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To get to the starting point from Recologne, take the D14 towards Chevigney. At the sign marking the end of the built-up area (calvary), follow the road to the right towards the Cimetière des Pestiférés (plague cemetery) and park at the entrance to the woods.
(S/E) Set off, leaving the hunting lodge on your left and at the three-way junction, take the path on the right, heading north-east (do not take the path to the Plague Cemetery, as this will be the way back). At a fork after a right-hand bend, turn left.
(1) At the next intersection (elevation 214), continue straight ahead, leaving the path on your left. Shortly afterwards, at a fork, take the left path. Continue along the edge of the woods and ignore the paths on the left.
(2) Continue along the carriage road that leads to the entrance of a property. Leave the entrance to this property on your right and continue straight ahead on a narrower path (muddy in wet weather).
This path curves to the left and enters the woods towards the TGV line. Continue for 150 metres and you will see the TGV bridge about 200 metres away at the end of the path.
(3) Turn right onto the small path in the woods. Please note that this path is not very well marked on the ground.
(4) At the T-junction, continue to the right, still on this forest path. At elevation 217, turn right, and 200 metres further on, turn left.
(5) When you reach a white path, follow it along the edge of the forest until you reach the small road that connects Noironte to Bellefontaine Abbey.
(6) Cross this road and take the path opposite that leads to the Noironte lake. Go around the lake on the left. The path at the end of the lake is slightly damp.
(7) Leave the lake by taking a path on the left. You will come to a wide path; follow it to the left. Head north-west and ignore all the paths branching off to the sides. Cross the small road from Noironte to Bellefontaine Abbey again. Continue straight on along the small path that leads you to the wire fence of the TGV line.
(8) Turn left, walk along the edge of the TGV line for about 50 metres, and turn left. (signpost no. 11 in the Noironte communal forest) to join a beautiful path that leads back to the TGV line. Do not cross the bridge over the TGV line and continue along the wide path that runs parallel to it in a westerly direction.
(9) Leave the path that runs alongside the TGV line and turn left for about 200 metres, then turn right onto a forest track (No. 20).
(10) Turn left. This part of the path is marked in yellow and blue (hike "Le Bois des Fougères du Val Marnaysien"). Follow these markings to make a small detour to your right to pass by the Cimetière des Pestiférés (plague cemetery).
(11) Take the path lined with thuja trees on your left (still marked in yellow and blue), towards the hunting lodge. At the crossroads, turn right and you will immediately find the car park (S/E).
It's very close to where I live, I know the area, the walk is nice, I didn't do the whole thing because it was a hunting day, but I go there often, my little girl loves Noironte pond...
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