Circular starting from Saint-Germain-le-Chatelet

Park in the car park near the school and the church in Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet
The walk is marked with a Blue Ring.

(S/E) Take Rue Principale on the right heading north. The first sign with a poem is on the square. You will arrive at the cemetery.

(1) Turn left into Impasse des Charbonniers. Shortly afterwards, continue along the path on the left. Head up into the forest. Follow the markings carefully as you cross the forest. Further on, turn right onto the path at a right angle and go straight on (north-north-east), ignoring the paths on either side. You will reach the foresters’ turning area.

(2) Continue left and take the left-hand path twice. You will come within sight of Bourg-sous-Châtelet.

(3) Do not turn left at the car park with the hiking information sign. Turn right, pass two paths on the right and follow the hillside. Cross a stream and immediately afterwards you will reach a crossroads of paths.

(4) Turn left and, in addition to our markings, you will find the Red Ring of the “Mont Bonnet and the spinning mills” walk. Leave the forest, walk alongside the Étang des Besses and arrive at Anjoutey.

(5) Turn left at the church and follow the River Madeleine. At the next junction near the bridge, turn slightly right onto the path that continues to follow the river. Do not cross the bridge. Join the D27 on the right and leave the village. Follow the pond.

(6) Shortly after the pond, turn left onto Rue de la Forêt. Then turn right into Rue d’Alsace and left onto the D27 (Rue d’Anjoutey).

(7) After the stream, look out for the signpost and turn left onto a path that leads into the forest.
You’ll arrive at the water reservoir. Here again, you can enjoy the beauty of the spot, accompanied by several poems displayed on the reservoir.
Continue along the path on the right, head back down and carry on straight ahead onto the D27 (Rue de Bourg). Pass in front of the town hall and arrive back at the starting point (S/E).

Car park near the school and the church. Address: 21 Rue Principale, Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet.

Access by bus: Saint-Germain stop in front of the church, line 21. For more details, click on the following link

Other options:
Car park at the end of Rue de la Forêt in Bourg-sous-Châtelet. In this case, start at (3).
Parking behind the church in Anjoutey. Address: 1 Rue Frairie, 90170 Anjoutey. In this case, start at (5).
Visorando was provided with information by Mr Chevalley, a volunteer member of Balisage90.
This walk was created by the Southern Vosges Community of Communes.

Anjoutey, the people of Anjoutey.

Toponymy: Aniutel (1234), Enjutel (1303), Anschatingen and Anschettingen (1394), Enschide (1579).
In 1234, Thierry, Lord of Rougemont, donated a property situated in Anjoutey to the Priory of Saint-Nicolas near Rougemont. The village was then under the jurisdiction of the Lieutenant of Rosemont. Around 1332, the Rosemont estate was attached to the County of Ferrette, which remained in the possession of the Habsburgs until the Thirty Years’ War.
In 1775, the present church was built, dedicated to Saint Vendelin. Long an agricultural village, Anjoutey saw the establishment in^{the 19th} century of small industries that made use of the river’s hydraulic power: a tannery mill transformed the oak bark gathered by the inhabitants into a powder used for tanning leather. Around 1855, mechanical weaving and the various hand-weaving workshops employed over two hundred people. In 1932, a serious fire brought this activity to an end.
In the autumn of 1913, the Belfort–Étueffont railway line, which ran through the village, was opened. It remained in operation for 35 years, until July 1948.
Coal was also mined in 1775 and again in 1843.
Source: Wikipedia

Bourg-sous-Châtelet.

Bourg-sous-Châtelet owes its name to the small castle (the ‘châtelet’, of which only the place name remains) and to the castle chapel, which are thought to have existed between the 10th and 12th centuries on the summit of the hill overlooking Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet and Bourg.
Until the end of^{the 17th} century, the village was merely a cluster of a few farms home to around 70 inhabitants. It had possessed a chapel until^{the mid-15th} century but was attached to the parish of Étueffont. It was with the construction of its church in 1776 that Anjoutey became a parish encompassing Bourg.
From 1800 onwards, many weavers worked from home for the factories in Mulhouse. At least two weaving workshops were established, employing 50 weavers, not including the workers responsible for warping and setting up the looms.
Source: Wikipedia

Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet.

Its inhabitants are known as Sangerminois.
Toponymy: Capellam S. Germani in Castro (^10th century), S. German (1579)1, Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet (1934).
The village’s name was first mentioned in 1388. A church already existed in 1573 but was then part of the parish of Phaffans. Rebuilt around 1734, it was consecrated to Saint Germain of Auxerre in 1749 by the Bishop of Basel. In 1782, the parish was attached to the Diocese of Besançon.
Source: Wikipedia