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Park in the car park of the Montenois village hall (around 50 spaces).
(S/E) Follow Rue de Sainte-Marie on the right, ignore Rue du Verger on the right, then take Impasse de la Source (towards Ferme Nicolas Jeannin), which is 100 metres further on, also on the right. This gravel path leads to the undergrowth with infrequent markings, but the path is marked by passages between cultivated fields. In the woods, the path is interrupted by a road (D460).
(1) Be careful when crossing the road in a bend where cars drive very fast. First turn right then left to find the path again. Then walk through meadows and undergrowth to the village of Lougres.
(2) Cross the D663 and take the street opposite, slightly to the left, which goes up into the housing estate (no markings). Turn left twice and walk to the last houses, then follow the woods until you find the path that leads into them. This path leads to a long fence that marks the boundary of the Faurecia industrial site.
(3) Take the path on your right to leave the forest and arrive at the houses and Lougres stadium.
(4) Turn left towards the footbridge behind the stadium changing rooms, which connects Lougres to Colombier-Fontaine. Do not cross it, except to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and continue to the right on the same bank along the Doubs for more than 1 km.
(5) Along this path, on 20 August, there were many wild orchids. On your right, you will see a cliff that was the former bed of the Doubs.
(6) When you reach the houses, take the path that climbs up this cliff, making a hairpin bend with the path along the river. You will walk through a forest with very tall trees, and the landscape will change.
(7) Once you reach the top, descend to a picnic area and the Lougres sports grounds.
(8) Turn left onto Rue de la Rochette to enter the village. Turn right onto Rue de la Bonne Fontaine (D663) and continue for about 100 metres, then turn left onto the road that climbs towards the temple.
Opposite the temple gate, take the street on the left that climbs towards the cemetery, Rue du Paradis. Climb up to the cemetery. Continue along the path between the cemetery (on your left) and a farm (on your right) and go straight on towards "Borne des 4 fins" on a road made of crushed stone in 2017, a well-signposted inter-village route.
(9) At the crossroads (elevation 360), turn right at a right angle and continue to the famous boundary marker.
(10) The boundary marker represents the intersection of the lands of the villages of Montenois, Lougres, Longevelle-sur-Doubs, Bretigney and Beutal. Turn right, then left about 200 metres further on. In this wood, numerous paths intersect and cross each other, but you should follow the ridge for 500 metres and then descend to the right towards the village of Montenois.
(11) Pass the Etang des Grenouilles pond on your left, then the hunters' lodge on your right. The path leaves the woods and runs alongside the Alix farm on your left. Enter the housing estate and take Rue Guy Moquet on your right to reach the shopping centre.
(12) Pass under the covered market and turn right down Rue de Sainte-Marie for 200 metres, then turn left onto Rue du Quemen, which will take you directly back to the village hall and the car park on the right (S/E).
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