Around Giromagny Fort, western route

Head to Giromagny, Territoire de Belfort. Park in the cemetery car park, Route de Lure.

(S/E) Head due south along the small access road to the fort, following the red-and-white Red Rectangle markings of^{the GR®®5E2}and GRE5, which are soon joined by a Red Ring. Enter the forest and you will soon reach a Y-shaped junction.

(1) Turn left onto the wide track, following the Red Ring markings. Leave this at the next junction to take the ascending path, still marked with a Red Ring. Reach the edge of the fort’s moat.

(2) Turn left to walk around the fort in a clockwise direction. You’ll reach the fort’s car park.

(3) Turn left and follow the small road as it descends gently. Stay on this road until you reach the ponds, where you will find a signpost with numerous information boards.

(4) Leave the^GR®® and immediately turn right onto the path, marked with a Red Triangle, which runs alongside the meadows bordering the stream known as the Gambois, which sometimes also follows the path. You will reach the Fontaine aux Loups junction.

(5) Continue for a few dozen metres until you reach another crossroads.

(6) Turn right towards Giromagny, following the Green Ring markings. After a steep climb up a path eroded by water, you will reach the crossroads you passed on the way out.

(1) Turn left and follow the route taken on the way out in the opposite direction to return to the Giromany car park (S/E).

A few tables and benches at the entrance to the fort.
Warning: it is dangerous to approach the edges of the moats (risk of collapse)

Between (2) and (3) see:
- at the first right-hand bend, you will notice the double caponier that protected the northern and eastern moats,
- at the second corner, head slightly down to the left to go round an old building which, in peacetime, served as barracks. Head back up to the edge of the moat to reach the fort entrance. A few goats will greet you as you pass, helping to maintain the grounds in an eco-friendly way, and a beautiful view opens up over the Salbert and Belfort.
To visit the fort, see the website
Between (3) and (4), this access route, specially designed to facilitate access to the fort, was used to supply it with materials during its construction and later for the delivery of provisions and ammunition. After the first sharp right-hand bend, you will notice the remains of former barracks. As you emerge from the woods, you will see a few ponds, the first of countless others in this area.
50 m away, behind the cemetery, lies the ‘Grosse Roche’, a Mesolithic site.
Mines Trail, 7.5 km. (Starting point: Place Général de Gaulle).