Randonnée - l'étang du moineau

Access: From Remiremont, take the Plombières-les-Bains exit.
Parking: Parking de la Promenade, on the left coming from Remiremont.

Distance: 7 km / Duration: 2 h 30 / Difference in height: 180m / Marking: yellow ring.

1) Leave the town hall via the terraced gardens overlooking the town. Follow the path that crosses these gardens from the bottom to the top and then heads towards the nearby forest.
2) At the end of the forest, at the top of the hill, at the level of a farm, take the path on the left which leads to the old Moineau pond (once a very popular fishing spot for curists). Go around the pond on the right following the small road.
3) At the third house, turn left along the dike, at the first road on the right, go down to the hamlet of Les Combes.
4) In this hamlet, near the second last house, follow a grassy path to the right.
5) Below the RN57, just before the tunnel, a shady path leads down to the Saint Antoine stream.
6) The circuit continues on the other side, on a ledge, then reaches the top of the hill (viewpoint on Plombières).
7) Once on the ridge path, go towards the farm on the left, pass it, continue to the next farm and turn immediately left. The descent to the village through a small wood is fast. The path then becomes a tiny footpath. It ends up above the station. Return to the town hall via the D157.