RANDONNÉE - LA TOMBE DE L'AVIATEUR

Access: From Remiremont, go to Plombières-les-Bains. Take direction Xertigny/Bellefontaine to get to Ruaux.
Parking: Park opposite the campsite in the centre.

Distance: 6 km / Duration: 2 h / Difference in height: 270m / Marking: green ring.

1) Leave the village centre of Ruaux along the main street and then, 200m further on, turn left.
2) Near an old calvary, a path on the left leads to the Notre Dame de Consolation chapel (a few graves from the old cemetery). Go down to the stream of Chèvrecul in the undergrowth.
3) Go towards the old mill of the same name, which ceased to operate after the First World War (very dilapidated and therefore access is strictly forbidden). Cross the stream and turn right onto a path which is sometimes overgrown. At the next crossroads, the path on the right leads to an older mill of which only a cellar remains (this is where the millstone in the centre of Ruaux comes from).
4) Follow a large path to the right. The aviator's grave is located 10m below this path.
5) Further on, you will see the ruins of a hamlet that has been deserted for about 50 years (beautiful stonework and a fountain). The route leaves the forest and approaches the farms by a path on the right. It leads to Sybille (former school).
6) 400m after the large farm, turn left, a section shared with the Stanislas Fountain circuit as far as Ruaux.
7) At Herbaux-Fontaine (fountain and chello), take a grassy path on the right of the hamlet. A staircase with rustic steps leads to the foot of the church (old calvaries). Follow the main street upwards to the starting point.