Around Dixmont, from the mine to the Priory of L'Enfourchure

(S/E) From the church car park, walk along the right-hand side of the church, then turn right into Rue de la Porte du Bois. As you pass, note the polishing stone beneath the oak tree planted at the Liberation. Then continue by turning left into Rue des Remparts.

(1) Then take the second path on the right, running alongside the cemetery. Continue in this direction for a few hundred metres until you reach a junction of several paths. Pass two paths on the right and one on the left, continuing straight on for about twenty metres, before taking the next path on the right. Continue in this direction for several hundred metres. The route enters the forest.

(2) When you reach an old gate, turn left to climb up onto the plateau, running alongside a property: it belonged to the Baron of Eichtal, who owned the neighbouring lignite mine in^{the 19th} century.

(3) As you leave the woods, at the first junction, take the path on the right, lined by a large oak tree. Follow it to La Grande Vallée (a lovely view over the Forest of Othe).

(4) Down in the hamlet, turn right onto the D201 for about a hundred metres (as you go, note the pretty well on the right) until you reach the junction with the D140. Take the path opposite, crossing a small bridge over the Ru Saint-Ange. At the next junction, take the path branching off to the right and running behind the mine (note the chimney of the steam engine used to pump and discharge water up the hill). At the next junction, continue straight on until the following crossroads.

(5) Continue straight on along this path to the junction with the tarmac road and turn right to discover the Priory of L’Enfourchure, then retrace your steps to the crossroads and take the path on the left back to the junction.

(5) Then turn right, following the path that leads to the old bandstand. Continue in this direction until you reach the edge of the woods. Then turn right towards the hamlet of La Tuilerie.

(6) At the square, take Rue des Mares on the right. Pass the picnic area by the pond on the right. At the next junction, continue along Rue des Mares to the right, then turn left onto Chemin de la Ravine. Continue in this direction for a few hundred metres.

(7) Take the second path on the left until you cross the D20. Continue straight ahead for a short distance, then turn right.

(8) At the next junction, take the path on the right overlooking Dixmont. Follow it for a good distance to the first houses in the village, ignoring all the paths branching off to the left.

(9) Before the road (D20), turn left onto the path that runs between the houses. Follow it for a few hundred metres (view of the^13th-century church) to reach the D122. Turn right onto Route d’Armeau to rejoin Rue d’Eichtal (D15).

(10) Turn immediately right after the ditch to walk alongside the old ramparts. Turn left into Rue Saint-Louis then right into Rue d’Eichtal to return to the village centre. Continue to the fountain, then turn right to return to the church car park (S/E).

For your safety, please avoid using this route during the traditional hunting season from 1 October to 28 February.

Routes through woods and forests must follow rural paths; entering any woodland (even communal woodland) is prohibited. Please take care.

Enfourchure Priory.
Dixmont Church.
Former property of the Baron of Eichtal.
Former Dixmont lignite mine.