Chantraines: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

A hiking trail crosses the protected area Falaises et érablières de la Côte oxfordienne à Chantraines et Blancheville, which is used by walkers. The protected area covers 58.48 hectares and extends across Andelot-Blancheville and Chantraines. It is predominantly wooded and includes maple stands on scree blocks as well as locally well-developed rocky vegetation.

Hiking

The circular trail Les sites néolithiques - PR N°86 is 15 kilometres long and starts and ends in Chantraines. The route is classified as difficult for hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders. The stated times are five hours on foot, two and a half hours by mountain bike and three and a half hours on horseback. The circular trail leads to Briaucourt and returns to Chantraines via a former railway line.

Those who choose Chantraines as their holiday base may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Cycle routes

The Cyclo-rail des 3 Vallées offers an 11-kilometre round trip from Chantraines to Andelot. Another round trip runs for 13 kilometres from Chantraines to Briaucourt. An arboretum has been established along the Chantraines–Andelot route.

The Cyclo-rail des Trois Vallées is an activity near Andelot-Blancheville. It involves cycling along a former railway line amid preserved landscapes; in Chantraines, the access point is located at the railway station. Chantraines railway station is also home to a heritage orchard dedicated to pome fruit.

Culture

The choir of the Eglise Notre-Dame-en-sa-Nativité de Chantraines dates from the 12th century, although it was later re-vaulted. The nave and the slate-roofed bell tower attached to the north side of the nave were built in the 18th century.

For the overarching travel overview: Haute-Marne.

Further destinations

Other places in the same destination:

Châteauvillain, Bettancourt-la-Ferrée, Dardenay, Savigny, Semoutiers-Montsaon, Éclaron-Braucourt-Sainte-Livière, Nully, Thonnance Les Moulins.