A circular route via the Col du Chantoiseau near Vescemont.

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A very pretty hike in the foothills of the Vosges.
Most of the hike is on wide, gently sloping paths.
Beautiful views of the valleys.
Several picnic areas with shelters.
The route is marked by a red ring.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 05 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 463 m
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    Descent: - 458 m
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    Highest point: 909 m
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    Lowest point: 535 m
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Beautiful view of the valley
Beautiful view of farms
Col du Chantoiseau shelter
Col des Sept Chemins shelter

Description of the walk

Departure: D24 Route du Rosemont 90200 Vescemont at the Château du Rosemont car park.
The route is marked with a red ring.

(S/E) From the car park, cross the La Rosemontoise river and turn left onto a wide forest road, which you follow to the Col des Sept Chemins.
Enjoy the beautiful views of the farms in the valley as you walk.

(1) Turn left and continue straight ahead on the path marked with a red ring and a blue ring. The route joins the GRE5 (Adriatic Atlantic).
There is a very nice shelter at the pass.
Continue, leaving three paths on your right.

(2) At the crossroads, the Blue Ring marked trail branches off to the right towards the Col du Chat. Do not take it, but turn left onto the forest road.
A few metres further on, cross a path and continue straight ahead.

(3) Just after the Goutte Clérisse spring, leave the forest road and turn right. Pass two paths on the left and one on the right.

(4) Follow the markings to turn right twice in succession, then immediately left. Cross the Petite Goutte de la Milandre and then the Goutte du Four.

(5) At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead. (Do not turn right uphill.)

(6) At this crossroads, leave the forest road and turn right. Pass a path on the right and arrive at the Col du Chantoiseau.

(7) Continue on the first path on the left. After a hairpin bend to the left, take the forest road that descends.
You will reach another crossroads just before the Goutte du Chantoiseau.

(8) Turn right and continue to Goutte Jean Remiche.

(9) Cross it and stay on the track, ignoring the path on the right. Continue for a few hundred metres until you reach a crossroads with a footpath.

(10) Watch for the markings to take this path on the left. Follow the forest road below to easily reach the Château du Rosemont car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 537 m - Car park at > - Château du Rosemont
  2. 1 : km 2.98 - alt. 740 m - Covered shelter - Col des Sept Chemins (739m)
  3. 2 : km 3.69 - alt. 827 m - Marked junction E5 and Anneau Rouge
  4. 3 : km 4.26 - alt. 857 m - Crossroads at the source of the Goutte Clérisse
  5. 4 : km 5.61 - alt. 874 m - Crossroads with forest road
  6. 5 : km 6.74 - alt. 894 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 7.29 - alt. 858 m - Crossroads with a forest road
  8. 7 : km 8.84 - alt. 909 m - Shelter - Col de Chantoiseau (920m)
  9. 8 : km 10.59 - alt. 790 m - Goutte du Chantoiseau.
  10. 9 : km 11.55 - alt. 726 m - Goutte Jean Rémiche
  11. 10 : km 11.98 - alt. 682 m - Small path on the left
  12. S/E : km 13.04 - alt. 536 m - Château du Rosemont car park - Rosemontoise (rivière) - Affluent de la Savoureuse

Notes

Departure D24 Route du Rosemont 90200 Vescemont
On your GPS, you can enter Maison Forestière du Rosemont
Continue for about 500 metres after the forest house and park in the Château du Rosemont car park.

(1) and (7) There are lovely picnic spots at the Col des Sept Chemins and Col du Chantoiseau shelters.

Visorando was informed by Mr Chevalley, a volunteer member of Balisage90.
This hike was created by the South Vosges community of municipalities.

Worth a visit

Source:
Vescemont
Its inhabitants are called Vescemontois or Rosemontois
During the Roman Empire, the Rosemontoise valley was the only crossing point between Lorraine and the Belfort Gap. Many coins belonging to Trajan (Roman emperor from 98 to 117) have been discovered in Vescemont, and popular tradition places a Roman camp on the site of the Giromagny fort.
Some remains of Rosemont Castle, which stood on a rock on the edge of the commune of Riervescemont, can still be seen today. Rosemont Castle was built around 1050 and was long considered the most prestigious stronghold in the region.
The circumstances surrounding the abandonment of the castle are not known with certainty. There are two prevailing hypotheses:
- Rosemont Castle lost its strategic role around 1469 and was abandoned,
- the castle was besieged and destroyed by the Swedes in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War.
Only a few ruins remain.

Pierre, known as "Pierre écrite"
A natural site classified for its artistic character.
It is located about 1 km from the Col de Chantoiseau.
It may have been engraved by prehistoric peoples from Asia who came to the Vosges. In the Middle Ages, it appears to have been venerated and covered with Christian symbols alongside the more ancient hieroglyphics.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 12 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 3621075

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike on gentle slopes, made easier by wide forest paths, which are very pleasant when it's a little warm.
Sometimes the vegetation obscures the signs, but a quick glance is enough to get you back on track. Thank you to Balisage 90 for their ever-appreciated work!

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Ponsot Therese
Ponsot Therese

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very natural hike (forests, foxgloves, springs, etc.) and a shaded route that is ideal when it's hot!

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FGECAYA
FGECAYA
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk, with a reasonable elevation gain and, above all, plenty of shade on hot, sunny days. Two shelters along the route – perfect!

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denisjean
denisjean

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Few open spaces to enjoy a beautiful view.

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CCourtois
CCourtois

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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belliola
belliola

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Shady walk with mainly forest paths and too few trails. At the start, you can enjoy beautiful views of the Vescemont valley. Very good signage. Perhaps best suited to snowshoes?

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gilberlou
gilberlou

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk near my home, close to MT JEAN and CHANTOISEAU. In my opinion, the elevation gain is less than indicated. This is a forest hike best done in summer or with snowshoes.

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JEAN PAUL BAEHR
JEAN PAUL BAEHR

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and enjoyable hike.
The description is spot on, and what's more, there are two shelters where you can
snack stops.

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Dedette90
Dedette90

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route with a steady gradient, mostly on forest tracks.
Two very decent shelters along the route, suitable for picnics.

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chevalley@wanadoo
chevalley@wanadoo

Hello
This hike is indeed a beautiful route.
As for the elevation gain, it's true that there are often differences between different software programmes and GPS devices or mobile phones. Visorando calculates an elevation gain of 472 m. I just calculated it with another app, which found it to be just over 500 m. Like you, I'm sorry to see these differences. Experience has taught me that elevation measurements are sometimes approximate and depend on the GPS. This is even more true when using a mobile phone.
Thank you again for your comment, and I wish you many enjoyable hikes with Visorando.

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courtibus46
courtibus46

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful route, but steeper than advertised. The description gives an elevation gain of 472 m, whereas several different GPS devices give an elevation gain of > 800 m. (The official sign at the start of the route indicates 830 m).
The Chantoiseau forest shelter is welcoming and clean.

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montpounat
montpounat

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very shady route... interesting in hot weather...
We made a mistake... climbed a little higher... took a small upper path to climb to the "Roche du Serpent" (Snake Rock), which adds to the appeal of the hike.

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magory
magory

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely walk, on paths and trails in very good condition.
I'm delighted with my day!

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