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Parking near the war memorial in Vagney town centre.
(S/E) Take Ruelle des Viaux next to the cinema. Then take the first left, Rue Michel Collinet, then the second right, Rue Réal Banal.
Walk past the secondary school then take Rue d’Ouffet on the right (opposite the pizzeria). Then, take the first left after the ALDI shop (Rue de la Braire) then the first right, Rue des Roches de la Chapelle.
Finally, turn left into Rue des Angles.
(1) Take the dirt track on the right just after a shed under construction (not the first track, which is private, but the next one, marked with a red circle). Continue straight along this track until you reach a gravel road. Continue straight for another 200m and take the first left.
(2) At the junction, turn right and carry on straight ahead until you reach the right-hand bend.
(3) Turn left onto Route de l’Envers, marked with a Red Diamond. After the small bridge, at the right-hand bend, take the path straight ahead and, once you reach the farm, follow the road to the left. At the left-hand bend, take the path straight ahead, which is a shortcut.
(4) At the top of this path, leave the road on your right and take the one opposite. Continue along this small winding road, heading east.
When you reach a crossroads with four roads (elevation 596), go straight ahead and then take the first road on the left. Continue straight on this road until you pass a small pond (Etang du Moulin) below the village of Planois.
(5) At the left-hand bend after the pond, take the dirt track on the right which joins the Chemin des Nayes. Continue straight ahead to the first bend and turn onto the track on the right before the bridge. Cross the stream and, after the shed, turn right (Yellow Cross).
(6) Cross the road to take the path straight ahead.
(7) At Pierron, turn right (Blue Cross markings) towards La Piquante Pierre. During the climb, take the alternative route on the right along the edge of the woods. Take a short break at the viewpoint at “Le Pollé” then continue the climb following the Blue Cross markings. Once at the top, leave the markings to climb up to the right to the memorial stone commemorating this historic site of the Maquis.
(8) Head back down the opposite side to rejoin the path and continue to the right. Then take the first path on the left towards Les Roches Saint-Jacques (Blue Circle markings). Take a moment to read the lovely information board and its explanations about nature.
(9) At the open area a little further on, turn left onto “Dessus des Roches Saint-Jacques côté Rochesson” (blue circle markings) and climb up to the rocks overlooking the bog. Then go round the rocks and head down the path towards Rochesson. Avoid straying from the path, as this is boggy terrain...
(10) A little further on, don’t miss (as I did…) the fork to the right. At the next junction, take the sharp left turn (Green Circle markings).
(11) At the bottom of the path, turn left again, then at the fork, take the path on the right (still Green Circles) to begin the descent.
Continue to follow the markings until you see a renovated farmhouse in a clearing on the right (at a place called Frimont). Carry straight on.
(12) A little further down, take the path on the left and continue uphill, staying on the main path.
Then head back down the same path to the Peute-Goutte farm.
(13) At the signpost after the farm, take the path on the right (Green Triangle markings) which descends into the meadow. At a place called l’Ormété, turn left at the fire hydrant.
(14) At the bottom of this path, take the road on the right, take the hairpin bend and head down towards the village of Gerbamont.
(15) At the bottom of this road, turn left onto Chemin de l'Envers. Continue along this small road, which turns into a dirt track and leads to another small road.
(16) Cross the small road and take the path that winds through the pine trees in front of you. Then take the road that joins up on your left.
(17) 150m further on, leave the road and take the path on the right at the start of the bend. When you see two paths, take the one furthest to the left.
(18) When you reach the road, behind a “blue-grey wooden chalet”-style house, turn right, then take the first road on the left after 50 metres. Cross the housing estate and continue along the path at the far end of the estate.
(19) At the junction, take the path opposite which runs alongside the meadow. Continue along the path to the road and turn right there.
(20) Then take Rue de Saint-Del (D23f) on the left, then the first left, Rue de l'Allieu.
(21) Turn right into Impasse Xavier Thiriat, walk past the church, cross Place de Vagney and you will reach the car park (S/E).
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