La Chaume brings together natural and cultural heritage: the Sentier des Quatre Bornes takes you through the municipal forest, while the church, fountain and washhouses offer further traces of the village’s history. You can make the hike a focus of your visit and complement it with the village’s historic landmarks.
The Sentier des Quatre Bornes
The Sentier des Quatre Bornes is an easy 11.9-kilometre circular trail. The estimated walking time is around three hours and 30 minutes. It is a family-friendly hiking trail marked with simple yellow blazes. The circular route starts and ends at the Eglise de l’Assomption in La Chaume.
With its distance and walking time, the trail makes for a distinct activity during your stay. Plan breaks and additional visits around the village according to your needs. The route focuses on the natural and cultural heritage of La Chaume’s municipal forest.
Pond and historic boundaries
Along the trail, in the Combe de la Soue, you’ll find a very old pond edged with stones. Centuries-old boundary stones also line the Sentier des Quatre Bornes. They mark former municipal boundaries, bringing the historic use of the landscape into focus.
Water and boundary lines add different points of interest to the hike: the pond is part of the natural and cultural heritage of the Combe de la Soue, while the stones point to former boundaries. Together, these details give the trail a clear historical dimension beyond the route itself.
Church and furnishings
The Eglise de l’Assomption dates from the 13th century. Inside are two remarkable wooden lecterns from the 17th century. The church and its furnishings belong to different centuries: the building reflects the village’s medieval history, while the lecterns represent a later phase in its interior furnishings.
The church is also an important landmark for navigation, as the Sentier des Quatre Bornes starts and ends there. The hike and the church are thus anchored in the same place, so there is no need to look for a separate starting point.
Further traces in the village
A 19th-century fountain is adorned with a statue of the Immaculate Conception. This religious motif sets it apart from the two washhouses, which extend over the river and are separated by a pond. These structures add further points of interest to the village beyond the church and forest.
The former Manchisterie Ernest Privé is also still visible in the upper part of the village. As evidence of past industrial activity, it adds another facet to the village’s history alongside its religious and communal buildings. The fountain, washhouses and Manchisterie can be seen as distinct stops in that history.
Forest and landscape
The forest landscape is also part of La Chaume’s character: here, the stream Coupe-Charme disappears into the Trou de Barjon. This place adds a geological dimension to the historic buildings and boundary stones. Together, they offer two different perspectives on the area: traces of past use and the forms of the landscape.
La Chaume offers a clear focus for a hike, along with a range of themes from the village’s history. The circular trail leads through the natural and cultural heritage of the municipal forest; the church, fountain, washhouses and former Manchisterie each tell a different part of the village’s story.
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For the broader travel guide: Cote-Dor.
