Mont Afrique — loop

02:53

9.81km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 25, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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498 m

Corcelles-les-Monts

Highlight • Settlement

Corcelles-les-Monts takes its name from Curticelloe, which means small farm in Latin. The village is located at the foot of the impressive Mount Africa, a paradise for hikers.
This advanced bastion of the Burgundian mountains is a vast wooded limestone table which can be walked around by a charming walkway. By borrowing it, we discover exceptional panoramas.

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Mount Afrique

Highlight • Summit

Mont Afrique is the summit of the Côte d'Or department. A huge transmitter allows you to spot it from afar. Anyway, what a funny name for the region!
The exact origin of the rather unusual toponym Africa is not clearly established. A local legend as well as some authors think that it refers to an auxiliary body of the Roman legions, made up of African troops, which would have been stationed in this place. Indeed, there are at the top of the mountain the remains of an ancient camp. Many guesses, but the mystery remains.

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9.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.41 km

2.46 km

1.74 km

196 m

Surfaces