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Start at the two flower-covered fountains (four parking spaces) and the notice board (information about the village).
(DA) Start by going up the road from Dambelin, then take the cemetery path on your right, a slightly uphill gravel path. At the top, continue along this path, which becomes grassy and crosses the fields.
(1) Join a gravel path and follow it at a right angle to the right. Pass in front of the water tower (on your left). At the next intersection, continue straight ahead on the path, which becomes tarmac between two hedges. At the next intersection, follow the path that passes to the left of an old reservoir almost opposite.
(2) Turn right to find yourself in the middle of the fields. The path makes a right angle to the right; turn left just after it. Follow the straight line to the north-west, which climbs slightly and then descends. At the bottom, take the path on the left (not shown on the 1:25,000 map), which becomes grassy until you reach the edge of the forest.
(3) Turn right and walk along the edge before entering the forest on the left. Join the path marked in yellow and blue (but not shown on the map) that runs along the cliff and climb it to Roche du Châtelard (caution: slippery in wet weather). Stop at the viewpoint (on the left, caution: unsecured area).
(4) Turn right (east-northeast) onto the path that continues along the cliff. Enter the fir forest, being careful not to miss the change in direction of the marked path that branches off to the left. Follow the slightly downhill straight line and then cross a rocky area. You will reach a more open space with a crossroads.
(5) Do not descend to the left, as indicated by the yellow and blue markings, but take the path marked with a cross to the right and exit the forest. Cross the pasture, enjoying the view of the upper Saône and the Vosges (the Chapel of Ronchamp is visible with binoculars if you climb to the top of the pasture), and then a small wood. At the crossroads, follow the stony path on the right to join the tarmac road that descends to the hamlet of Échelotte.
(6) Follow it to the right to enter Goux-lès-Dambelin, passing in front of the stadium. Turn right onto Rue des Tilleuls (educational garden), leaving the next four streets on your right. Turn left onto Rue Centrale to descend in front of the school. First turn right/left to go towards the church (worth visiting, with its altar listed as a work of fine art) and then the town hall. Turn right onto Rue de l'Église, pass in front of the former girls' school (now a residential building), then turn left down Rue du Stade, passing in front of Le Seillot, and return to the car park (S/E).
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