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Access via the village of Bussurel: take Rue des Copris, then Voie de Bussurel to Châtenois and continue to the power station; there is a car park just in front.
(S/E) Walk back down a little along Voie de Bussurel to Châtenois. At the high-voltage transformer station, turn right and cross the bridge over the LGV. The path is marked Anneau Vert. You will reach a pine forest at a crossroads.
(1) Turn right, still following the Anneau Vert signs, and enter the fir forest. Continue to the large intersection of several signs at a road.
(2) Cross it and continue straight ahead: the sign indicates Châtenois les Forges - Nommay. Follow the VTT 6 signs. Continue on the main path, pass under the high-speed rail line and arrive at an X-shaped crossroads.
(3) Turn right: be careful, there is another path that branches off to the right just after, but do not take it. Follow the yellow rectangle markings as long as they remain in the shape of a rectangle.
(4) When it changes to an arrow pointing left, ignore it and continue straight ahead. A few metres further on, follow the yellow rectangle markings again and join a road. Follow it to the left until you reach a fork.
(4) Leave the woods, turning right towards a large field (marked on the map as Haut de Villars). Follow it to the end (you will see Bethoncourt on your left). At the end of the large field, turn right at the fork and continue until you enter the woods.
(5) This is where the Mine Shafts Route begins. At the edge of the woods, you will see a wooden barrier and, a little further on, the start of the route markings. Follow them carefully to see the eight shafts. This requires venturing deeper into the woods along smaller paths, but the markings are very clear. Please note: do not follow the signs for the "return from the mine shaft route". When you reach the end of the route, return to the main path.
(6) Turn left. Please note: do not follow the blue signs indicating the return route.
Continue straight ahead until you reach the small road that runs alongside the LGV, then turn left and continue along it to the car park (S/E).
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