RANDONNÉE - EN PASSANT PAR RUAUX

Access : From Remiremont, go to Plombières-les-Bains. Take direction Xertigny/Bellefontaine to go to Ruaux Parking : Park in front of the camping of the center Distance : 3,5 km / Duration : 1 h / Difference in height : 40m / Marking : yellow ring. 1) Start in the center of the village of Ruaux by the small road to Clairefontaine (cellars on the right typical of the area). 2) A fountain rearranged with large stone blocks precedes a reading table placed on a mound. Continue west towards the hamlet of Côte Levée. 3) As you approach the hamlet, take the left-hand path that leads in the direction of the village. 4) Cross the dike of a pond used as a lagoon in the village sewage system. After the pond, follow a track through the fields. At the next crossroads, take the middle road that leads to the Notre Dame de Consolation chapel and its resting place. 5) The return to the village is through the coniferous forest and along the fields towards the new cemetery. Continue to the main street.