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Car park at Les Fontenelles, Rue de la Gare, in front of the boules court. Good quality yellow and blue signposting.
(S/E) Head back up towards the old Tacot railway station. At the sign for "Circuits Pédestres du Doubs - Direction Route No. 7" (Doubs walking trails - Direction Route No. 7), cross Rue Principale and continue for about 100 metres along Rue de Bellevue, then turn left onto the small gravel road which joins Rue Sainte-Anne at the edge of the village.
(1) Turn right onto the stony Chemin du Tillon. On a clear day, you can see the wind turbines, Switzerland and the Alps. As you approach a pine forest, you will come to a fork in the road. Take the left-hand path along the edge of the forest. Stay on this stony path for a long time, crossing a beautiful pine forest.
(2) About 1.5 km after entering the woods, leave this road and take the path that branches off to the left into the fir forest. You will soon reach a hiking trail that descends from the left. Continue to the right along the beautiful ridge. Shortly afterwards, an opening in the vegetation offers a view of the Belleherbe plateau and the Lomont wind turbines.
(3) At the end of the ridge, the path forks at the foot of a signpost. Take the right fork (towards Frambouhans). A hundred metres further down, at the edge of the forest, continue downhill to the left. At the barrier, go through the fence via the gap between the trees on the left. Then cross the pasture widthways towards the large fir tree opposite. Descend to the right towards the village via the stony path.
(4) At the main road, continue towards Frambouhans along Rue de la Velle, which you will leave at the stop sign for the wooden staircase on the right and the Sentier de Saint-Julien. Cross the A437 road via the pedestrian crossing on the right, then walk down Grande Rue to the edge of the village, taking the time to visit the church with its beautiful polychrome statues and Stations of the Cross. Stay on the pavement on the left. Pass Rue du Stade and Impasse des Pontots.
(5) At the village exit, at the sign for "Forêt communale de Frambouhans", turn left onto the path that runs alongside a low wall of large stones. Continue along this well-marked path, which crosses a farm track several times. At the end, you will come to a wider path, which you should take on the left to reach a gravel road.
(6) Turn right; at the edge of the woods, there is a fork in the path with a signpost. Continue straight ahead towards the houses (towards Le Puits du Glaçon). At the tarmac road, turn left. Leave the small tarmac road on your right and, fifty metres further on, take the path on the right.
(7) Cross the small pasture and continue left along the gravel path. At the farm, turn right and enter the pine forest.
(8) You will arrive at the Puits du Glaçon cave and return to the farm, leaving the stone path and taking the path on the left. Take the small tarmac road on the right to the first houses in Les Fontenelles.
(9) Turn right, going left at the wash house and then back to the right. At the wooden shed, take the footpath to avoid the main road for about 100 metres and continue towards Les Fontenelles to return to the car park (S/E).
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