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Park in the Château du Rosemont car park (head towards Riervesmont coming from Giromagny).
(S/E) Cross the road and take the wide path on the right, marked with a red ring, towards the Col du Chantoiseau. Start the climb. The path passes under a forest road hairpin bend and then joins this forest road further up.
(1) Continue uphill along this road.
(2) After about 1.5 km, at the intersection, follow the bend to the left, then follow the red rings to the right to reach Col du Chantoiseau.
(3)The view opens up on the right, between the trees, over the south of the Territoire de Belfort and the Swiss Jura.
Long version: see description below in "During the hike or nearby"
(4) Shelter available.
Turn left to leave the Col du Chantoiseau, following the red rectangle and yellow disc markings, uphill towards the south-west. After about 650m, turn left to reach the "Pierre Écrite".
(5) Turn back to the fork and continue left, following the red rectangle and yellow disc markings. The wide path crosses a beautiful Vosges forest. Pass Grand'Roche (801m above sea level) and continue downhill with a view opening up on the right over the Planche des Belles Filles and the Ballon d'Alsace. Arrive at the crossroads between Lepuix straight ahead and Giromagny on the left.
(6) Continue straight ahead for a few dozen metres, then turn right to reach the Ferme du Mont Jean, which is a stopover lodge.
(7) Retrace your steps.
(6) Follow the red rectangle and yellow disc markings on the right towards Mont Jean and Giromagny. After about 550 metres, you will reach the Col du Mont Jean (altitude 720 metres).
(8) Continue following the red rectangle and yellow disc markings, taking the left-hand descent towards La Planche le Prêtre. The descent is quite steep and offers views over the south of the Belfort area and the Swiss Jura. Pass an old farm and continue along the path, which gradually turns into a road.
(9) Leave the red rectangle markings and take the path on the left marked with a yellow disc. Follow these markers to Planche le Prêtre: quickly turn left onto a path that crosses the fields and then join a stony path that crosses a residential area before reaching Rue de l'École. Continue left to reach a tarmac road, which you follow to the right for about ten metres to reach the crossroads with Rue des Sources.
(10) Turn left (yellow rings) towards the Rosemont car park. After 200 metres, you will reach the crossroads with Rue de la Fontaine du Cerf.
(11) Turn right onto Rue Fontaine du Cerf and continue to the end, where it leads to a house gate. Continue straight ahead along the stone path to the left of the gate. The yellow ring markings will take you back through the forest to the Rosemont car park (S/E).
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