From the city of Messina to Toul station

The V50 cycle route (Luxembourg - Lyon) crosses the Messine conurbation, running alongside the Moselle from La Maxe to Augny. Like the author, who set off from Lorry-lès-Metz, it is easy to join the route and follow it to Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson, between ponds and wetlands, riding mostly on dedicated cycle paths. Then you cross "Little Lorraine Switzerland" on quiet roads to rejoin the Moselle at Liverdun, nestled in one of its beautiful meanders. Following the river along the V533 greenway, you soon come into view of Toul Cathedral, the first stop on the journey.

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    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 80.20 km
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    Duration according to the author: 8 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 206 m
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    Descent: - 231 m

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    Highest point: 288 m
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    Lowest point: 165 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Lorry-lès-Metz (57050)
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    Start: N 49.142008° / E 6.120183°
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    End: N 48.678922° / E 5.880589°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare d'Ancy-sur-Moselle.
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3312E, 3312O, 3315ET, 3414O

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     33% Road  34% Byway  33% Path
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Description of the route

Departure from the church and town hall in Lorry-lès-Metz.

(S) Take Ruelle du Jeu de Quilles, continue along Rue de la Vigne and, at the end of it, follow Route de Plappeville to the right and reach Tignomont.

(1) Follow Rue de Lorry towards Metz, then continue straight ahead and go down Rue des Plantes.

(2) Before the bend, turn right onto Chemin des Oiseaux, then continue along Rue du Breuil until the end. Turn right onto Rue du Général de Gaulle and continue for 50 metres until you reach a four-way intersection. Turn left onto Rue des Carrières and continue for about 20 metres.

(3) Turn left onto Rue des Mirabelles, then continue along the carriage road at the edge of the forest until you reach the tarmac.

(4) Take Rue des Bénédictins on the right, then, at the no entry sign, take Rue Nicolas Chaillot on the left and continue to the crossroads.

(5) Go down the steep slope, then continue along Rue Saint-Sigisbert until the end.

(6) At the traffic lights, cross the avenue and take Rue de la Digue Wadrineau. At number 1bis, take the cycle path on the left, then go under the railway line and join the Voie Bleue (V50).

(7) Follow it to the right, going up the Moselle on its left bank. Go under the railway bridge.

(8) Cross the bridge over Fossé des Vieilles Eaux and arrive at a bridge over the Moselle.

(9) Turn right and take the bridge to continue on the other bank towards the Metz nurseries. Walk alongside them and you will arrive at a three-way junction.

(10) Continue right between the Moselle and the ponds on the cycle route, and reach the D66 at Corny-sur-Moselle.

(11) Take the footbridge reserved for pedestrians and cyclists and continue on the other bank until you reach a bridge under the railway line.

(12) Go under the railway line, then turn right to make a round trip to the bakery located at the junction with the D12.

(13) Return to the cycle path at the bridge under the railway line.

(12) Turn right onto the cycle path.

(14) Continue towards the Rupt de Mad Canal Bridge, cross the canal at the lock, then continue with the railway line on your right. Cross the canal again, then turn right along the Moselle.

(15) Ignore the passage over the lock, turn left and continue straight ahead to the end of Rue Jules Ferry.

(16) Continue straight ahead on Rue Jean Bouin, then turn left onto Rue du Moulon. Join the canal and continue to the right.

(17) At the quarry, leave the V50 and take the street on the right. Cross the railway line, follow Rue du Fort des Romains, then turn left onto Avenue Victor Claude and reach Rue du Saule on the right.

(18) Take this street, follow the Ruisseau d'Esch stream and arrive at Rue du Moulin.

(19) Turn right, then left at the church onto Rue Saint-Aubin, heading towards Griscourt, and follow the D107 to the village.

(20) Take the D106, Grand'Rue, turn left for 250 m, then right just after the bridge, Rue du Moulin, towards Villers-en-Haye.

(21) At the first houses in the village, turn right onto Rue du Puits and, 150 m further on, left onto Rue des Sœurs Bonnaventure. Continue on the D10 and, at the three-way junction that follows, keep left onto Route du Pauron. Cross the D611 with caution and arrive at Saizerais.

(22) Continue along Rue du Muguet, then Rue des Iris. At the end, first turn left then right and continue along Rue des Roses. Then continue straight ahead until you reach a multiple fork with a calvary on your right.

(23) Continue left on the departmental road (D90B). Pass at the foot of the water tower and reach the next crossroads.

(24) Turn left onto Avenue Le Gloan, which crosses a small housing estate before returning to the main road and cycle path. Continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with Château Corbin on your right.

(25) Turn right, then left and enter the medieval town. Pass between the church and the tourist office and keep right until you reach Château Corbin.

(26) Go back a few metres and go down Grande Rue on the right. At the bottom, cross under the railway line via the designated passageway, then take Chemin de la Noué on the right and join the banks of the Moselle.

(27) Turn right, walk along the Moselle and then past a car park on your left until you reach the corner, where you will find the start of the cycle path on your left.

(28) Take this path, follow the Moselle and you will reach a fork immediately after passing under the railway bridge and then the road bridge.

(29) Turn right and take the bridge over the canal, then continue straight ahead.

(30) At the road junction, turn right (cycle route), then turn right onto the cycle path that runs alongside the canal until you reach the junction at the bridge.

(31) Cross back over to the left bank of the canal towards Toul and immediately turn left onto Rue du Champ de Foire. Continue straight ahead until you reach a four-way junction.

(32) Turn left onto Rue du Moulin Saintin, then go through the tunnel under the railway line and make the first turn left then right towards Centre Ville and join Quai de la Glacière on the right, a few metres before the cathedral.

(33) Turn right onto Quai de la Glacière and continue for 100 metres, then turn left onto Rue Qui Qu'en Grogne, then right and left onto Rue Baron Louis and follow it to the end.

(34) Turn left onto Rue de la Boucherie and continue onto Rue Joly until you reach No. 14 Rue du Général Gengoult.

(35) Turn right onto Rue du Terreau, then left onto Cours Raymond Poincaré. At the roundabout, turn right onto Rue des Anciens Résistants du Toulois, then turn right onto Avenue du Colonel Gilbert Grandval. Continue along the cycle path along Avenue Victor Hugo

(36) Cross the canal bridge and continue to the station (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 246 m - 71 Grand'rue, Lorry-lès-Metz - Église Saint-Clément (Lorry-lès-Metz)
  2. 1 : km 1.14 - alt. 253 m - Rue des Plantes, Plappeville
  3. 2 : km 1.57 - alt. 212 m - Chemin des Oiseaux, Plappeville
  4. 3 : km 1.97 - alt. 214 m - Rue des Mirabelles, Plappeville
  5. 4 : km 2.75 - alt. 199 m - Rue des Bénédictins, Le Ban-Saint-Martin
  6. 5 : km 3.09 - alt. 188 m - Rue Nicolas Chaillot, Le Ban-Saint-Martin
  7. 6 : km 3.81 - alt. 167 m - Avenue du Génaral de Gaulle, Le Ban-Saint-Martin
  8. 7 : km 3.99 - alt. 168 m - Entrance to the blue route V50 - Moselle (la)
  9. 8 : km 7.02 - alt. 169 m - Fossé des Vieilles Eaux (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Moselle
  10. 9 : km 8.01 - alt. 168 m - Bridge over the Moselle
  11. 10 : km 10.52 - alt. 169 m - Étangs d'Outre-Moselle (Vaux)
  12. 11 : km 18.78 - alt. 174 m - "MadeMoselle" cycle bridge
  13. 12 : km 19.85 - alt. 174 m - Bridge under the railway line
  14. 13 : km 20.05 - alt. 174 m - 1 Rue des Alliés, Novéant-sur-Moselle
  15. 14 : km 21.43 - alt. 175 m - Rupt de Mad
  16. 15 : km 24.82 - alt. 179 m - Lock
  17. 16 : km 26.25 - alt. 179 m - End of Rue Jules Ferry - Gare de Pagny-sur-Moselle
  18. 17 : km 38.41 - alt. 183 m - Quarry, level crossing
  19. 18 : km 39.47 - alt. 185 m - Rue du Saule
  20. 19 : km 40.88 - alt. 187 m - Rue du Moulin - Esch (rivière)
  21. 20 : km 46.59 - alt. 214 m - Grand'Rue, Griscourt
  22. 21 : km 47.73 - alt. 240 m - Rue du Puits, Villers-en-Haye
  23. 22 : km 52.64 - alt. 259 m - Route Nationale, Saizerais
  24. 23 : km 53.42 - alt. 263 m - Multiple fork with a calvary
  25. 24 : km 55.09 - alt. 278 m - Petit Toulaire, Liverdun
  26. 25 : km 57.56 - alt. 248 m - Crossing - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bel Amour (Liverdun)
  27. 26 : km 58.05 - alt. 235 m - Château Corbin, Liverdun
  28. 27 : km 59.02 - alt. 192 m - Avenue Eugène Lerebourg
  29. 28 : km 60.14 - alt. 194 m - Cycle path on the left
  30. 29 : km 70.81 - alt. 203 m - Grande Écluse de Fontenoy, Gondreville - Canal de la Marne au Rhin
  31. 30 : km 72.63 - alt. 201 m - Road crossing
  32. 31 : km 77 - alt. 209 m - Bridge over the Grand Canal, Toul
  33. 32 : km 77.78 - alt. 206 m - Rue du Moulin Saintin, Toul
  34. 33 : km 78.37 - alt. 206 m - Quai de la Glacière - Ingressin (rivière)
  35. 34 : km 78.88 - alt. 209 m - Rue de la Boucherie, Toul
  36. 35 : km 79.3 - alt. 211 m - Rue du Terreau, Toul
  37. 36 : km 80 - alt. 214 m - Canal de la Marne au Rhin
  38. E : km 80.2 - alt. 221 m - Gare de Toul (Pte Jeanne d'Arc)

Notes

(15) The Darbois bakery is open every morning except Monday.

(18) Bench for a croissant break.

(21) Water point at the end of Rue du Moulin.

(22) Water point 300 metres further along Rue de la Petite Suisse.

(27) Back on a marked cycle route: the V533.

(30) Picnic tables in the park and on the banks of the Moselle

(32) Following the LBM (Les Berges de Moselle) V52 cycle route, 12km away, Villey-le-Sec campsite

Accommodation: several alternatives are possible: the campsite mentioned above, other accommodation in Toul or taking a train in the evening upon arrival.

(E) Track 1 at Toul station is at street level. If you choose to take the train and it is on another track, you will have to carry your bike up the stairs: the station does not have a lift or ramp!

Worth a visit

(7) The blue V50 route was formerly known as "Charles-le-Téméraire". It runs alongside the Moselle and Saône rivers from Luxembourg to Lyon.

(12) Since the gravel pits that were used in particular for the construction of the A31 motorway (in the 1960s) are no longer in use, the banks of the Vaux (or Outre-Moselle) ponds, between the alders and poplars, are home to many species of birds and also dozens of small huts used for fishing and leisure activities.

(14) The 270-metre-long "MadeMoselle" cycle bridge doubles the narrow bridge between Corny and Novéant-sur-Moselle. Inaugurated in September 2024, it now provides a safe crossing over the river and the railway line.

(17) The confluence of the Rupt de Mad and the Moselle in the commune of Arnaville is a remarkable wetland area.
A few shops in the town centre of Pagny-sur-Moselle. On the hill of Prény, 4 km away, you can visit the ruins of Prény Castle.

(18) Opposite, on the other bank of the Moselle, you can admire the Prémontrés Abbey. Exhibitions are often held in this cultural venue, which charges an admission fee.

Near the railway line, ductile iron pipes manufactured at the Saint-Gobain factory in Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson are stored. The pipes manufactured here are used in water networks around the world.

(21) The Esch Valley has been a listed natural site since 1938.

(25) The Porte Haute gate protected one of the entrances to the medieval town of Liverdun.

(26) Panorama of the Moselle circular loops from the Château park.

(33) 100 metres away on Rue Drouas, you can reach Saint-Étienne Cathedral and its cloister. For €3, you can sometimes climb to the top of the south tower and admire Vauban's fortifications from above.

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