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Departure from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges station. Access by TER and car park.
(S/E) Take the road that runs alongside the station, heading east, and follow the yellow and red rectangle markings ofthe GRP® de la déodacie. At the Y-junction, go left towards another Y-junction and turn right. Cross the bridge over the railway tracks, then turn right onto the street that runs alongside the tracks. Continue tothe second junction.
(1) Ignore Rue de l'Hermitage on your left, which will be your return route. Further on, leave Chapelle Saint-Déodat on your left (after a visit), then turn left towards Roches Saint-Martin to reach Carrefour de la Chartreuse, still following the yellow and red rectangle markings.
(2) Continue along the wide path to the left, then turn right, following theGRP® markings, onto an uphill path to reach Roches Saint-Martin. Very pretty view of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
(3) Descend from the rocks towards the Col des Roches Saint-Martin, then take the path opposite towards the Fontaine des Chevaux. About a hundred metres after the fountain, turn left onto the path towards the Roche du Kiosque, passing above the paragliding take-off area.
(4) At the intersection, still following the yellow and red rectangle markings, take the path opposite to reach Roche du Kiosque in a few minutes.
(5) Continue along the ridge. At the junction with the Club Vosgien's red triangle markings, continue straight ahead following the yellow and red rectangle markings. At the next junction, turn right to reach the Pierre Percée viewpoint and walk around it.
(6) Retrace your steps and continue to the right towards Pierre d'Anozel, following the yellow and red rectangle markings of the GRP®.
(7) At the viewpoint, descend from the rock via the path that leads to the forest track. Leave the yellow and red rectangular markings and follow the forest track on the left, heading north-north-east for about 1 km without any markings. It joins a path marked with yellow crosses coming from the right.
(8) Keep left, following the yellow cross markings to Roche de l'Enclume.
(9) Leave the rock following the sign for "Saint-Dié par maison forestière" (Saint-Dié via the forest house). After about 100 metres, turn right onto a sloping path marked with a yellow triangle, then at the red triangle crossroads, turn right. Keep to the right and head for the Fontaine du Sapin qui Pisse (Pissing Fir Tree Fountain) near a crossroads with a forest path.
Take the path marked with a blue ring/yellow cross, which remains level and then descends to reach the forest track. Turn right onto the forest track and, after about 100 metres, take the path on the left marked "Saint-Dié via the tunnel". This leads to the "Théâtre de Verdure tunnel".
(11) Go under the tunnel and shortly afterwards you will find a small road. Follow it to the left, without markings. Continue straight ahead and the small road becomes Rue de l'Hermitage. At the end, you will come to a crossroads that you passed on the way there.
(1) Turn right to return to the station via the same route you took on the way there (S/E).
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