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Title: Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipzig : K. Baedeker New York : C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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lub Alpin Francais (C. A. F.). For the Walk round the Lake, see above;!the ValUe de Oranges, see p. 349; the Saut des Cuves, the lakes of Xon-gemer and Retournemer, and the Schlucht, see pp.351, 352. — The Vallee deRamberchamp, to the S. of Lake Gerardmer, is a favourite point for awalk (unpretending inn). The first path to the left, on the bank of thelake, leads to Qh hr.) a point, indicated by a finger-post, where a goodecho may be awakened. About 20 min. farther on we reach a small gorge,with the waterfall called Saut de la Bourrique. About 3/4 M. to the rightis the Eaut de la Charme (3230 ft.), a fine point of view, whence we mayreturn by a somewhat longer, but equally picturesque route, along theheights on the W. side of the valley. The whole excursion takes about3 hrs. — On the S.W. side of the lake (there and back 3 hrs.) growsa Giant Fir, 160 ft. high. — To the Vierge de la Creuse, see p. p^- — Avisit should be paid also to the picturesque ravine of the Basse des Rupts
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into the Vosges. LAC DE LONGEMER. 63. Route. 351 (2-2V2 hrs. there and back). We follow tlie path diverging to the right,beyond the church, from the route to the Schlucht. At the top we againturn to the right and reach the Biazot (2950 ft.), a commanding poinl ofview. We may return either by the heights on the left bank or by thoseon the right bank. By the former we pass the Teie du Costei (2910 ft.),a good view-point; by the latter, the longer route, we pass the Oouttridos,the view from which is held to be even finer than that from the Biazot.From GfiitARDMER to La Bresse, 8 M. by road (carr. 15 or 25 fr., viaRetournemer 18 or 30 fr.). The pedestrian route takes about 21/2 hrs. TheEoAD, which is unattractive, is the prolongation of the main street tothe S.W., turning to the S. on this side of the Vallee de Ramberchamp.After 21/2 M. it diverges to the left from the road to (TJ/z M.) Rochessonand (11 M.) Vagney (p. 358). It then ascends the Valley of the Creuse-Ooutte,watered by the Bo

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