The Turenne Linden Tree via the Bois du Fay

Start from the car park with recycling bins on Rue d’Alsace. From Lacollonge, head towards Fontaine: the car park is on the left-hand side of the road.

(S/E) On leaving the car park, cross Rue d’Alsace at the pedestrian crossing on the left. Then turn left then right onto Rue du Fahy, which immediately turns left.

(1) At the end of the street, turn right onto a forest track (marked with Yellow Rings and Green Rings). Follow this track southwards along the edge of the woodland.

(2) At the junction of the forest tracks, turn left (marked with Red Rings and Green Rings). Walk through the Bois du Fay.

(3) On leaving the woods, continue straight on (east) along the Grands Champs (marked with a Yellow Ring). Cross the River Saint-Nicolas, then enter Fontaine, walking past the church on your right. At the corner of the church, turn right into Rue du Tilleul: the lime tree in question is a few dozen metres away, near the town hall.

(4) Retrace your steps back to the entrance to the Bois du Fay.

(3) Turn right (Yellow Ring signposting) and walk alongside the woodland on your left. Further on, enter the woodland. You’ll come out onto the D 22; follow it to the left for about a hundred metres and take the^first path on the right.

(5) Turn immediately left into the woods (Green Ring signpost). Follow the winding path through the woods to reach the D 31

(6) Follow the road to the left. At the^first junction, go straight on and you’ll immediately come back to the junction you took at the start of the walk.

(1) Follow Rue du Fahy to the right. At the very end, cross Rue d’Alsace at the pedestrian crossing on the left and you’ll soon reach the car park (S/E).

A route across flat terrain, mostly along wide forest tracks. Only the section between (5) and (6) follows a narrow, winding path which is often very damp, particularly after a spell of rain.

(4) This majestic lime tree, nearly 700 years old, provided shelter for Marshal de Turenne on 29 December 1674 during the Alsace campaign, prior to the victorious Battle of Turckheim (see Wikipedia).