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The start is from the car park at the junction of the D16 and the Montliboz road.
(S/E) Take theGR® 559A Échappée Jurassienne, heading north-west at the start. Follow this lovely forest track as it climbs gently. As there are no other paths crossing it, continue along this track until you reach the first houses of the small village of Montliboz.
(1) Enter the village and reach the junction just before the wash house. Turn left, pass the small cluster of houses and head towards a bridge.
(2) Take in the view and find the entrance to the Gorges trail on the right. Walk through this spectacular site and emerge onto a small square. Head straight ahead and reach a dam on the river.
(3) Cross the bridge and continue along Rue du Moulin, which soon leads onto Grande Rue.
(4) Then turn right onto Grande Rue, cross the Saine again and stay on the main road, ignoring the side streets. Leave the village, walking carefully along the road, and you’ll reach a junction after a rest area with picnic tables.
(5) Take the grassy path on your right and you will very quickly reach the RD127.
(6) Cross it with the utmost care and, at the junction, turn left towards Entre-deux-Monts. Continue along the RD278 until you reach a sharp left-hand bend.
(7) Look out for a white path branching off to the right. Take it and head into the forest. Continue along theGRP® Haute Joux Mont Noir and the Champagnole region. Signposting is somewhat sparse, and the path is often rutted by forestry machinery. Ignore the side paths and carry on until you reach a junction with theGR® 559A.
(8) Turn left, walk along a pasture and you’ll reach a tarmac road.
(9) Turn right and head up into the forest. Look out for the white path branching off to the left at the edge of the forest. (option described in the ‘during the hike’ section).
The main route continues along the tarmac road, passes the Col du Gyps and descends to the edge of a meadow. Continue to the right towards the village of Chaux-des-Crotenay. Reach the church.
(10) At the foot of the church, turn right and head towards the wash house a few dozen metres away. In front of the wash house, take the farm track on the right, which leads you away from the village. Cross the meadows along a very pleasant path. Further on, you’ll reach the RD16. Cross it carefully, then head towards the junction for Montliboz, where there is a car park (S/E).
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