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Start and finish at Le Ménil-Thillot, at a place called Le Pont Charreau(537 m), which is well signposted (in the centre of the village, from the D 486, take the road near the Hôtel les Sapins which passes under the cemetery and continue for 900 m. Park along the road, at the Pont de Charreau.
Red Cross signposts
(S/E) Follow the Red Cross markings for 5.3 km towards Rochelotte. Cross the small bridge and take the Route du Corat. After 120 m, take the road on the left (marked as a dead end). After 150 m, you will find the start of the trail on the right. Join a small road, go up it for 120 m and take the path on the right. Go up for 400 m and you will arrive at a small road. Take it on the right until you reach the crossroads: Le Piénot de la Rouauche (altitude 671 m).
(1) Continue to follow signs for Rochelotte, taking thesecond small road on the left. After 1 km, the road becomes unpaved and turns into a wide track which, after 500 m, joins another road. Take the road opposite, which is signposted as a dead end, and which leads to a place called Xerbanage (800 m). At the end of the road, find the start of the trail (Red Cross). This is a very beautiful trail through the woods, which you follow for 2.2 km towards Rochelotte. When you reach a wide path, turn right and, after 130 m, you will see a sign in a bend indicating "Ferme du Frenat du Haut".
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(2) Leave the Red Cross markings towards Rochelotte. Head towards the farm and, after 650 m, you will arrive at the Passe du Secheneux (altitude 918 m). You can make a short descent to the farm (excellent farmhouse Munster cheese!) and then climb back up to the pass.
Blue signpost
(3) Find a path going uphill, marked Chevalet Bleu, towards Tête des Champs (this signpost will guide you back to Pont Charreau). After a 700 m climb, take a small path on the right and, after 100 m, you will arrive at the summit of Tête des Champs (altitude 998 m, orientation table).
(4) Descend the path and continue to the right towards the small Chapelle de la Salette (altitude 926 m).
(5) Begin the descent after the gate and continue until you reach a small road. Turn left and continue downhill for 1.3 km until you reach a place called "La Besse" (altitude 700 m): there is a table for picnics.
Take the path opposite, towards the Chapelle de Pitié. After 100 m, a path branches off to the right (marked "itinéraire modifié", still Chevalet Bleu). Take this path, continue, pass near the Beaudeve climbing rock, and arrive at the Chapelle de la Pitié (altitude 697 m).
(6) Go around the chapel and find a path behind it. From there, there is an arboretum and a fitness trail. 650 m further on, after a winding descent, you will come to a road. Continue along this road for 200 m and you will reach a place called "Le Pont Châly" (altitude 594 m).
(7) Leave the path that branches off to the left and continue straight ahead on the road for about 750 m to return to the starting point at Pont Charreau (S/E).
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