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Departure from the Villey-le-Sec Dam car park, Rue de la Gare.
(S/E) From the car park, take the road towards Villey-le-Sec. After the second house, take the path on the left, cross the old railway line and continue up the path.
(1) At the junction with Route de Radelot, turn right and join Rue de la Gare. At the junction of the two roads, continue straight ahead. At the D909, cross the road and turn left, then right to take the path down into the ditch just before the bridge.
(2) Once in the ditch, turn left, go under the road bridge to visit the southern military battery. Follow the ramparts, turning right, then go up the stairs, turn left, go down another set of stairs to arrive in front of the access ramp to the southern battery. Visit the battery and return to the path down into the ditch, following the path in reverse.
(2) Continue straight ahead, walking along the ditch.
(3) At the junction with Rue de Fays, turn left, at the corner of the cemetery, turn right and take the path behind the houses. Walk along the basketball court and continue along the path to the entrance to the northern battery.
(4) After your visit, walk up Rue du 26RGT d'Infanterie and, at the end of the street, turn left onto Rue de Toul, then take the first street on the right, Rue du Fort. At the end of the street, turn right and walk part of the way around the fort along the small railway track until you reach the access ramp to the fort.
(5) Walk up and down the access ramp to see the entrance to the fort. On your way back, as you exit the ramp, look across the field opposite for the location of a turret, then head towards the crossroads and take the wide track on the right, continuing straight on until you reach the entrance to the woods.
(6) The short detour to visit the Bois sous Roche battery has been removed, as this military structure is unfortunately no longer accessible.
(7) At the crossroads, take the second forest track on the left between plot no. 19 and the Bois Communal sign. Walk along the fortifications, continue along the path, pass a well and then the Bois sous Roche powder magazine. After the visit, continue along the path.
(8) At the T-junction, turn left and continue straight ahead. At the next junction, continue straight ahead towards Chaudeney.
(9) At the end of the path, at the picnic table, turn left to pass in front of the caves along the old railway line. Pass in front of the Grotte Sainte-Reine, the Grotte des Puits, and the Grottes des Sept Salles and continue along the path.
(10) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead until you reach an old gatekeeper's lodge, turn right to descend towards the Moselle and turn left to reach the car park along the Moselle (S/E).
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