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Access by car via Saint-Amé: take Rue de Meyvillers at the village exit, then Rue du Faing Des Aulnés on the right (signposted "le Saint-Mont"). Drive up through the forest until the tarmac road makes a hairpin bend to the right and a dirt track leads off opposite you. Park on the left in a small car park.
(S/E) Take the large dirt track in front of you until you see the Pont des Fées (Fairy Bridge) on your left.
(1) Please note that this is not a bridge, but a stone passageway said to have been built by fairies... Turn left to cross this bridge and begin the climb to Saint-Mont (blue circle -GR®5F).
(2) At the crossroads, turn right and climb to the summit.
(3) Once at the top, admire the panoramic view and the old monastery built in 620 by Romary, founder of the town of Remiremont. Pass under the porch to descend, then walk past the ruins of the Sainte-Claire Chapel.
(2) Turn right (blue circle) and descend straight down to the tarmac road above Saint-Romary.
(4) Take this tarmac road on the right, walk alongside a pond on your left and you will reach a triangular crossroads.
(5) Turn right, then left about 50 metres further on. Pass Gaingoutte and continue straight ahead, heading generally north-west until you reach a hairpin bend.
(6) Take the Jean Picard forest path (blue triangle) on the left. Turn right at the fork and you will reach the Fontaine des Charbonniers.
(7) Continue along the forest track, then turn right at a 90° angle to reach the Boulée crossroads, cutting across the bend (we stopped for a snack in the small shelter).
(8) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead (south-east) and reach a crossroads at an elevation of 779 metres near the Fardeau de Saint-Christophe.
(9) Continue straight ahead on the main path heading due north (ignore the paths to the left and right) and continue until you reach a 90° right turn.
(10) Turn left to make the round trip to the Roche du Thin viewpoint.
(11) You will first see a multi-faceted stone in a round clearing that marks the boundary between several forest plots, then the rocks and a beautiful view of Eloyes and the entire plain towards Epinal, Xertigny, etc. Turn back.
(10) Take the main path on the left.
(12) Turn right (blue cross and yellow circle markings) towards Sainte-Sabine.
(13) At Sainte-Sabine, pass close to the fence around the water catchment area and continue along the path.
(14) Take the path on the left with a barrier (green circle). Stay on this path, which winds around several bends before heading south to join another path at a bend.
(15) Take the steeply ascending path on the right and stop at a magnificent viewpoint overlooking Saint-Amé.
(16) Continue and pass a fountain on your right.
(17) About a hundred metres further on, turn right onto a small road, which is also steeply uphill.
(18) At the crossroads (elevation 746), turn left and keep left at the next crossroads to reach Pierre Kerlinquin.
(19) Take a path on the left and head towards Saint-Arnould.
(20) Turn left (south) and continue straight ahead to reach the Pont des Fées junction.
(1) Turn left onto the main road to reach the car park (S/E).
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