The swing wells at the start of Croix

Park near the Sacred Heart on Rue d'Abbévillers D26 at the end of the village of Croix.

Marked with a green ring.

(S/E) Head towards the D26 in the direction of the village via Rue d'Abbevilliers. Continue to the crossroads with Rue Principale, which is also the D50.

(1) Turn right down Rue Principale, passing in front of the church and the town hall/school building. Continue to Place des Puits à Balancier.

(2) Continue to the right of the wells, crossing the lower part of the village via Rue Principale. You will reach the boundary marker.

(3) Turn right. Continue along the route, taking the hiking trails through the forest and along the edges of fields, following the Swiss border. You will reach the edge of the forest.

(4) Leave the path leading to the farm on your left and turn right at the edge of the forest. Join the D26.

(5) Cross it and you will soon reach a crossroads marked by a beautiful boundary stone on the historic Bornes de la Principauté de Montbéliard trail.

(6) Turn right. The path crosses the fields and runs alongside the Derrière les Bois forest. Turn right towards the high-voltage power line. At the second passage under the high-voltage power line, leave the path on the right and continue towards the D50 departmental road. Arrive there.

(7) Turn right onto this road and a few hundred metres further on, turn right onto the path in the middle of the cultivated fields to reach the Sacré Cœur car park (S/E)

Start near the Sacred Heart memorial on Rue d'Abbevillers, just at the end of the village next to the village end sign. In Croix, follow the signs for Abbevillers.
It is actually a very beautiful statue of the Sacré Cœur.
Parking is available on the south side, along the road that crosses the D26.

Visorando was informed by Mr Chevalley, a volunteer member of Balisage90, based on brochures published by the Sud Territoire community of communes.

(Between S/E and 1) at the intersection of the D26 and D50, you will see on your left one of the village's distinctive features, its cross-shaped water tower, built in 1960. To see it up close, take a short detour by turning left for 100 metres and then retracing your steps.
(2) Place des Puits à Balancier: dating from 1772, these wells were used by the villagers for their water supply. Since 5 July 2006, the wells have been listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments. You can take a break under a beautiful lime tree, which is over two hundred years old (1789).
(Between 3 and 4) Admire the boundary markers with the Bear of Bern on one side and the Fleur-de-lis on the other.
On the way to discover Croix (Crux).
Croix is located in the extreme south of the Territoire de Belfort, on the border with Switzerland and the Doubs department, on the Jura plateau at an altitude of 600 metres.
The inhabitants of Croix are known as Croyens.
Between the^9th and^13th centuries, a scattered settlement around a chapel belonging to Murbach Abbey formed the first village of Croix.
In 1232, a written source mentions that the inhabitants relinquished their grazing rights to the Abbey of Lucelle, which in return undertook to rebuild the place of worship, which was in danger of falling into ruin. In 1789, the village, which then had 37 households and was dependent on Saint-Dizier, acquired its parish autonomy.
Burned down by Prussian troops in 1815, Croix was immediately rebuilt in the lower part of the commune to facilitate its water supply.
According to legend, Saint Dizier was walking across the deserted plateau when he suddenly sensed his martyrdom at the hands of miserable thieves. He then cut a thin hazel stick, arranged it in the shape of a cross, planted it in the ground and prostrated himself to pray. The branch immediately began to grow and later became a large tree, retaining its cross shape. People then came to live in the surrounding area, and a village was built which, even today, bears the name of Croix.

Saint Nicolas Church: in 1232, the first church in Croix, dedicated to Saint Dizier and Saint Nicolas, was rebuilt by patrons of Lucelle Abbey. In^{the 18th} century, the martyred bishop disappeared from the title and Saint Nicolas became the sole patron saint of the church. Having become too small, it was rebuilt in 1852, then destroyed by lightning in 1967. In 1971, a new building with modern architecture was inaugurated, which was completely renovated in 2005.

A statue of the Sacred Heart is located on Rue d'Abbévillers D 26. It is a memorial erected by the Letondal family in memory of François Letondal, who died in 1914.

Water tower: one of the village's distinctive features is its water tower, built in 1960, which is surprisingly shaped like a cross. From a distance, it looks like a religious building.