Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux - Haute Bruyère

This fairly easy circuit from Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux will take you on a pleasant trail mainly in the forest. If the weather is clear, the view from the Plat Saint-Romain plateau offers a panoramic view of the Alps.

Technical sheet

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A Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux walk posted on 08/11/15 by LB_Neil. Last update : 10/01/18
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 362 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 358 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 606 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 423 m
Saint-Romain plateau

Description

The town hall car park at the entrance to the village on the left coming from Vaugneray.

(S) Back at the church, leave the car park down the street that goes up on the right.

(1) Approximately 250 metres before the bend in the road, take the trail on the left at the foot of a big house. Continue on this path which climbs gently near the forest and the Bois de Taconan.

(2) When you arrive in a valley in the forest in the middle of which flows the Goutte Lais stream, take the path down to your left along the stream. Follow this path through the woods to cross a dirt road

(3) Take this road to the right to pass above a large farm in Chatanay.

(4) Just past the farm, a small path leads to the right. Follow it.

(5) Shortly after arriving in the fields, the path crosses a dirt road. Turn right on this road leading to a small road that takes you left to the viewpoint.

(6) A very steep trail descends to the left of the table. Take it. It leads you to the farm of Haute Bruyère. Turn right here and return to the road.

(7) Take the road uphill to the right. Ignore the first path which starts on the left and around the next bend, veer onto the trail on the left of the road. Follow this path up above orchards before beginning to run alongside a forest.

(8) At the crossroads at the exit of the forest, take the first path up on the right. Continue to and cut across a small road that you take on your right. The road leads you to a crossroads on the plateau.

(9) Take the road in front of you that leads to the farm of Plat Saint-Romain. Walk along this farm ignoring all other trails.

Reach the farm, take the path that leads off opposite you in the turn. Immediately after this, take the small trail on the left that takes you to point (1) and go down the street to find your car in the car park (F).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 423 m
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 444 m - Leave the road
  3. 2 : km 1.59 - alt. 548 m - Creux de la combe
  4. 3 : km 2.46 - alt. 477 m - Dirt road
  5. 4 : km 2.88 - alt. 460 m - Big farm
  6. 5 : km 3.19 - alt. 489 m - Turn right into the fields
  7. 6 : km 3.73 - alt. 529 m - Orientation table
  8. 7 : km 4.21 - alt. 458 m - La Haute Bruyère
  9. 8 : km 5.86 - alt. 519 m - Junction at the exit of the forest
  10. 9 : km 6.96 - alt. 602 m - Marker 601
  11. S/E : km 8.56 - alt. 423 m

Useful Information

Parking: you can leave your car in the car park outside the town hall. If it is full you can park before the bend a little higher up.

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