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Access: From Vagney, take the D34 towards the Col de la Croix des Moinats.
1.2 km before the pass, turn left towards Col de Menufosse, which you will reach 1.4 km further on.
From the roundabout in the centre of La Bresse, take the D486 towards Gérardmer and the Col de Grosse-Pierre. 1 km further on, after a hairpin bend to the right, turn left onto the D34 towards the Col de la Croix des Moinats and Vagney. At the pass (commemorative monument, see below), descend 1.2 km and turn right towards Col de Menufosse, which you will reach 1.4 km further on.
(S/E) Before starting the circuit, you can make a return trip to the Piquante Pierre via the wide path that climbs due west and reach this memorial in 15 minutes.
Alternatively, take the stony path marked with a red diamond next to the shelter, which heads east and leads 300 m further on to a first crossroads.
(1) Follow the path marked with a red diamond on the left that climbs towards the forest. At the next crossroads, continue right on this wide path, do not head towards the Chalet des Charmes. Further on, on the left, you will see the Tourbière de Rondfaing (information board). When you leave the forest, follow the edge of the forest on the left until you reach:
(2) At the Pierre des 4 Communes, still following the edge of the forest, descend for about 50 metres. Go through the fence on the right and cross the park, where there may be livestock. The path is not very clear. Descend south-east, a little adventurously, until you reach a wide path. Turn left and follow the blue and red signposts.
At the next crossroads, leave the path that leads to the Jemnaufaing pond on your left (sign prohibiting motor vehicles) and continue to the right. At the triangular crossroads, continue straight ahead.
(3) Crossroads. Leave the direct Chevalet Rouge path to Basse des Feignes on your right and turn left towards the Col de la Basse des Feignes (30 mins) via the Chevalet Bleu path.
(4) At the crossroads (two signs prohibiting motor vehicles), turn right onto Chemin du Couchetat du Haut. Follow it for 1.3 km.
(5) At the Col de la Basse des Feignes, 10m before the green and white metal barrier, turn left onto the path that descends. 30m further on, turn left again. Descend with the Étang du Pré Thia or Étang de Xausonfaing on your right. Don't miss the small, unmarked and poorly defined path on the right that leads to the pond's dyke. Cross it and go up the wide path on the right, then immediately right onto the small unmarked path that leads back to the pass.
(5). Descend the wide path to the south-east. Leave the Évêque path on your left. At the hairpin bend, follow the marked Triangle Bleu path straight ahead, which leads to the Basse des Feignes.
(6) Then take the tarmac road on the right which climbs steeply towards the 39-45 museum. On the left is the alpaca and llama park. Continue along the balcony path to reach the Hautes-Vosges Battle Museum.
(7) Continue straight ahead towards Les Alisiers, following the yellow ring markings. The path descends gently for 900 metres, ignoring the paths that branch off to the left, then climbs steeply to the right towards Les Alisiers.
(8) From the calvary, climb up the hollow path marked with a red easel sign, cross a first cattle grid and, after a steep climb, reach the fourth cattle grid.
(9) At the crossroads, turn left and stay on this wide path marked Chevalet Bleu, which leads back up to the Col de Menufosse (S/E).
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