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Park in the lay-by by the roadside at the Lodges des Hauts de Pairis, located 2.5 km west of Orbey (68).
(S/E) From there, carefully walk down the main road to reach the Pairis hospital. Turn left onto the small road marked with a red circle towards Chèvremont, Le Neuf Pré – Le Pré Bracot – Lac Blanc.
After about 500m, do not follow the path towards Lac Noir but continue along the main track for a gentle warm-up.
(1) After 1 km, follow the Yellow Disc towards Lac Blanc. A little further on, the small road narrows into a path. Pass close to Le Neuf Pré and then the excellent farmhouse inn at Le Pré Bracot.
(2) Continue along the wide, zigzagging path, then onto the track that narrows into a footpath. Keep following the Yellow Disc for about 600m.
(3) At the junction, turn left following the Blue Cross towards Lac Blanc. A little further on, after crossing two tracks, turn right onto the path marked with the Blue Cross, which veers discreetly off the main track and leads onto the road 200m from Lac Blanc
(4) . Approach the lake by following the road to the right along the verge, making sure not to miss the superb view over the Orbey valley.
(5) After admiring Lac Blanc and reading the very interesting information boards, take the Cornélius Yellow Rectangle path, which starts near the railing and close to the road.
(6) After a wide bend to the right, turn left and head straight down to Lac Noir, which you’ll reach after about 50 minutes.
(7) After admiring this second lake, the route continues along the small road that crosses the Lac Noir bridge and leads, after 400m, to the Amis de la Nature refuge in the Val d'Orbey.
(8) After passing the few holiday homes (former EDF houses) on either side of the path, continue straight on towards the Col du Wettstein.
(9) At the fork, turn right. Pass close to the hamlet of Les Hautes Huttes, then continue straight on towards the Col du Wettstein, following the Yellow Rectangle markings for about 1 km.
(10) At the junction, turn right then immediately left and continue to the pass.
(11) At the Col du Wettstein, turn left onto the D48 for about 100m, passing close to the WWI military cemetery.
(12) 100m further down, take the path on the right marked with a Red Disc towards Orbey. At the junction, leave the access road to the hamlet of La Lomberg on your right and continue straight on.
(13) At the next junction, turn onto the path on the right (the path on the left joins the main path further on anyway) and continue to follow the markings to reach the hamlet of Le Coin on the D48, near the beautiful farmhouse Auberge du Rain des Chênes.
(14) Follow the road to the right for about 150m, then leave it to take the path on the left towards Orbey. Go round the dark Noirmont massif to the south.
(15) Continue along this path, following the Rain du Pair stream, and keep going straight on at every junction you come to. Reach the junction on the D48II Orbey / Pairis. Turn left and head back up the D48II to return to the starting point (S/E).
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