Let’s go and see the daffodils at Château-Salins

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This walk has been designed to share with you a hidden gem close to Château-Salins. It takes you straight to an area teeming with daffodils (mid-March).
Reminder of the law: you may only pick one bunch of ten daffodils per person; picking flowers in bud is prohibited, as is picking leaves or digging up bulbs.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.06 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 200 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 200 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,001 ft
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    Lowest point: 814 ft
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Panoramic view from the climb up to the forest track
Starting point (Croix de la Mission)
The daffodils

Description of the walk

Park on the outskirts of Coutures, on Rue de la Pompe, opposite the farm near the wayside cross.

(S/E) Take the path that climbs up to reach the junction with the Route Forestière de la Marchande in the woods.

(1) Turn right onto this track, continue through the woods and then reach the edge of the woodland.

(2) Stay along the edge of the woods until you reach a Fork in the road at the end of this track.

(3) Turn right to re-enter the Forêt Domaniale de la Marchande. Take the path leading down to the left, marked with a yellow line on a tree. Stay on this path and, further along on the left, you’ll find the daffodils.

(4) Turn back and follow the route in reverse to return to the car park on the outskirts of Coutures (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 814 ft - Car park on the outskirts of Coutures
  2. 1 : mi 0.29 - alt. 942 ft - La Marchande Forest Road
  3. 2 : mi 0.84 - alt. 997 ft - Edge of the forest
  4. 3 : mi 1.24 - alt. 974 ft - End of the forest road
  5. 4 : mi 1.53 - alt. 935 ft - The daffodils
  6. S/E : mi 3.06 - alt. 814 ft - Car park on the outskirts of Coutures

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Reliability of the description
3.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
ac92
ac92

Already done – there really are far more daffodils! And, if I remember correctly, in a lovely woodland!

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logedu
logedu

Hello,

Do give this one a go near Bezange-la-Grande – you shouldn’t be disappointed! Kind regards, P. Mercier

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ac92
ac92

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It’s better to park in the village (a further 150 metres) than opposite the farm, as the verges aren’t stabilised and you risk getting stuck in the mud. The route is easy to follow, but once you reach point 4… the forest has been cleared and you really have to search hard to find a few daffodils – the main attraction of the walk – amongst the ferns and undergrowth. In short, a bit of a let-down!

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54catbruch
54catbruch

It’s a shame to let a patch of daffodils be trampled underfoot. They look so much lovelier in the wild. Despite the advice and reminders of the law, people snap them all up to keep in their measly little vases for just a few days 🙁🙁

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Muesli62
Muesli62

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The directions to the starting point aren’t very clear: from the edge of the village, you do need to head up towards the farm (a modern barn), but we didn’t see a wayside cross, and there’s nowhere to park there.
But apart from that, the walk is magnificent, and there are plenty of daffodils!!

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