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Parking behind the church in Bretonvillers. Yellow and blue markings.
(S/E) Return to the church square and turn right, passing between the beautiful fountain and the war memorial, going up Rue de Pierrefontaine-les-Varans. At the next fork marked by a fountain and an old Michelin signpost, turn left into Rue des Frênes. Continue along this small, quiet tarmac road, which offers beautiful views of the mountains of the Dessoubre valley. Pass in front of the cemetery, leaving the path on your right. The path passes through some undergrowth.
(1) When it returns to the pastures, at a marker post, turn right onto the path, which is half stone and half grass. Look for the traces of our old carts engraved in the stone. Join a tarmac road, cross it and continue along the path opposite (towards Loop 60). At the new tarmac road, turn left downhill. Ignore the first path on your right.
(2) At the next fork, turn left, then left again behind the farm onto the tarmac road (closed in snow and ice). At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead, descending the gravel road.
(3) After the first house, turn right towards "Le Saucet" with a superb view of the valley. At the tarmac road, turn right and, a hundred metres further on, at the X-shaped crossroads, continue straight ahead. At the fountain topped by a black Madonna and Child, turn right down towards the chapel. You will pass some beautiful old traditional farms and arrive at a crossroads.
(4) Continue straight ahead and, at the small wooden shed, turn right down Rue du Paon. At the last house, the street becomes a stone path and quickly turns into a pretty trail descending into the valley, winding its way between fir trees and rocks. After a few log steps, cross the grassy farm track and look for the small path that continues downhill opposite.
(5) Join a stony path and follow it downhill to the left. You will pass a tufa stream and its waterfall. Be careful! A little over a kilometre further on, when the path turns slightly to the left and begins to level out, look out for the sign for Loop 60 and the path that descends to the right (marked as mountain bike circuit 46). Pass through a charming little gorge between the rocks and join the D125 road, which you follow downhill to the right until you reach the Auberge de Gigot.
(6) Cross the bridge towards Plaimbois-du-Miroir. Immediately leave the hiking trail on your right to cross the Dessoubre bridge. Gigot is the confluence of the two rivers. Then turn left onto the beautiful stone path that runs alongside the Dessoubre to Le Val.
(7) Halfway to Le Val, at the first fork, take the path on the left which leads to a charming dam and the remains of an old mill, a pleasant spot for a picnic break. Continue to the hamlet of Le Val.
(8) Cross the main road and go straight on to the back of the house to see an old water wheel. Return to the road and turn left, then left again onto the path after the old bridge. When you come to some rocks, wade across the stream. After a second ford, climb the very steep path on the right. Join a stone path. Climb up to the right for about 50 metres to find a signpost and climb up the hillside to the left along a path. You will come to a wider path which you climb up to the left. You will arrive at the Bretonvillers pastures and follow the church to find the car park (S/E).
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