Sur les Hauteurs de Laizy

The circuit is counter-clockwise.

Departure point : Parking salle des fêtes

Cross the Gourgeoise bridge and continue on the tarmac, at the crossroads opposite the town hall turn left and take the Avenue de la Gare for 900m, after crossing the railroad and leaving the church of St Pierre de Brion on the right, at the crossroads turn right for 800m and take the path which climbs on the left for 1.3 km. At the exit, take the tarmac on the left for 1 km and at the next crossroads continue to the right and then at the next crossroads turn right again towards Montoy in the hamlet of Montoy turn right onto the small tarmac that goes down and continue for 400m before taking a path that goes slightly to the right below.

Follow the path and admire the view of the Arroux plain, cross the small wooden barriers and at the bottom of the path at Champ Bonnard take the tarmac on the right for 400m, at the crossroads turn left and go back in the direction of the village of Laizy, at the old station continue on the tarmac crossing the railway.

Behind the church take the left road and a few dozen meters before the bridge over the Arroux take the path on the right along the river that leads to the starting parking lot

Small tip: follow the yellow markings

To know : The valley of the Arroux

At the level of Etang-sur-Arroux, the valley narrows, forming a threshold. The high slopes move back a little. The tense bottom of the Autun plain gives way to a maze of hills, crossed by small valleys where the Arroux valley keeps its preponderance.

On both sides of the Arroux, a succession of gentle reliefs on which the eye bounces or wanders, reveals a depth to the assertive slopes of the Morvan or the Montagne Autunoise which rise in the background. Here, what catches the eye is the coexistence of hills in meadows, underlined by a graphic bocage, wooded hillsides that refocus the gaze on the valley floor, or the successive tilts from a viewpoint to a more intimate background.