Fraimbois circular

Fraimbois circular via Gerbéviller, combining plains and forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 80 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 85 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 283 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 236 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Fraimbois (54300)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.52972° / E 6.541519°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Gerbéviller.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3516O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Departure from Fraimbois church (parking available).

(S/E) From the car park, take the street on the right, then take the hairpin bend to the left into Rue du Haut du Chêne. Continue along Chemin Rural de la Malaune and keep going straight ahead.

(1) Then follow the red disc signs on the hiking trail that starts on the right and then turns left.
Continue straight ahead for 1 km. The path continues across a field.

(2) Turn left, then right, walking alongside a wood for 200 metres and continue straight ahead until you reach the D914.

(3) Turn left onto Rue du Maréchal Foch, then Rue Gambetta until you reach the roundabout on Route de Moyen.

(4) There, a small square provides a place to take a break along the Mortagne River.
Set off again by crossing Rue du Général Leclerc and continue left along Rue du Grand Rupt towards the French and German military cemeteries.

(5) At the intersection with the old Route de Moyen, turn right, then immediately left onto Chemin des Vaches and follow the Red Cross signs.

(6) At the entrance to the forest, turn right, follow the Red Cross signs which turn left, and continue straight ahead along the path through the forest.

(7) Turn left at the exit of the woods. Continue straight ahead along this wide lane, then turn right at the end of the road. Please note that the Red Cross signs are no longer there.

(8) You will come out onto a tarmac road (Fraimbois-Moyen). Turn left towards Fraimbois and continue straight ahead.
In the centre of Fraimbois, follow Rue du Haut Meix, turn right towards the church via Rue du GrandJacquot, then turn left to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 259 m - Fraimbois church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.92 - alt. 263 m - End of tarmac road
  3. 2 : km 2.72 - alt. 283 m - Turn left at the woods.
  4. 3 : km 4.55 - alt. 243 m - Intersection with RD 914
  5. 4 : km 5.13 - alt. 236 m - Stop: break at the edge of the - Mortagne (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 5.66 - alt. 242 m - On the right. Near the - Nécropole nationale (Gerbéviller)
  7. 6 : km 7.08 - alt. 260 m - Turn right at the fork: enter the woods.
  8. 7 : km 8.93 - alt. 272 m - Turn left at the fork at the edge of the woods.
  9. 8 : km 10.59 - alt. 275 m - Road to Frambois
  10. S/E : km 12.62 - alt. 256 m - Fraimbois church car park

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
RESSANON
RESSANON

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk through fields and forests. A little curiosity between 4 and 5 Rue du Grand Rupt in Gerbevillers: a small chapel on the right dedicated to the Virgin of Grand Rupt. At point 5, if you feel like it, take a little detour to visit the military cemeteries. At point 6, there are a few picnic tables available. At point 8, at the edge of the woods, to avoid the tarmac road, take a forest path on the right-hand side of the road for about a hundred metres, follow it and take the first left turn to reach the entrance to the village of Fraimbois.

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Christecol
Christecol

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely afternoon stroll in November. Many of the paths through the fields are muddy, so be warned. I took a slight detour through the Taxonnière woods to avoid some tarmac on the way to Frambois.

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franchie
franchie

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk despite the grey November weather and a little too much tarmac on the last stretch (but there's no way around it). Gerbéviller is indeed on the Mortagne; take the time to admire the church and castle through the gates. As for the Red Cross signpost, it is actually a Chevalet.

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mgjd
mgjd

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike between fields and forest. We took a short break when we arrived in Gerbéviller on the square opposite the Mortagne.
It is best to do this hike in dry weather that is not too hot.

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marymiel
marymiel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This guided hike with 20 people from the club was relatively flat and not difficult.
To avoid the road at the end of the route, we crossed it and returned via the trenches in the woods.
A little culture with the tales of Fraimbois, the preservation of ice in the brewery, the First World War and the martyred town of Gerbéviller added an extra dimension to this route.

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morlockbob
morlockbob

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A peaceful walk through fields and forest paths. Note that despite the forest, there is little shade along much of the route. Avoid going on a very hot day.
It's a shame to end up on the road, even if it's not too busy.

In Gerbeviller, don't hesitate to visit the castle grounds, its vegetable gardens, etc. It's peaceful, cool and very pretty.

There is an entrance fee, but it is well worth it for a long break and a snack, for example.

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strong54
strong54

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very well.
Just one suggestion: shorten the road section at the end of the route by going through the forest.

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pouchelard
pouchelard

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Easy and pleasant hike, suitable for families.
Best done in dry weather (passes through fields, risk of mud). It's a shame that the last two kilometres are on the road (car traffic).

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brunox54
brunox54

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk to do.

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vincent54170
vincent54170

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A bit boring at times, best done when the sun isn't too strong. But overall enjoyable.
Around stage 2, keep an eye out for the red discs, as well as in Gerbéviller.
The Moyen - Fraimbois tarmac road is not very pleasant... traffic... low verges...

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brunox54
brunox54

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A pleasant walk, but not suitable for families (a bit too long for that).
The part in the forest is pleasant.

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eric richter
eric richter

That's right, my apologies for this error. I will have it corrected. Thank you.

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caliméro67
caliméro67
• Edited:

Hello,
I haven't done the hike in question, but I'm from the area.
I just want to point out one correction: Gerbéviller is not on the Vezouze River, but on the Mortagne.
Have a nice day.

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