Fort de Queuleu and Parc du Pas du Loup in Metz

A walk allowing you to explore Fort de Queuleu, Casemate A (a former Nazi internment camp during the Second World War) and Parc du Pas du Loup in Metz.
The interior of the fort is accessible with a pushchair, but once outside, the paths are much less accessible.
Accessibility issues at the fort in July 2023 – see reviews

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.51 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 171 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 151 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 738 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 597 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Metz (57050|57070|57000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.096554° / E 6.202852°
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Description of the walk

Park in the Fort de Queuleu car park.

(S/E) From the car park, take the uphill path and head right towards the fort’s entrance.

(1) Once through the gate, turn left and follow the path which forms a circular loop inside the fort.

(2) Walk past Casemate A and continue to the right to keep going round the fortifications.

(3) At the three-way junction, take the path on the right, which offers views of old disused buildings. Ignore the paths branching off to the left, then walk round the back of the playground and picnic area.

(4) Carry on to the end of the path and turn left.

(1) Leave the fort and, once you’ve crossed the bridge, turn right facing the Deportation Memorial.

(5) After the gate, follow the path on the left to go round the outside of the memorial. At the junction of the paths, take the widest one on the right and follow it for about 700 metres until you reach a junction just past some beehives in a meadow on the right.

(6) Turn left onto a path leading downhill.

(7) Leave the path and follow the track to the right across a meadow. At the end of this track, turn left.

(8) Turn right to walk around the Parc du Pas du Loup, enjoying magnificent views of the Centre Pompidou.

(8) Once you’ve walked round the park, join the path running along the outside of the fort.

(7) Continue along the path to the right. This runs along the edge of the woods before entering them. Then walk alongside the fort’s moat on the left and head towards Rue du Fort de Queuleu.

Turn left and follow the road until you reach the junction with Allée Jean Burger. Turn left to follow this lane and
pass the memorial again to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 692 ft - On-site car park - Fort de Queuleu
  2. 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 692 ft - Entrance - Fort de Queuleu
  3. 2 : mi 0.16 - alt. 719 ft - Entrance to the internment camp – Casemate A - Fort de Queuleu
  4. 3 : mi 0.74 - alt. 719 ft - Three-way junction: turn right towards the ruins - Fort de Queuleu
  5. 4 : mi 0.93 - alt. 728 ft - Playground - Fort de Queuleu
  6. 5 : mi 1.11 - alt. 705 ft - Deportation Memorial - Fort de Queuleu
  7. 6 : mi 1.55 - alt. 666 ft - Crossroads; turn left
  8. 7 : mi 1.69 - alt. 643 ft - Junction, turn right
  9. 8 : mi 2.06 - alt. 646 ft - Circular route through the Parc du Pas du Loup, near the - Seille (Affluent de la Moselle)
  10. S/E : mi 4.51 - alt. 692 ft - Queuleu Fort car park - Fort de Queuleu

Notes

There are several benches within the fort’s grounds and in the Parc du Pas du Loup.

No accessible water points.

Worth a visit

Guided tour of Casemate A by volunteers from Fort de Queuleu, who are working tirelessly to restore the site – Sundays only.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
charlyg
charlyg
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The route is not difficult at all.
There are a few obstacles along the way, such as fallen trees.
You can easily go round them
At point 7, if you carry on that far, you won’t be able to go to the right – the field is off-limits.
You’ll need to take a path located about a hundred metres before point 7.
That was the only tricky bit.
A lovely walk. It’s a shame there aren’t any instructions about the various buildings. But that’s not down to Visorando.
I forgot to mention that I did this walk one morning at around 10 am. The heat was bearable. Most of the route is under the trees.

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scafi
scafi

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello
I went on the walk in preparation for doing it with a group of walkers from my club.
I wanted to point out that there are no signposts at point no. 7 where you need to leave the path to cross the meadow...
Also, the Pas du Loup Park has lots of paths and it’s not easy to walk all the way round it… as shown on the map.
Otherwise, the walk is interesting.
Kind regards
Lucien SAPIENZA 06 73 33 53 17

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viovio
viovio

Please note that Queuleu Fort is closed due to damage to the vegetation. We had to improvise.

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kaminica
kaminica

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely find. A very interesting site because of its history. We went for a walk there this Sunday in the sweltering heat. Much of the route is in the shade. We had to alter the route slightly as some paths were impassable – either closed or not maintained. It’s still a lovely walk, though. Thank you for sharing.

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