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Start from the top of the Col de Cheneau, which links Vagney to Dommartin-les-Remiremont. Leave your car at the edge of the forest.
(S/E) Take the path (marked with a Red Cross symbol) which climbs towards the Col de Longeroye. You’ll reach it in 30 minutes.
(1) This pass is at a crossroads of four paths; take the one on the left that climbs the steepest (marked with a Yellow Circle, then a Red Triangle), always heading towards the Roches de Mortevieille. A lovely climb of about 1.2 km takes you to the ridge, right in the middle of a fir forest. Follow this ridge for a few hundred metres before descending to the right (still following the Red Triangle) to reach the superb Roches de Mortevieille. Continuing to follow the Red Triangle, you’ll descend to the plateaus above Dommartin-les-Remiremont.
(2) Turn right to join the tarmac road.
(3) Follow the road to the left to reach the Chalet des Meules (a forest shelter open to all, equipped with a table, benches and a wood-burning stove).
(4) After a short break, retrace your steps back to the junction where you started.
(3) Turn left, staying on the road, and follow the Red Cross signposts, which will take you to the Étang de la Besace; walk along the left-hand side of the lake.
(5) Continuing along the road to the left for 300 metres past the pond, a small path to the left will take you to the Grand Étang and its little island right in the centre.
(6) Turn round and head back to the junction by the Étang de la Besace.
(5) Take the road that climbs to the left (follow the road for about 500 metres) to reach the hamlet of La Houbette.
(7) Leave the road and take the path marked ‘Red Cross’ to the left and then immediately to the right, heading towards the Col de Longeroye, which you’ll reach 3 km later.
(1) Head back down the same path you took on the way there, towards the Col de Cheneau, and you’ll reach the car park (S/E).
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