Access: on the N59, between Étival and Saint-Dié, take the ‘Rambervillers, Saint-Michel’ exit. Follow the D32 to Nompatelize and take the Route des Feignes (D82) on your left towards Sauceray. In the hamlet of Les Feignes, take Rue des Jumeaux on your right, after the electricity substation. After 150 m, turn onto the forest track on the right and drive to the clearing where you’ll find a car park, a small pond, a picnic area and a children’s play area.
(S/E) At the end of the car park, take the path on the left above the playground and the pond. Walk 200 m uphill to the Abri des Jumeaux, where you’ll find a large picnic table and a fountain on your left. You now have a choice of two routes.
(1) To follow the Grand Jumeau route, continue straight on, following the Yellow Ring markings. Soon, turn left.
(2) At the small Route des Jumeaux, continue left along it, pass a house and turn onto the small path on the left (Yellow Ring markings) which winds through the forest to the summit of the Grand Jumeau.
(3) Beautiful view from the summit of the Grand Jumeau. Continue along the Yellow Ring-marked path, which winds several times before returning to the Abri des Jumeaux.
(1) Continue the walk along the Petit Jumeau route by heading straight ahead, to the left of the chalet, following the Red Ring markings. Along this nature trail, you will come across information boards providing details and posing questions about the flora and fauna of the Vosges.
(4) Leave the forest track and take the narrower path on the left. Take the stone steps leading up to the right to reach the summit of the Petit Jumeau.
(5) The summit of the Petit Jumeau offers numerous views of the surrounding villages: Nompatelize to the north, La Salle and La Bourgonce to the west, Saint-Michel-sur-Meuse to the east and west, and Sauceray to the south-west.
For the return journey, look out for the Red Ring markings and follow the winding path down the western slope of the massif. You will reach the Pierre du Cheval (dolmen).
(4) Head down to the left, following the Red Ring markings.
(6) Take the forest track to the right and continue to the clearing, the starting point of the route (S/E).