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The trail is marked with a symbol representing a miner's hammer and pickaxe.
(S/E) From Place de Gaulle, turn left, cross the Savoureuse river, then turn right to go up Grande Rue. In front of the town hall (admire the building and a beautiful fountain), turn left into Rue Thiers (D12).
(1) At the bend, turn right onto Rue du Tilleul and follow it to a Y-shaped intersection.
(2) At the second fountain, turn left onto Petite Rue du Tilleul, then left again onto Rue du Phanitor, which climbs steeply. There is a beautiful view of Giromagny, the quarry and the village of Lepuix. The name Phanitor comes from Pfennigthurm, the name of the mint that once stood here.
(3) Leave the path on your left, which will be the return route, and continue to a small car park with an information panel about the mining trail.
(4) Continue straight ahead along the forest road, which you should leave at the second path on the right. Then climb up alongside the small stream to rejoin the forest road.
(5) Turn left. At the next crossroads, continue along the lower path on the left. At the television antenna, stay on the main path, which remains level and then descends slightly.
(6) Pass in front of a sandstone mine that can be visited (boots and lamp required). Take the hairpin bend to the left to pass in front of a second sandstone mine. There are small cobblestones on the ground, so you can visit it with good shoes (63m gallery, bring a lamp) and continue along the path for 350m.
(7) Take a small path on the right (the markings are helpful) and continue downhill. After 400m, turn onto the path on the left and go downhill, then turn right to reach the first houses. You will find yourself back on Rue du Phanitor, which you took at the start of the route.
(3) Follow Rue du Phanitor, then Rue des Mines, which is its continuation. Cross Rue de la Première Division Française Libre and continue straight ahead to cross La Savoureuse.
(8) Turn right onto Rue Sainte-Barbe, continue along Allée Sainte-Barbe, then turn right again onto Rue Saint-Pierre. At the cemetery, turn right again onto Rue des Casernes and join Rue Maginot.
Then turn right one last time to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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