Vic-sur-Seille circular loop

Park at Place Karl Flasche, near the Porte des Évêques in Vic-sur-Seille.

(S/E) Head towards the fortified gate, go through it and walk along Place Mesny. At the end of the square, continue straight on along Rue Vignon. Take the first left to begin the walk around the church.

(1) Before completing the full circuit, turn left into a small alleyway leading onto Place du Palais. Then turn right to continue along Rue du Palais. At the end of the street, turn left and carry on straight ahead until you reach the Seille.

(2) After crossing the bridge over the Seille, turn right onto Rue des Petites Salines, then take the first street on the left, Rue de l’Hôpital. Next, take the first street on the right (Rue Haute) for approximately 450 metres. Then turn onto the path leading uphill on your left, followed by the first path on your right.

(3) Turn right: the path isn’t shown on the map but does exist. In this section, these are paths that were originally designed for walking through the vineyards of yesteryear. After a few dozen metres, turn left and continue in the same direction. At the junction, carry on straight ahead along the path (which is now shown on the map again) and you’ll come out onto the RD155, which you follow to the left for a few hundred metres.

(4) As the road begins to bend to the right, leave the road and take the path leading uphill to your left (^GR®5).

(5) After about 1 km of steep climbing, carry on, turning left.

(6) Head along the path on your left which descends and leads back to the entrance to Vic-sur-Seille. Turn right onto Rue des Hosties. At the end of this street, turn left onto Rue Liégeoise towards a bridge spanning the Seille.

(7) Just after crossing the bridge, turn right onto a path that takes you along the riverbank. After about 150 m, turn left onto a path that leads back to the starting point (S/E).