right on the Route Forestière du Bois de Ban, up to the Belvédère des Quatre Lacs car park.
A path on the left provides access to the Quatre Lacs belvedere and the Pic de l'Aigle. Continue on the forest road. At the next crossroads, turn left and reach the N5 at the hamlet of Cernois.
Go left then turn right opposite the isolated farm, at the foot of the Falaise du Rachet, Morillon climbing site.
Continue on the road on the left, along the Lemme, to the Pont de la Chaux. Pass the station and the restaurant, carefully cross the D16 and take the municipal road opposite. Reach the hamlet of La Tépette.
Take the lanes parallel to the D16, Rue de la Tepette then Route du Chavon, to arrive at the entrance to the village of Chaux-des-Crotenay.
Go back up the Grande Rue on the left, and follow the 2nd on the right, Route d'Entre-deux-Monts, until below the village.
200 m before the church, take the wide white path on the left which allows you to cross the valley and reach the intersection with the D16.
Cross the road with caution, follow the D127E1 for a few meters and take the path on the right. Go down through the forest then a pasture before returning to the road.
Go right, Rue de la Langouette then follow the direction of Gorges de la Langouette on the right. Cross a street and, just before the Montliboz town exit sign, take Chemin des Cascades on the right. Join the Planches-en-Montagne
Turn left in front of the cemetery, cross the bridge over the Saine and walk alongside the church.
Just after this, at the directional post "les Planches-en-Montagne", follow Ruelle du Lavoir on the right, White/Red markings, direction Foncine-le-Bas. Continue along the tram track, an old railway line, with the Saine on the right.
Observe the Cascade du Bief de la Ruine on the left and cross an arcuate tunnel, equip yourself with lighting. Continue along the Saine.
When you reach the tram line, cross the bridge then join Foncine-le-Bas.
Take the Route de Champagnole on the right for 150 m then cross it to turn left onto the D62, direction Fort-du-Plasne. Join the first asphalt road on the right.
Follow this, Chemin du Lac de la Dame, direction Les Fumey. Go around Lac à la Dame and then go back up the D62.
Continue on this and reach the village of Fort-du-Plasme.
Take the road on the left just before the first houses in the village. Ride between Lake Fort-du-Plasne and its wetland.
At the hamlet Les Voigneurs, turn right and follow the road to the hamlet Le Maréchet.
Turn right onto the D437 then take the first paved road on the left. Cross the small bridge and at the directional hiking post "le Maréchet", follow the path on the right, yellow markings in the direction of "la Gare". Go straight at each junction and reach the D437.
Go left, pass the Lac-des-Rouges-Truites town entrance sign and follow the old station building on the left.
Just after this, leave the D437 and take the secondary road on the left. Keep left until Domaine du Bugnon. Possibility of taking a break, having a drink or recharging a battery.
Continue on the same forest road until the four-road crossing, hiking post "Les Quatre Chemins".
Continue to the right, follow the yellow markings and reach a housing estate via a forest road. Go past it a few meters and find on the left the start of the old tram track, currently white path.
Follow this and continue straight at each junction.
At the exit of the tram track, a few meters before the D437, opposite the "Halte des Martins" post, turn left and stay on the grassy path parallel to the road. Pass, on the right, the old railway stop and find a small asphalt road to take, opposite, for a few dozen meters.
At the intersection, go straight then quickly turn right, Chemin du Carlaton (limited to 3,5t). Join the hamlet of Savine and the N5.
Cross the N5 via an underpass on the right. Opposite the fountain, take the middle white path which starts between the Route des Gyps and the Chemin sous la Savine. The tram track leads to the Pésières district in Saint-Laurent en Grandvaux
At the intersection with Rue des Pésières, turn right and drive until Rue de Genève.
Turn left and go up Rue de Genève using the cycle path on the sidewalk to the Tourist Office. Duration of the route (in hours): 4
Cross the bridge over the Lemme then turn left.
At the ruins of the Moulin d'Hylarion, continue on the road and reach the Châtelet (former holiday center which is now a school).
At the crow's foot after the school, turn left then after 300 m, take a small path to the right, direction Chez Mayet.
At the hamlet "les Gros Louis" (indicated "le Saut" on the IGN map), turn right twice. At the cross road, go left and find the N5.
In front of you is an old hotel-restaurant on the edge of which a platform has been built with a beautiful view of the Lemme.
Follow the N5 on the left, cross the Lemme, quickly reach the old restaurant "Le Pont Romain" and a forest road on the right.
Turn right on the forest road, temporarily overlook the railway line then cross the forest until you approach the Prélet forest cabin.
Turn at an acute angle to the right onto the Route Forestière du Lignon.
Cross the Dombief, take the first road on the left and reach the hamlet of La Boissière.
Cross the village then, before the hamlet of Rollets, continue right on the Route Forestière du Bois de Ban, up to the Belvédère des Quatre Lacs car park.
A path on the left provides access to the Quatre Lacs belvedere and the Pic de l'Aigle. Continue on the forest road. At the next crossroads, turn left and reach the N5 at the hamlet of Cernois.
Go left then turn right opposite the isolated farm, at the foot of the Falaise du Rachet, Morillon climbing site.
Continue on the road on the left, along the Lemme, to the Pont de la Chaux. Pass the station and the restaurant, carefully cross the D16 and take the municipal road opposite. Reach the hamlet of La Tépette.
Take the lanes parallel to the D16, Rue de la Tepette then Route du Chavon, to arrive at the entrance to the village of Chaux-des-Crotenay.
Go back up the Grande Rue on the left, and follow the 2nd on the right, Route d'Entre-deux-Monts, until below the village.
200 m before the church, take the wide white path on the left which allows you to cross the valley and reach the intersection with the D16.
Cross the road with caution, follow the D127E1 for a few meters and take the path on the right. Go down through the forest then a pasture before returning to the road.
Go right, Rue de la Langouette then follow the direction of Gorges de la Langouette on the right. Cross a street and, just before the Montliboz town exit sign, take Chemin des Cascades on the right. Join the Planches-en-Montagne
Turn left in front of the cemetery, cross the bridge over the Saine and walk alongside the church.
Just after this, at the directional post "les Planches-en-Montagne", follow Ruelle du Lavoir on the right, White/Red markings, direction Foncine-le-Bas. Continue along the tram track, an old railway line, with the Saine on the right.
Observe the Cascade du Bief de la Ruine on the left and cross an arcuate tunnel, equip yourself with lighting. Continue along the Saine.
When you reach the tram line, cross the bridge then join Foncine-le-Bas.
Take the Route de Champagnole on the right for 150 m then cross it to turn left onto the D62, direction Fort-du-Plasne. Join the first asphalt road on the right.
Follow this, Chemin du Lac de la Dame, direction Les Fumey. Go around Lac à la Dame and then go back up the D62.
Continue on this and reach the village of Fort-du-Plasme.
Take the road on the left just before the first houses in the village. Ride between Lake Fort-du-Plasne and its wetland.
At the hamlet Les Voigneurs, turn right and follow the road to the hamlet Le Maréchet.
Turn right onto the D437 then take the first paved road on the left. Cross the small bridge and at the directional hiking post "le Maréchet", follow the path on the right, yellow markings in the direction of "la Gare". Go straight at each junction and reach the D437.
Go left, pass the Lac-des-Rouges-Truites town entrance sign and follow the old station building on the left.
Just after this, leave the D437 and take the secondary road on the left. Keep left until Domaine du Bugnon. Possibility of taking a break, having a drink or recharging a battery.
Continue on the same forest road until the four-road crossing, hiking post "Les Quatre Chemins".
Continue to the right, follow the yellow markings and reach a housing estate via a forest road. Go past it a few meters and find on the left the start of the old tram track, currently white path.
Follow this and continue straight at each junction.
At the exit of the tram track, a few meters before the D437, opposite the "Halte des Martins" post, turn left and stay on the grassy path parallel to the road. Pass, on the right, the old railway stop and find a small asphalt road to take, opposite, for a few dozen meters.
At the intersection, go straight then quickly turn right, Chemin du Carlaton (limited to 3,5t). Join the hamlet of Savine and the N5.
Cross the N5 via an underpass on the right. Opposite the fountain, take the middle white path which starts between the Route des Gyps and the Chemin sous la Savine. The tram track leads to the Pésières district in Saint-Laurent en Grandvaux
At the intersection with Rue des Pésières, turn right and drive until Rue de Genève.
Turn left and go up Rue de Genève using the cycle path on the sidewalk to the Tourist Office. Duration of the route (in hours): 4
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