RANDONNÉE - LA VALLÉE D'HAMANXARD ET RAPAUMONT

Access : From Remiremont go to Val-d?Ajol, go to the church. Parking : Park at the place du Sô. Distance : 11 km / Duration : 3 h 30 / Difference in altitude : 390m / Marking : Green disc. 1) From the church, follow the road to Saint-Bresson (former brewery of the Gerbe d'Or). Take the forest path and then a tarred track leading to the left to an inhabited clearing. Go around the houses by a forest path to the top of the mountain (old quarries on the left side of the summit used for the construction of the church). Follow the ridge path in the middle of the large Scots pine trees without leaving the forest. 2) At the junction with an asphalt road, go towards the farm on the left (fountain). At the first bend, a path on the left goes down through a beech forest. By a succession of small paths, you will reach the bottom of the Hamanxard valley (old workers' housing, school, farms). 3) The D20 at the bottom of the valley offers a shortcut in case of fatigue or unforeseen circumstances. If you choose to continue, cross the hamlet of Leyval located straight ahead (several calvaries). A new ascent begins on a dirt road after a succession of fountains. 4) When you reach the hamlet of Granges de Leyval, turn sharply left after the last building. Continue on a grassy path in the direction of the television relay station located on the other side (panoramic view on Faymont, les Feuillées and the Val-d?Ajol). 5) Go down by a small road in the direction of the village of Val-d?Ajol that you can soon see. 6) Go down through the pastures on a grassy path. After crossing a wetland area often covered with periwinkle, take the right path. 7) At the hamlet of La Rochotte (17th century cross and viewpoint), follow the right-hand track that runs down the rest of the hill and leads back to the village by the road.