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Park in the car park of the Villé secondary school.
(S/E) Head towards the forest and follow the path on the right, Croix Bleue, towards Honcourt - Maisongoutte.
Then follow the Croix Bleue signposts all the way up the hill. You will soon reach the Fontaine du Diable.
(1) Continue along the right bank of the Ruisseau du Giessen to reach the Château de Honcourt.
(2) Walk along the left side of the property, continuing to follow the blue cross towards Maisongoutte. You will arrive at the church of Maisongoutte, which features beautiful carved door and window lintels.
(3) Follow the main street to the left for about a hundred metres and take the street to the left of a large railing, towards Wangenbach (RD188) - Blanc Noyer, still following the blue cross. This section climbs through the orchards of the Wangenbach valley and offers interesting views that are worth turning around to admire from time to time during the climb. You will soon arrive at the Blanc Noyer plateau at an altitude of 550 metres.
(4) Look for the sign indicating the descent to the left (yellow rectangle), which will be the return route later on.
Climb to the right for 200 metres, then take the first path on the left and then a second one after 500 metres, towards Pransureux. You will soon reach a small forest road at a reservoir.
Continue for 200m to the Pransureux shelter, the furthest point of the outing.
(5) Return along the road to the Carrefour de Blanc Noyer crossroads and cross the large meadow again to the sign you saw earlier.
(4) Follow the yellow rectangle on the right, which descends back to the car park.
After 300 metres, at a crossroads, take the main path, turn right, walk for about 100 metres and climb up into the forest on the left, towards La Honel. There are then two routes to choose from, one taking 20 minutes and the other 25 minutes to reach this rocky peak at 620 metres.
Enjoy the view, following the vegetation, over the Steige valley on one side and Maisongoutte on the other.
(6) Keep left, following the yellow rectangle, to soon reach the Croix de la Honel.
There is a beautiful view of the villages in the valley, with a picnic area called "Les Alisiers" on the left.
(7) Stay on the path to go around a hill on the left and come out into a clearing where there is a shelter with picnic tables at a place called Col du Banc du Forestier.
(8) Still following the yellow rectangle, then head to the Belle Vue kiosk above Villé.
(9) 50 metres after the shelter, take the path on the left which crosses the fitness trail and leads back to the car park where you started (S/E).
during a heatwave. I didn't really enjoy the circular from (4) to (5), especially as I never found the Pransureux shelter.
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