Discover Montmort

If you want to get to know Montmort on hiking trails, you can compare the routes described by activity, distance and route. “Autour de Montmort” is described as a hiking route with a specific distance; the circular route “Circuit 8: Bois du Nom - Montmort” is suitable for hiking and mountain biking. A hike with sections on forest and field paths is also mentioned. This lets you first decide whether distance, type of activity or landmarks along the way are most important for your plans.

Hiking in Montmort

The description, created on 10 December 2023, lists “Autour de Montmort” as a 10.35-kilometre hiking route. Check the route details before setting out. A route description from 2024 places the start on a small square in the centre of Montmort and mentions a car park there. It leads through a fir forest. For your planning, the route thus combines a stated distance with a named starting point and a specific section of landscape. The distance helps you gauge the scale of the hike; for estimating the time, your own pace remains the best guide.

The 2024 description also gives the route: near Montmort, the trail heads towards Armecy, with the Arroux on the left. It also goes in the direction of Bois du Nom. The route crosses a stream and then continues for about 800 metres to a junction. These details connect named places with specific points along the route. The sequence of heading towards Bois du Nom, crossing the stream and continuing to the junction gives you a way to navigate using these waypoints.

The description of the circular route “Circuit 8: Bois du Nom - Montmort” was updated on 31 July 2026 and lists hiking and mountain biking as suitable activities. By comparison, “Autour de Montmort” is a 10.35-kilometre hiking route. If you want to choose an activity first, Circuit 8 offers both options; if a specific hiking distance matters, “Autour de Montmort” provides the distance. These are two different points of reference for making a decision: the stated activity on the one hand, and a specified route length on the other.

The hiking route “RANDO Montmort Bois Du Nom” differs in the types of paths it uses: about 200 metres are on roads, while the rest passes through forest and along field paths. This information comes from a user-submitted route description that was last modified on 2 February 2021. If you make your choice based on the types of paths, this description is a specific but older point of reference; check it before setting out. The roughly 200 metres refer to the road section, not the entire route. This makes the path information different from the distance given for “Autour de Montmort”.

Archaeological find at Mont de Jaux

During investigations in September 1986, excavation trenches 2,500 metres long were dug at Mont de Jaux; a ditch measuring 120 metres long and 6 metres wide was uncovered. In its preserved state, it was 1.5 metres deep. The 2,500 metres refers solely to the length of the excavation trenches, not the overall extent of the excavation work; the other figures relate to the ditch that was uncovered. For history-minded visitors, this find adds a distinct archaeological topic to the route descriptions.

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