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The Forges of Pesmes – Saint-Hilaire Gate loop from Pesmes

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vesoul

Pesmes

The Forges of Pesmes – Saint-Hilaire Gate loop from Pesmes

Moderate

4.1

(17)

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The Forges of Pesmes – Saint-Hilaire Gate loop from Pesmes

02:11

8.43km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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682 m

Bridge with View of the Château de Pesmes

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It's definitely worth climbing the stairs behind the bridge to the old part of Pesmes. Once you reach the top you will be rewarded with a wonderful view

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3.08 km

Mutigney: the Castle

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Gothic fortified castle built in the 15th century, it is built on a promontory dominating the Ognon on the Jura side.

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4.27 km

The iron works are a monument of the industrial age. They are owned by the Municipality of Pesmes and house a museum.
For the "Musée des Forges" there are only guided tours for groups of at least 4 people.
Please inquire here for more details:
Phone 06 79 85 59 87
email: CAP.Pesmes@free.fr
The Château des Forges, which is directly opposite the ironworks, dates from the late 17th century and was the residence of the ironworks owner. It is privately owned and cannot be visited.
Please make sure to do the small island hike. The footbridge, the barrage of the Ognon and the island that the Ognon forms here are well worth seeing.

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6.71 km

Access to the Forges

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Founded in 1660, this group of buildings were dedicated to the metallurgical industry. Weapons were produced there and the quality of the steel from the Forges de Pesmes was recognized.
The castle of the master of the Forges was built in 1778 and the surroundings embellished.
at the end of the 19th century, the complex became a cutting factory then a hydroelectric power station the following century.
Today they have a cultural vocation.

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6.73 km

Washhouse of the Coulances Fountain

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A beautiful, small park with a bench, a spring and a former wash house.

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7.48 km

Saint-Hilaire Gate

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The 16th century Porte Saint-Hilaire is one of only two surviving gates out of the six known in Pesmes. The Saint-Hilaire gate, not benefiting from the natural protection of a rocky escarpment, was undoubtedly the most exposed to external attacks.

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7.70 km

Rouillaud Castle

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Chateau Rouillaud
15th - 16th centuries
Monument

From the Middle Ages, a first building participated in the city's defensive system by ensuring control of the gate (one of the main access gates). The L-shaped plan of the current castle bears witness to successive construction campaigns: the 15th century south wing is joined to the 16th century north wing by a square tower, containing a spiral staircase. Château Rouillaud takes its name from a family, linked to the Perrenot de Granvelle, the Mouchet de Château-Rouillaud, who owned the building from 1519 to 1635.

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Château de Pesmes Terrace

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The terrace is located at the western end of the main building of the chateau. It occupies a strategic location in the landscape, on the heights overlooking the Ognon. The old bridge that took the road from Dole to Gray was destroyed by the German occupiers during the Second World War, then rebuilt by the 215th Engineer Regiment. On the other bank, further south, the old church of Tombe was the seat of the parish until the construction of an intramural church in the 12th century. It then served as a chapel for a leper before being transformed into a hermitage in the 16th century.

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8.43 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.39 km

2.70 km

1.32 km

Surfaces

3.45 km

2.40 km

1.84 km

510 m

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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The Forges of Pesmes – Saint-Hilaire Gate loop from Pesmes

Bridge with View of the Château de Pesmes

Mutigney: the Castle