Walk in Barbonville

This easy walk will take you to a Romanesque-style church rebuilt in 1870, featuring a tower and a triple nave.
You will also come across a draisine that could pull small wagons, after passing through the Plain’s sensitive natural area. This protected area is rich in flora and fauna.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.08 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 233 ft
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    Descent: - 233 ft

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    Highest point: 915 ft
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    Lowest point: 692 ft

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Description of the walk

Start in front of the church. Route marked with yellow circles.

(S/E) Opposite the church, turn left, then 100m further on, turn left again, following the yellow circle markings. Then head down to the right onto the D140.

(1) 250m after leaving the village, take the path on the right. Keep right at the junction, pass the Barbonville sewage treatment plant, then turn right again at the next junction. You will come to a crossroads.

(2) Turn left and carry straight on until you reach the D1.

(3) Turn left and follow the main road with care until the next junction.

(4) Turn right and continue straight on. Carry on between the ponds until you reach a crossroads.

(5) Continue to the right, skirting the motocross track, until you reach a fork.

(6) Continue left, keeping the gate on your right, and carry on until you reach the D1. You’ll see a red handcar on your left. Cross the road carefully, walk about 50 metres to the right and rejoin the route you’ve already taken.

(3) Turn left, then take the grassy path to the right of the sewage treatment plant. Continue across the field, passing a ruined barn on your left which can serve as a shelter. Reach a path on the right.

(2) Continue straight ahead and reach a tarmac road in the hamlet of Sainte-Marie.

(7) Turn left and follow the road to the junction.

(8) Continue straight ahead along the track through farmland to the next road (D140).

(9) Continue straight ahead (Sentier du Haut de la Reine), towards the woods, then reach a tarmac road.

(10) Follow it to the right and, at the junction, continue to the right towards the village, passing a donkey park and along the Bouge (tapped spring). Turn right onto Rue Packard then continue straight on the D140 to return to the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 810 ft - Church
  2. 1 : mi 0.3 - alt. 768 ft - Path on the right as you leave the village
  3. 2 : mi 1.16 - alt. 712 ft - Crossing path
  4. 3 : mi 1.66 - alt. 702 ft - D1
  5. 4 : mi 2.02 - alt. 702 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 2.62 - alt. 696 ft - Crossing path - Meurthe (rivière)
  7. 6 : mi 3.28 - alt. 696 ft - Fork in the road
  8. 7 : mi 4.73 - alt. 781 ft - Sainte-Marie
  9. 8 : mi 5.14 - alt. 843 ft - Crossroads
  10. 9 : mi 5.46 - alt. 869 ft - D140
  11. 10 : mi 6.22 - alt. 840 ft - Road
  12. S/E : mi 7.08 - alt. 810 ft - Church

Worth a visit

(S) Romanesque Church
Étang du Nil
The Draisine
(9) Sainte-Marie Farm
Le Bouge is thought to date from the 18th century: this tapped spring was the subject of an agreement between the Jesuit lords and the local inhabitants. The water was channelled through wooden pipes between the wash house and the drinking trough.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you for your comments; I’ve just amended the route to avoid the quarry.

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franchie
franchie

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Same observation as previous hikers: the route is impassable between points 1 and 2 due to the construction of a private gravel pit, so I had to skip points 2 to 6 and resumed the walk across open fields to reach point 6, which reduced the distance to around 6–7 km.

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Raph54360
Raph54360

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The route is easy except between points 1 and 2, where I didn't dare venture because it is used by sand pits and is marked as private property. So I took the road to connect these two points.

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JLebas
JLebas

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the path passes through private property (sandpit)

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Christecol
Christecol

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little walk, especially the second half. The pond area is an ecological zone that is currently being protected, as I saw on an information sign on my way out! There will be a lot of work to do to achieve this: just before, 500 metres of hedges were cut down, there are slurry dumps everywhere, even on the paths, which are flooded at this time of year, and so on...

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franchie
franchie

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk which, among other things, has the advantage of being very flat. In this beautiful month of August, the hedges are bursting with delicious blackberries (but shhh! don't tell anyone!). This walk can be started from Damelevières (point 5); I combined it with another route (circular starting from Vigneulles) for an easy hike of about 17 km. Thank you to the Visorandonneurs.

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Tolmai
Tolmai

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route provides an opportunity to discover the peaceful village of Barbonville and the pond area.
Best done in dry weather (otherwise the paths are very muddy).
No particular difficulty.

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RickyT
RickyT

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk. Very peaceful.
The section through the ponds, near the river, and the end of the route are very pleasant. The rest is more average.
We didn't see any donkeys!

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Zou48
Zou48

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful hike with varied landscapes, passing by ponds and rivers
and ending in fields. Remember to bring dry bread for the donkeys
(at the end of the trail) in a park at the entrance to Barbonville.
Thank you on their behalf.

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jlbaxil
jlbaxil

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Completed in less than 2 hours by moderately experienced walkers (approximately 4.5 km/h). The riverbanks and ponds are rich in wildlife: herons and other motorised birds (drones) can be spotted here. The grassy (or almost dirt) paths were a little muddy. Best enjoyed after a few days without rain.
Very nice.

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JARRETSDACIER
JARRETSDACIER

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A short, easy walk with clear signposting.

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lepapou
lepapou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful, peaceful walk with no difficulties.

The communal ponds are very pleasant.

We will do this walk again in the spring.

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brunox54
brunox54

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

It's a short walk with no particular purpose other than to get some fresh air. I've done it and will probably do it again as I live right next door. But there's no point in travelling 50 km if you're looking for something specific to see

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brunox54
brunox54

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk to do. The description is spot on

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vincent54170
vincent54170

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike, varied landscapes, I recommend it. Very nice.

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