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Parking is available at the junction of Rue des Combattes, opposite No. 20 Route de Dambenois.
The walk is signposted with a Yellow Ring.
(S/E) Admire the old fountain before taking Rue des Combattes. After 100 metres, turn right, heading east, onto a stony track that runs alongside fields and leads into the forest, gaining a little altitude. Keep heading in the same direction.
(1) Once at the top, turn right, heading due south, and follow a undulating path offering beautiful forest scenery. Join the historic ‘Bornes’ trail of the Principality of Montbéliard.
(2) Look out for the boundary stones that once marked the borders of the Principality of Montbéliard. They are about 1 metre high and featured a coat of arms with three fleurs-de-lis on the north side (towards Belfort) and three pairs of deer antlers on the Montbéliard side. The coats of arms are now worn away and you have to look carefully to see them; there are several along the stream to the left of the path.
Turn right and follow the path south-west. Head back down, turn right then left to reach a stony track near a pumping station.
(3) Take this track to the left until you reach the junction with the D202.
(4) Follow this road to the left for about 150 metres (take care) and turn right onto Rue du Chemin de l’Écluse, which leads to Lock No. 2 on the Haute-Saône Canal.
(5) Turn right onto the Coulée Verte, which runs alongside the canal, and pass under the D25 bridge.
(6) Immediately afterwards, turn left onto the path that climbs and joins the D25. Follow the D25 to the left.
At the next junction, join the D209 towards Dambenois, the starting point (S/E).
We'll have to try again in the spring... The hiking trail is very well marked with a yellow ring, so it's impossible to get lost.
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