Circular route along the Marne Canal at Dombasle

Alternative route if it has rained heavily in the previous days, if the footbridge over the pond is under water and therefore impassable.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 43 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 43 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 252 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 206 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (54110)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.627698° / E 6.343395°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Dombasle-sur-Meurthe.
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Description of the walk

Park at the harbour car park.

(S/E) Turn left onto the path between Le Sânon and the port. Follow this path to Rue du Colonel Brau.

(1) Turn right onto it, then take the first street on the left, Rue du Saulcy Pitou, and continue to the end of this street.

(2) Continue straight ahead along the path that runs alongside a house. Follow this path and, after a bend to the right, you will reach a junction. Take the path on the left.
Follow this path until you reach the end of the walls on the right and take the path on the right to join the Route de Sommerviller.

Cross the road, turn left, walk past the fire station and turn right onto Chemin des Rabus, located just past the last houses. You’ll reach a T-junction.

(3) Take the path on the left and follow it straight on until you reach the footbridge over the pond.

(4) Do not cross it, but walk along the pond and continue on this path as it moves away from it, passing in front of the dog club. Then turn left onto the path that runs alongside the club until you reach Rue des Savelons.
Turn left onto this street and follow it to Rue de Lorraine.

(5) Turn right, then take the first left onto Rue d’Haraucourt. Continue straight on, crossing the bridge over the Sânon, then the bridge over the canal.
After the bridge over the canal, follow Chemin du Petit Ban to the left. Turn right onto the path leading up towards La Concorde, continue straight on until you reach the final hedges.

(6) Turn left onto the path leading to Rue Notre-Dame de Grâce. Walk down the street, passing the chapel of the same name.
At the bottom of the street, turn right onto Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny. Continue to the footbridge over the lock.

(7) Turn left to cross the lock. Walk along the right-hand side of the canal. You will soon reach the original junction.

(1) Retrace your steps along the route you took on the way there to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 209 m - Harbour car park - Sânon (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 210 m - Crossroads Rue du Colonel Brau
  3. 2 : km 0.68 - alt. 208 m - Path behind the houses
  4. 3 : km 1.48 - alt. 213 m - Path to the pond
  5. 4 : km 2.33 - alt. 206 m - Footbridge - Étang du Poncet
  6. 5 : km 3.15 - alt. 210 m - Sommerviller
  7. 6 : km 4.01 - alt. 247 m - Towards Notre-Dame de Grâce
  8. 7 : km 5.12 - alt. 212 m - Lock footbridge - Canal de la Marne au Rhin
  9. S/E : km 6.04 - alt. 209 m - Harbour car park

Notes

In wet weather, walking poles and gaiters.

Worth a visit

Notre-Dame de Grâce Chapel.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Bronner
Bronner

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Not very long, but with a variety of scenery

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Nad54000
Nad54000

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The only slight problem was that the footbridge across the pond was flooded, but we managed to get around it thanks to the map!!

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fworms
fworms
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting and varied route starting from Dombasle (town, canal, woods and fields, pond, hillsides and orchards).
The circular route between points 4 and 5 is not passable (no path): you must cross the footbridge at the end of the pond and continue along the path. You rejoin the route just before point 5.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Hello Nkm, and thank you
I did this walk a short while ago but crossed the footbridge at 4. Why is the walk no longer possible between 4 and 5?

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Nkm
Nkm

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Unfortunately, the path running alongside the pond between points 4 and 5 is no longer accessible.

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Titine54
Titine54

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk

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