Parking available next to the church.
Dark green circle markings
(S/E) At the start sign, head down Rue de l’Église, then first turn right then left at the village hall and continue along Rue de la Fontaine. Pass the fountain/wash house and reach a junction with a cross. Go to the left of it and head right (Grande Rue). Leave the village to reach a three-way junction by the pond.
(1) Turn left onto the small road and climb up to the Grandes Genièvres plateau (panoramic view of the Saône valley and Ray Castle). Stay on the main track for about 3 km until you reach a fork after crossing a strip of woodland. Turn left, head down through the Grande Plaine, skirting the woodland for a few hundred metres, and find a path on the right.
(2) Follow this path, keeping to the markings, to cross the forest. On leaving the woods, continue straight on and follow a track that becomes a road to Villers-Bouton. Stay on the main road to cross the village via Rue des Deux Fontaines. At the wash house and fountain, turn right (D5), and go past the church.
(3) Turn left onto Chemin des Craies and you will come to a three-way junction.
(4) Head left up the slope, then follow the track through the woodland until you find a path on the left.
(5) Take this path, cross a road and head straight ahead. Continue straight on, ignoring the logging tracks, until you reach the road (D5).
(6) Cross it and continue straight on until you reach the next small road.
(7) Turn left and head towards Éguilley, keeping to the left. Continue to the four-way junction.
(8) Turn left (Rue des Quatre Chênes) and continue to Recologne, joining Rue de l’Église on the right (S/E).