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From Épinal, take the D36 to Les Forges, then the D460 to Sanchez. From there, turn left onto the D41 to Bouzey. The walk starts from the car park on the Route du Virage.
(S/E) Take the stony path that runs alongside the car park towards the forest. Continue to the first junction. Turn left to reach the Étang de la Comtesse. Turn left to follow the path along the pond’s embankment, at the end of which the Conservatoire des Sites Lorrains has installed an information board.
Green Cross signposting
(1) Turn left onto the signposted path to reach the Route de Renauvoid.
(2) Turn left and walk for 200 m until you reach the Allée des Roches.
Blue Ring signposting
Turn right onto the gravel path, follow the lake and continue straight on to the shore of Lac de Bouzey. Keep left at every junction on the Allée des Roches until you reach Rue du Lac.
(3) Follow it to the left to cross the Bouzey Reservoir Feed Canal. Keep left again when you reach the embankment. You’ll come to a junction after the embankment.
No signposting
(4) Head left and walk along the pond, passing close to the houses. Continue along the road (Chemin des Plages then Rue des Pins) which runs alongside the lake, ignoring the streets branching off to the right. Keep left until you reach the bridge.
(5) Cross the end of the lake. Once on the other side, take Chemin d’Ambafosse which continues straight ahead towards the forest. Reach the bend at the top of the hill, access road to the campsite and sailing school.
Blue Ring and Blue Disc markings
(6) Leave the road and turn right onto a dirt track ahead, which crosses the forest for 1.3 km. Then join the Chemin Vicinal Le Portet. Turn left onto the road to cross a bridge and meet the Route de Bouzey.
(7) Keep left. Follow the banks of the pond back to the starting point (S/E).
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