The Clos Cardinal circular walk via the canal and the Roman bridge

A circular walk starting from the Orée du Bois housing estate in Fléville-devant-Nancy, heading to the hamlet of Clos Cardinal via the connecting canal, the Roman bridge and the hamlet of Gerardcourt, and returning via the plain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.63 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 74 m
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    Descent: - 79 m

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    Highest point: 256 m
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    Lowest point: 207 m

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Description of the walk

The walk starts at the Armsheim roundabout, Maison des Associations, L’Orée du Bois housing estate in Fléville-devant-Nancy.

(S/E) Join the cycle path and turn right towards Fléville village.

(1) At the first road junction, turn left, cross the D71, take the cycle path to reach the canal.

(2) At the canal, turn right and follow the cycle path, passing lock no. 10 and continuing straight ahead.

(3) At lock no. 9, turn left, cross over the canal and follow the path opposite. At the Y-junction (not shown on the IGN map), turn right. Cross the Roman bridge over the stream and continue along the path which passes under a power line.

(4) At the four-way crossroads, continue straight ahead, passing under two high-voltage power lines and past a gas station. Take the 90° bend and continue towards the hamlet of Gérardcourt. At the end of the path, cross the stream on the concrete section of the ford and continue along the road. Join a small road, turn left, cross the hamlet and take the track on the left before the bridge over the motorway. Continue along this track, take a 90° turn and head straight towards the small wood. At the small wood, turn right to reach the hamlet of Clos Cardinal.

(5) Before the D112, turn left onto Rue du Clos Cardinal. Take the second right to join the D112 at the wayside shrine,

(6) Walk very carefully along the road, keeping to the left.

(7) Before the car park of the first building, turn left onto the path between the meadows and the car park. At the end of the meadow, turn right, take the track and arrive at a T-junction.

(8) Turn left. At the small wood, take the track on the right and join a small road at Les Jablins.

(9) At the small road, turn left onto Rue de Gérardcourt and continue straight on towards the Ferme des Pendants.

(10) Before the farm, turn right and follow this new track to the lock

(11) At lock no. 11, turn left to cross over the canal and, after the bridge, turn left to take the cycle path along the canal.

(2) Take the first cycle path on the right and join the D71.

(1) Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and retrace your steps along the cycle path to return to the starting roundabout (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 213 m - Harmsheim roundabout, Maison des Associations
  2. 1 : km 0.69 - alt. 208 m - Crossing the D71
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 210 m - Crossroads at the circular bend - Canal de jonction de Nancy
  4. 3 : km 1.9 - alt. 216 m - Lock No. 9
  5. 4 : km 2.85 - alt. 215 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 7.22 - alt. 218 m - Rue du Clos Cardinal
  7. 6 : km 7.83 - alt. 245 m - Junction with the D112 (calvary)
  8. 7 : km 8.35 - alt. 225 m - On the left, before a car park - Canal de la Marne au Rhin
  9. 8 : km 9.18 - alt. 226 m - T-junction
  10. 9 : km 10.54 - alt. 236 m - Les Jablins Rue de Gérardcourt
  11. 10 : km 11.43 - alt. 255 m - In front of Les Pendants farm
  12. 11 : km 13.1 - alt. 211 m - Lock No. 11
  13. S/E : km 14.63 - alt. 213 m - Harmsheim roundabout, Maison des Associations

Worth a visit

The connecting canal with its locks
The Roman bridge over Frahaut
The hamlet of Clos Cardinal and its wayside cross
The Madeleine Novacarb factory, a soda ash plant
Views of Nancy and Ludres.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

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

Overall rating : 3.5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An afternoon walk where I thought of Joce54 – there were plenty of muddy paths...
It’s not particularly interesting in bad weather, except for getting some fresh air.
Given the time, I avoided the hamlet of Gérardcourt by taking a tractor track across the field to head straight to point no. 5.

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LAURENT FRANCOIS
LAURENT FRANCOIS

Hello
Following the closure of a section of land, I have altered the route; it now passes through the hamlet of Gérardcourt. It is 2.5 km longer, but the section through the hamlet is well worth a visit.

LAURENT

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LAURENT FRANCOIS
LAURENT FRANCOIS

Hello
I’ve taken note. We’ve been using this stretch of land for several years without any issues, but things are changing. There might be a way round by going to the other side of the stream; I’ll go and check. The second option is to take the detour via Gerardcourt. I’ll sort out this change at the end of the year.
The hike organiser, LAURENT

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Michel JACQUET
Michel JACQUET

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Please note: for about 250 metres, the route runs along a grassy strip that is private property. The landowner is opposed to people walking across his land. We were almost forced to turn back. After some discussion, he allowed us to continue, but I think a fence now needs to be put up. It’s a shame, as it was a lovely, easy walk for the whole family.
Michel Jacquet

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annick karmann
annick karmann

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you to everyone who worked on this course!

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Na54Fle71
Na54Fle71

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, pleasant walk with stunning views around Nancy.

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Joce54
Joce54

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk, but be warned: avoid it in wet weather. We came across some very muddy patches – so much so that our shoes nearly got stuck in the mud, and we ended up barefoot!! .
Watch out for the “bridge”. Luckily, GPS was there to tell us we were going the wrong way.
But don’t hesitate – it’s a lovely walk in the sunshine.

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Nicole_54
Nicole_54

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We discovered a lovely new route starting from Fléville, but it’s best done in dry weather, as we really struggled on the very muddy paths this Sunday. As for the little bridge we were looking for, we actually walked right over it without realising, as it’s simply a continuation of the path with a small stream running underneath.
The entrance to the path, just before this famous bridge, isn’t very visible either – thank goodness for the GPS. Worth doing again, as it’s very pleasant, but definitely in dry weather.

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