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Starting point: Place Stanislas in Bruyères.
Follow the blue ring markers.
(S/E) From the starting sign, take the tree-lined alley, pass the entrance to the kiosk and go to the opposite corner. Then head towards Belmont via Rue Jean Lurçat.
(1) You will pass the former synagogue (now the Bruyères museum), which is a listed building. Continue straight ahead and pass the hospital before turning left into Rue de l'Avison to reach the foot of the mountain (Avison).
(2) Continue straight ahead. At the three-way junction, head towards Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Roche.
(3) Below the chapel, the Saint-Georges fountain (2 minutes away) is emblematic of Bruyères. Continue straight ahead through the woods for 300 metres, take the road on the right, then turn left towards the Étangs de Pointhaie. You will see the church of Bruyères and the castle mountain in front of you.
(4) Continue downhill to the right towards the Étangs de Pointhaie and follow them. Games and picnic tables are available. You will arrive on the D423a.
(5) Take the road on the right (be careful), towards Roches de Fouchon until you reach the D420.
(6) Take the D420 on the right for 30 m towards Brouvelieures (be careful here too). Turn left behind the building after crossing the road. After 400 m, leave the forest path and take the path on the right that winds its way up to the Roches de Fouchon. Enjoy the remarkable view of Bruyères and the surrounding valleys.
(7) Continue climbing and follow the ridge line, then descend straight ahead.
(8) At the crossroads, take the forest track on the right (for 20 m) then turn left onto Chemin de la Basse de l'Âne. At the crossroads, turn left and descend into the undergrowth. At the bottom of the slope, turn left (for 400 m), then right onto the sunken path to join the D420. Cross it and follow it (carefully) to the right to reach the Étang de Monplaisir (fishing lake).
(9) Turn left just before the pond and continue along the path in front of you. At the crossroads, turn left. After a few metres, you will come to a small road. A variant via the 4 Chemins is signposted on your right. Otherwise, continue straight ahead.
(10) Just after the Bruyères sign, turn right, then left at the fountain. 100 m further on, take the path behind the building on your right. Then continue straight ahead on the road. On your right is the Montagne des Fourmis Géantes(Giant Ant Mountain).
At the crossroads, turn left to reach the centre of Bruyères and turn right into Rue Joffre. Now continue straight ahead until you reach Place Stanislas (S/E).
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