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Head to Giromagny. In the town centre, take the D14 towards Riervescemont. After the hamlet of La Planche le Prêtre, park your car in the large car park located along the stream beneath the ruins of Rosemont Castle.
(S/E) Cross the bridge over La Rosemontoise.
(1) After the bridge, turn right onto the forest track (marked with a Blue Triangle).
(2) Just before the second hairpin bend, look out for the small path on the left which starts off almost flat, then widens and leads to the base of the rock that still supports a few sections of thick walls, likely the remains of the keep of Rosemont Castle.
(3) Château de Rosemont. Retrace your steps and rejoin the forest road, which you should follow to the left. At the hairpin bend, ignore a track on the left and continue for about 200 metres, before turning right (still following the Blue Triangle). 300 metres further on, the marked path turns sharply to the right.
(4) Cross the Louvière stream. In winter, in dry, cold weather, you can admire some beautiful ice falls along this stream. Follow the markings (still Blue Triangle) which lead to the hamlet of Plainot.
(5) Then turn left onto the tarmac road towards Plain Baleroy (Blue Disc markings), which turns into a good forest track at the edge of the communal forest. After a kilometre and a half, pass a large hairpin bend to the right,
(6) Turn sharply left onto a path that climbs and leads to Plain Baleroy (Blue Disc markings)
(7) After a moment to catch your breath, head due south along the marked path (Red Ring and Blue Disc). After 500 metres, leave the signposted route to Rougegoutte (Blue Disc) on your right and turn left to descend towards Grosmagny (Red Ring markings). The path, soft and carpeted with fallen leaves in autumn, nevertheless conceals numerous loose stones and requires a degree of caution. Cross a forest road.
(8) Walk for about two kilometres until you reach a small fountain on the left-hand side of the path.
(9) Turn left for a return trip to the Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Grippot.
Retrace your steps and continue along the path, which is still signposted (Red Ring), to the reservoir car park.
(10) Do not head down towards the village on the right, but at the far end of the car park take the path on the left (marked with a Blue Ring – Tour du Fayé) which joins the Fayé forest road.
(11) Turn right and follow this road for 600 metres to the junction with theGR®5.
(12) Then head left and follow theGR®5marked trail (red and white Rectangle with a yellow ring) which, on a fairly steep slope and interspersed with easier sections of forest track, climbs beneath beautiful beech trees and takes the walker back to the Plain Baleroy.
(7) Turn right towards the Tête des Mineurs and the Col des Sept Chemins, continuing to follow the markings (GR® red and white with a Yellow Disc). Strolling along the left-hand path, which is a dead end, you may hope to find the entrance to an old mine gallery. After a 400-metre climb, you reach the highest point of this hike (altitude 923m) near the summit of the Tête des Mineurs.
(13) Next, the fairly steep descent takes us to the Col des Sept Chemins with its open shelter equipped with tables and benches and even a barbecue – the perfect spot for a break.
(14) Return to the main junction and follow the forest track down towards the west (marked with Red Rings). The descent is gentle, straightforward and relaxing all the way to the car park (S/E).
and anyway, it gave us some great memories... especially a good laugh with that haunted castle!!!
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