3 must-do hikes

The hike begins in the Vittel park. The starting sign is located at the beginning of the alley running alongside the thermal gallery.
1) Go straight ahead, up to the main flowerbed.
2) Turn right. You’ll come to a long driveway, which you’ll take on the left, continuing until you reach the racecourse. In rainy weather, take the alternative route by going straight ahead on the road, which then forks to the right to climb above the golf courses and return to the main route.
3) Go right up to the Hôtel de l’Ermitage. Take the first driveway on the left. Go around the hotel to the right and climb up a dirt track under the tree canopy. End up on a transversal path. Bear left to climb up into the forest, parallel to the forest edge.
4) Find the road again; turn right.
5) Leave circuits nos. 11, 12 and 13 to the right and go left down the stony path.
6) Continue straight ahead at the intersection.
7) Cross the footbridge on the right. Follow the spruce forest.
8) Cross the bridge on the left, then turn left again to follow the “Plaine de jardins”. Leave a concrete bridge on your left and fork right. Head for the riding school.
9) Pass it, then turn left onto the road. At the entrance to the racecourse, turn left, then right. Continue straight on for approx. 750 m.
10) Arrive in front of the thermal gallery.

The hike begins in the Vittel park. The starting sign is located at the beginning of the driveway along the thermal gallery.
1) Go straight ahead to the main flowerbed.
2) Turn right. Follow the path to the right.
> In wet weather, take the alternative route by going straight ahead on the road, which then forks to the right
to climb above the golf courses and return to the main route.
3) Climb to the right towards the Hôtel de l’Ermitage. Take the first alley on the left. Go around
the hotel to the right and climb a dirt track under the vegetation. Turn left to climb up into the forest, parallel to the forest edge.
4) Find the road; turn right.
5) Leave circuit no. 10 on the left and go straight ahead on the narrow path. Leave circuit no. 12 and 13 on the right, turn left along the roadside, then left onto the forest path. Reach the golf course.
6) Go downhill to the left. After a left-hand bend followed by a straight stretch, you come to a downhill cross-roads, which you take to the right.
7) Cross the footbridge to the right. Follow the spruce forest.
8) Cross the bridge on the left, then turn left again to follow the “Plaine de jardins”. Leave a concrete bridge on your left and fork right. Head for the riding school.
9) Pass it, then turn left onto the road. At the entrance to the racecourse, turn left, then right. Continue straight on for approx. 750 m.
10) Arrive in front of the thermal gallery.

The hike begins in the Vittel park. The starting sign is located at the beginning of the driveway
along the thermal gallery.
1) Turn your back on the starting sign, take the asphalt driveway, pass in front of the Palais des Congrès.
Arrive near the park entrance guard, find the trailhead “du parc aux lacs”.
2) Cross the road to go up Avenue des Tilleuls. Continue and leave the crossroads on the left to
continue on avenue de Châtillon.
3) After about 180 m, turn left onto a wide groie path.
4) At the end of the curve, cross the road to go up rue du Point de Vue. At its end, continue
straight ahead on the dirt track, entering the forest for about 50 m. Turn left to
quickly descend onto the D18.
5) Cross this road, take the path opposite, which at first is straight, then winds up
a good slope. At the end of the path, turn right onto the gravel driveway leading to the chapel
Sainte-Anne [ > viewpoint]. Take the gravel road, continuing as far as the calvary.
6) Take the road to the right, then almost immediately to the left on the first track. A little further on,
turn left to drive alongside a park. At the junction with a small road, go downhill on the right to find
a bench [ > viewpoint].
7) Go downhill, then cross the D 18. Go straight ahead on the forest path.
8) At the end of the path, turn right, then continue on this path until you reach the small hill; go up this hill.
Turn left onto a small path.
9) Cross the road, fork right. At the end of the wide driveway, arrive in front of the spa. Turn right between the building opposite and the embankment. Return to the starting point.