variante vtt sentier des 2 étangs

A great adventure in the Domaniale de la Croix-aux-Bois, marked by tormented landscapes and many small springs.
Sports trail, with fairly high D+ and technical passages.

Route details

Loop

Lakes and rivers, Nature

Description

Yellow mountain bike markings n°15 // Shared portions of trail with pedestrian portions

(THERE) In front of the church, Place de Termes

(1) Go to the right of the starting panel and pass to the left of the church, cross the height of the village continuing straight. At the exit of the village, a vast crossroads, go straight on the RD15 towards Grandpré. Drive on the D15 for about 500m.

(2) Leave the RD and go up to the left on a path between the crops. Follow always this path, pass close to a pond, continue to follow it, it rises sharply on the left and win the RD41 above.

(3) At the D41, turn right and let yourself go down to the crossing with the D946. Cross carefully and catch up with the path opposite. Always mount everything straight to the national forest. Enter the forest and always stay straight on the path. Never fork when a branch occurs.

(4) Turn right downhill. To arrive
at a crossroads with the birth of a white path, go straight on this white path and descend to the Marriage forest road which is paved. At this road, then turn right and follow its laces without leaving it.

(5) Exit the paved road, turn completely left at the hairpin and go straight on uphill. Arriving on the plateau, continue straight.

(6) Do not miss the fork, on a technical descent with a slight overhang
on the edge of the State forest. You have to turn slightly to the right.
After the descent, the path climbs, forks a little to the right then opens onto a plateau before descending frankly straight.

(7) At the crossroads, turn left and continue straight ahead.

(8) Turn right perpendicular between the trees on a descent, cross a small stream (depending on the period there may be more or less water). After the stream, effgo left – right and go back up the path towards the Grand Bourgogne forest road.
At the road, turn left then move on for about 150m.

(9) Leave this road by turning right to climb in the wood (ascent of about 1.3km). Evolve on this winding path without leaving it, until the road forest of Petit Bourgogne above on the plateau.

(10) At the crossing of the Petit Bourgogne forest road, turn left then right 200m further or a point of contact with the GR®14 is made. Roll on the GR®14 until the next crossing.

(11) At this intersection, turn left then immediately right 40m later. Keep going straight.

(12) Retrieve the Rocan forest road by turning left at its contact then continuing straight, pass the Rocan forest barrier and begin a descent of about 1 km.

(13) After crossing the stream, arrive at this crossroads, turn left and climb about 600m still on this road.

(14) Turn right on the straight path and continue straight ahead.

(15) At the edge of the State forest, at the top of the hill, turn left.

(16) It is atthis crossroads only the variant is possible, continue straight to the forest road of the marriage in tar.
Allows you to do only the 35kms passing the pond of the Demoiselle.

(17) At the Mariage forest road, turn left, go 100m and turn left into a grassy descent below the forest road. Make a big descent.

(18) At this new crossroads, turn right. Continue straight ahead, the path along a stream at the bottom of the valley.

(19) Arrival at a place called La Source, accessible from a small dead-end path. To continue your journey, go up on the right on the forest road of the wedding.

(20) In the big bend, turn left and take a path bordered by a cliff. The climb then arrives at a crossroads, turn left.

(21) Turn right, then left to make a steep descent.

(22) At the Bois de Ham forest road, cross the vast depot and go straight ahead.

(23) Turn left on a short steep descent before arriving at the Etang de la Demoiselle where it is possible to picnic. Walk along the pond and reach the other one.

(24) Go right to go up towards the oak block forest road above.

(25) At the forest road, turn left and drive for about 800m before the next crossroads.

(26) At the intersection, turn right then directly right a few meters more
away to go back to the woods. Always continue straight flat on the board
then turn slightly to the right on a descent of about 1km. At the end of the
downhill, turn right.

(27) Be careful turning hairpin, go to the right then directly to left on a path below. This stretch remains wet for part of the year.
Continue straight ahead. Pass at the level of a stream then climb slightly in the direction of the exit of the wood to regain the forest road of the Paté Oak.

(28) At the Chêne Pâté forest road, continue straight ahead. The road makes a yaw before arriving at a crossroads.

(29) At this major crossroads between the Chêne Pâté forest road and the Noue Marion, walk into the crossroads then turn left to continue descend on the Noue Marion forest road to its terminal in
effectuating all the bends of this road without leaving it.

(30) At the end of the road, embark on the right on the downhill forest path.
Continue straight ahead on the descent, when you come out of the woods, follow this path straight between the parks then continue straight until Beaurepaire. To cross Beaurepaire to the road.

(31) Cross the departmental road D946 with caution and climb up the path in front. After a steep climb, turn left then right wood edge. Then continue to climb straight until the entrance to the wood of the
Sarte. Drive straight through the woods.

(32) At a crossroads, turn right. After a few meters on the flat, the path
operates a descent which then leads to a forest road. At the intersection with the
forest road, turn left to go up it completely and pass the forest barrier. Follow it again to reach a small road.

(33) Turn left on the road, it winds down to the village of Termes.
Never leave her.


Moutain Bike

DifficultyDifficultDuration03 hours 00/XNUMXElevation-739 D- ​​/ 742 D+Distance35,4 kmMax Altitude251 m

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