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Fougerolles village hall car park (between the two bridges)
(S/E) Head up Rue de Plombières-les-Bains to the right, then after 100m, turn left onto the D149 (Rue du Prédurupt) and follow it for approximately 850m.
(1) 80m before the N57, turn right down the small road (Le Clos). When you reach a house, take the path on the left towards the barn. Follow the path through the tunnel under the main road.
(2) At the exit, turn right and follow the path to the road towards Le Petit Fays.
(3) When you reach the road – you can turn left to visit the Ecomuseum.
Otherwise, turn right and cross the N57 with care. Continue to the hamlet of La Ramouse.
Take the second road on the left (fire hydrant), then keep to the left and enter the forest.
(4) At the fork in the paths, go up to the left then, after 400m, turn right. When you reach the first information panel on the nature trail, head straight ahead to go round the Pierres Rouges.
(hairpin bend). 400m after a descent, you’ll reach the spring. Continue and turn right onto the main path. Walk alongside the barriers above the Pierres Rouges.
(5) Do not take the concrete bridge; pass at the foot of the rocks on the right. Follow the narrow path carefully and turn left after the Pierres Rouges. Pass in front of the pierced stone and retrace your steps to the junction.
(4) Take the second path on the left. At the bottom of the valley, cross the small stream then head back up through the meadow. After 150m, walk past the house (a lovely spot for a picnic).
(6) You’ll come out onto the road; head up to the left for 100m towards a house. 20m further up, take a path on the right that forms a hairpin bend. Continue through the copse for 400m.
(7) Head down a path to the right along a hedge; make sure to stay close to the hedge even if the grass is tall and the path is not clearly marked.
Reach the road and follow it to the left, cross the hamlet of Bout and arrive at Bourguignon. Head down the road to the right.
200m further down, there is an option to make a round trip to the quarries.
(8) Head down to the right. 80m before a house, take the grassy path to the right. Follow a fence and pass by a castle. Then head down the road to the left and then left again to reach a factory.
(9) Then turn right towards a bridge and right again towards Fougerolles-le-Château.
Take the second street on the left towards Blanzey.
(10) After 300m, turn left towards the forest. Pass the Boigeot chapel and, 200m further on, continue straight ahead along a dirt track.
(11) Turn right. After 450m, under two electricity pylons, turn right until you reach a road. At the road, turn right for 200m.
(12) Before the bends, go down the path on the left through the hedges. At the houses, turn right back towards Fougerolles via Rue des Moines Hauts. Pass the Devoille distillery. Turn left onto Rue de la Gare, then right onto Rue de Plombières to return to the car park (S/E).
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