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(S) From the campsite, turn left onto Route de la Piscine, heading south-east. After approximately 600 m, enter the village of Chaux-des-Crotenay via Route de la Piscine. Continue until you reach the junction with the D16.
Red and white GR®559A markings and specific signs bearing the symbol "J
(1) Turn right onto the D16 (where you can get supplies), then left before the town hall. At the end of the small Rue de l'Église, turn right and continue to the cemetery and the Sainte-Marguerite Church in Chaux-des-Crotenay.
(2) Keep right at the church on the Route d'Entre Deux Monts, pass a drinking fountain and continue to the crossroads at the edge of the Bois du Rachet.
(3) Continue straight ahead (south-west) to climb the woods. At the signpost, ignore the Belvédère du Rachet, stay on the forest path and continue to the top of the hill, at the edge of the woods.
(4) Turn left to follow the edge of the woods in a north-easterly direction until you reach the Col du Gyps.
(5) Descend to the right into the woods, then cross the pasture to the signpost marked "Les Cachets".
(6) Turn left at the edge of the woods. Continue northeast until you reach the signpost at the intersection with the GRP® Tour de la Vallée de la Saine.
(7) Keep left (northeast) on the GR®559A until you reach the D16.
(8) Keep left on the D16, following signs for Chaux-des-Crotenay/Gorges de la Langouette. Walk carefully along the D16 until you reach the intersection.
(9) Turn right, then quickly turn left onto the white road that climbs slightly. Follow this beautiful forest road that climbs gently, ignoring the side roads until you reach the first houses of the small village of Montliboz.
(10) Turn left onto the D127E1, following the signs for Gorges de la Langouette. Drive through the village and stay on this small road until you reach the bridge over the Saine. (Feel free to drive onto the bridge to admire the canyon on your right).
(11) Retrace your steps a few metres to the Le Martinet signpost and take the steps on the left. Walk along the field, then enter the gorges with their successive viewpoints. Leave this magnificent site via a small square.
(12) Continue left on the waterfall trail to reach a small dam and the Pont du Moulin bridge.
(13) Go up Rue du Moulin to the Church of Saint-Antoine in the village of Les-Planches-en-Montagne.
(14) Turn left, then right, and pass the wash house on your left to continue north-east on Rue du Chalet. At the fork, stay left on Rue du Chalet and continue to the next fork at the signpost "Sous Bayard".
(15) Turn right towards the Gorges de Malvaux. Continue south-east on the old tramway that once linked Champagnole to Foncine-le-Haut. (This path overlooks the Gorges de Malvaux below, down to the village of Foncine-le-bas). Continue to the signpost at the intersection with a PR®.
(16) Ignore this PR® sign and continue on the GR®559A, pass the Ruisseau d'entre Côtes stream and continue to the viaduct of the old tramway facing the Cascade du Bief de la Ruine waterfall. (Enjoy this privileged view of the Cascade du Bief de la Ruine waterfall and the Gorges de Malvaux).
(17) Continue along the gorges until you reach the entrance to a tunnel carved into the mountain. Be careful, the tunnel is 180 m long, so it is best to enter with a torch
(18) Cross the tunnel, the end of which you cannot see due to its curve, and take a path overlooking the Saine river. Continue to the signpost "Les Dounets" 50 m from the Viaduc des Douanets.
(19) Turn left onto Chemin des Douanets. Pass a large farm and continue to the crossroads.
(20) Turn left (north-west) and start climbing until you reach a T-junction. Continue to the right, then left around the bend, heading north-east. Continue through the pasture until you reach a wooded area.
(21) Keep heading northeast until you reach the intersection with the Les Ruines path (Côte 934).
(22) Turn right, then, in front of the first house in the hamlet of Les Ruines, turn left to continue climbing towards the north-west. Continue to the Col du Renvers des Ruines where you will arrive at a four-way intersection, near the Belvédère de Couillou.
(23) Keep right towards La Roche Fendue/Foncine-le-Haut. Continue climbing through the woods on the Côte du Mont Bayard, then at the highest point of the stage, begin the descent to the signpost "La Roche Fendu". Turn left to arrive at the Belvédère de la Roche Fendue, which overlooks the Combe du Paradis.
(24) Continue descending north-east to the crossroads with the discovery trail at the intersection with the GR®509 and GTJ
Red and white markings for the GR®509 and specific signs bearing the symbol "J+
(25) Turn right, then quickly left onto the GR®559A. Descend, ignoring all side paths, to arrive at a pasture between two agricultural sheds.
(26) Turn left (northeast) and continue to the intersection with a discovery trail. Turn left to make a round trip to the Source de la Saine.
(27) Return to the GR® and, at the signpost, follow the signs for Foncine-le-Haut. Continue to the place called Chez Vallet.
(28) Turn left and continue to the intersection with the D437 opposite a fountain in the square in Foncine-le-Haut. (Provisions available at a Proximarché).
(29) Pass to the right of the shop to continue on Grande Rue, pass in front of the Foncine-le-Haut town hall and continue to the fire station. Turn left to pass behind the CIS, follow the Saine river on your left and continue to the Camping et Chalets du Val de Saine (E).
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