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Car park below the church in Rupt-sur-Moselle.
(S/E) Take the road that goes up alongside the church and immediately turn right off the path that goes around it to take the cul-de-sac 30 metres further on, with a drinking trough and wooden sign: Croix Parrier. Please note that this path is not marked on the map. A property gate blocks the way, but take the small path immediately to the left, which further on runs alongside a long stone wall and a property entrance.
Continue straight ahead until you reach three stone steps and continue on the left to reach a tarmac road. Take the small path opposite (uphill recommended) which starts with steps. Pass by a rockfall from 1984, following an old botanical trail. Pass between two rocks (head-on or sideways, depending on your size) to reach the first viewpoint.
(1) Continue along this path via a steep but secure staircase. At the next crossroads, turn right onto the steep climb to reach La Croix Parrier.
(2) Follow the blue ring markings towards Bélué de la Croix until you reach point 4.
(3) The slope becomes steeper until you reach a crossroads; continue to the left.
(4) At a hairpin bend, leave the blue ring trail on your left and continue right on a wide, unmarked path that climbs towards Haut de Bélué. A path joins on the right. Pass in front of the Petit Chalet de Bélué with its green roof and arrive at the top at the Abri de Bélué.
(5) From the orientation table, discover the different peaks of the Vosges. Walk back about a hundred metres along the wide path that descends to the left (north-east) until you reach a shed. Leave the path and take a blue signposted trail that passes to the right of the shed. Begin a long descent, following the blue signs to the hamlet of Lamplay. Further down, you will see a ruin on your left. After about 100 metres, leave the blue signpost on your left and continue along the wide path to reach the Vierge du Trésor.
(6) Descend to the left, following the green ring and red triangle markings. At the next crossroads, leave the tarmac road on your left and continue straight ahead. At the next crossroads, descend to the left towards a large reservoir, which you will walk alongside on your right.
(7) At the next crossroads, you can make a round trip to see La Vierge de la Dermanville by following the red triangle on the left.
(7) On the way back, follow the green ring on the right to climb gently northwards.
(8) At the Grotte de la Sauture, leave the green ring and descend to pass between a few houses. Turn left onto Rue du Petit Pré and follow it down to Rue de l'Ascensement, which will take you right back to the starting point (S/E).
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