Country:
District:
Departure from the car park at Col du Calvaire on the right coming from the Orbey road
(S/E) At the sandstone cross in the car park, head east on the wide path towards Cimetière Duchesne (marked with red, yellow and green rings). Pass above the restaurant "Les Terrasses du Lac Blanc" and arrive at an intersection with a path leading off to the right (marked with red and green rings).
(1) Continue straight ahead on the carriageway towards Ferme des Immerlins (Yellow Ring). Ignore the various grassy paths on the left and right and join a path coming from the right at a fountain.
(2) Continue straight ahead (Yellow Ring). Pass to the left of Ferme des Immerlins and continue on the slightly uphill path on the left (Yellow Ring), leaving the path on the right (Yellow Easel). At a large intersection with a sign for "Zone protégée du Massif de la Tête des faux" (protected area of the Tête des Faux massif), turn left onto a slightly uphill path (yellow horse and yellow ring), heading towards Cimetière Duchesne, and ignore the path leading downhill to the right. A few metres further on, you will arrive at Cimetière Duchesne.
(3) Go around the Duchesne Cemetery, pass in front of the stele and turn right, following the direction Surcenord/Orbey/Lapoutroie (Red Horse). Leave the path to the left towards Tête des Faux (Red Rectangle). Follow the Red Easel (avoid a few "wild" paths). Join a wide carriageway and follow it (Red Easel). After 50 m on this wide path, you will reach an intersection.
(4) Don't miss it: leave the wide track and take the path opposite, which descends (Chevalet Rouge). After a descent with a few stony sections, you will come out onto a pasture. Cross it and you will reach an intersection with a wide track.
(5) Do not continue downhill, but turn left uphill (Anneau Vert signpost) towards Étang du Devin. On the way up, enjoy superb views of the Val d'Orbey, the Crêtes and the Black Forest. Enter the forest and continue along a wide path guided by the Green Ring. On the descent, ignore a path ascending to the right and arrive at an intersection with a path coming from the right.
(6) Continue downhill, following the Green Ring markings, and discover the remains of the Great War. First, you will see the old transfer station for the German cable car that connected the village of Lapoutroie to La Tête des Faux, then a few metres further down, the "Bâtiment Infirmerie Convalescence" (Convalescent Infirmary Building).
(7) German cemetery. A little further on, ignore a path leading off to the right and continue downhill (Green Ring and Yellow Disc) to reach the Étang du Devin.
(8) Pass in front of the old pumping station and take the path uphill towards Le Bonhomme, guided by the red rectangle and green ring. Do not try to go downhill.
(9) When you reach the intersection at a German cemetery, turn left and head uphill towards Le Bonhomme, following the Red Rectangle trail. Leave the Green Ring trail, which leads a few metres further on to the Étang du Devin stopover lodge. You will come to an intersection with signs for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
(10) Be careful! Leave the red rectangle path going downhill opposite and turn left uphill (green ring markings). At the next intersection, ignore the path going uphill opposite and turn right on level ground (mountain bike sign). Join a wide carriageway.
(11) Turn left (follow the mountain bike sign). You will come to an intersection with a sign for the Massif de La Tête des Faux protected area. Turn right at a wide bend (green ring sign) and ignore the two paths on the left. Cross the path marked with a red-white-red rectangle leading to Tête des Faux on the left and, a few metres further on, to Le Bonhomme on the right.
(12) Continue straight ahead towards Lac Blanc. 50 metres further up, join a wide path coming from the left and continue straight ahead on this path (marked with a green and yellow ring). On a slight descent, you will come to a fork.
(13) Leave the path downhill towards Le Bonhomme on your right and continue on the left, slightly uphill, guided by the Yellow Ring. A few metres further on, cross the path (yellow rectangle and green ring) and continue straight ahead on the large uphill path (yellow ring). You will come to an intersection with a large carriageway coming from the left at an information panel about the Massif de la Tête des Faux.
(14) Continue straight ahead, following the red rectangle and yellow ring. You will come to an intersection with a path descending from the left. Continue straight ahead downhill, following the red rectangle and yellow ring. After a short climb with a view of the summer toboggan run, you will return to the Col du Calvaire car park (on the right coming from the Orbey road) (S/E).
Visorando member
Difficult 
Association / Club / Walk leader
