Gondreville and the Canalised Moselle

Route starting from Gondreville, one of the oldest towns in Lorraine, with beautiful views of the canalised Moselle.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.78 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 19 m
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    Descent: - 19 m

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    Highest point: 222 m
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    Lowest point: 198 m

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Description of the walk

In the old village, park in the small square/stele car park (8 spaces) at the corner of Rue du Moulin and Rue de la Bergerie.

(S/E) To visit the houses of "la Prévôté" and "des Dimes", go up Rue de la Bergerie then Rue du Château des Princes on the right. Turn right onto Rue du Moulin, take the footbridge: view of the 45m wash house.
Turn right onto Rue du Gué, then left onto Rue de la Grève. Cross the Moselle

(1) Turn right, go around the pond, then turn right at the barrier.

(2) Join the towpath and follow it to the right. At the lock, climb the stairs on the right, cross the bridge and descend on your left, then pass under the bridge.

(3) Take the towpath to follow the canal on your right, then leave it shortly afterwards. Cross the Boucles de la Moselle circular car park. At the crossroads (traffic), take the private road to the Kimberley Clark factory (2nd on the left).

(4) Just before the factory gates, take an old road on the left. At the three-way junction, turn left.

(5) Cross the main road. Pass the farm known as "Au Mordant" and, after the small bridge, take a forest path on your right. Follow it to a small pond, where you will rejoin the towpath and follow it to the right.

(6) At the next bridge (about 1 km), leave the towpath and turn left towards Gondreville, crossing the bridge. Take the towpath on the left until you reach the pastures.

(7) Turn right to rejoin the tarmac road and follow it to the left.

(1) Cross the bridge again and continue straight ahead to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 203 m - Square car park
  2. 1 : km 0.74 - alt. 203 m - Pond on the right - Moselle (la)
  3. 2 : km 1.62 - alt. 204 m - Towpath on the right - Canal de la Marne au Rhin
  4. 3 : km 2.79 - alt. 201 m - Canal on the right-hand side
  5. 4 : km 3.92 - alt. 221 m - Old road on the left
  6. 5 : km 4.99 - alt. 207 m - Cross over to the opposite side
  7. 6 : km 6.06 - alt. 203 m - Bridge on the left
  8. 7 : km 8.89 - alt. 205 m - Towards the road on the right
  9. S/E : km 9.78 - alt. 203 m - Square car park

Notes

No shelter or water source. Most of the route is in the sun along the canal. A beautiful hike for winter (no forest in case of hunting).

Worth a visit

The Moselle circulars. Wide canal.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 21 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
User 6244184

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note: The Gondreville bridge is currently undergoing repairs. It is therefore not possible to take the walk from this town. However, it is possible to do the section on the other side of the Moselle by parking after the Fontenoy bridge.
Otherwise, the walk is pleasant, peaceful, easy and can be done for the most part even in wet weather.

Information on the weather conditions affecting the walk would be very welcome in all the descriptions.

In any case, many thanks for your very useful app

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Coriandre54
Coriandre54

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

an easy and peaceful hike. I made a mistake at point 3 and continued straight ahead. In fact, as indicated, before the sign telling you to keep your dogs on a leash, you have to turn left and cross the car park at Les Boucles de la Moselle! Thank you very much for the GPX track, which allowed me to correct my mistakes and carelessness!

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colette .jarrousse
colette .jarrousse

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant winter walk on a sunny day, with an interesting discovery of the village at the end.

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Cathoun55
Cathoun55

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant, peaceful walk
Please note: turn right after the second bridge on the road to Le Mordant farm.

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Fanny54000
Fanny54000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk.
Best done in good weather as it is not sheltered.
No particular difficulty, accessible to all and mostly on roads suitable for vehicles.
The directions are very clear and reliable.

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RONDAUT
RONDAUT

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

No signposts, but the map is sufficient. Minimal points of interest, but very peaceful during hunting season...

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sachot54
sachot54

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

a leisurely stroll along the canalised Moselle, no difficulty, discovering some old houses in Gondreville.

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wayda
wayda

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, very pleasant walk.

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mn54710
mn54710

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This route is ideal for enjoying the sunshine in autumn or winter when the woods are very damp.
It also allows you to discover the historical traces of the village.
One question: the route crosses the old Marne-Rhine Canal at a very surprising tunnel. Would it be possible to find out why this tunnel was built on flat ground?
Thank you.

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Grandval
Grandval

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 07, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

a good route to take during hunting season as there are no forests to cross
best done in groups of 20 people
on the way back, you can take a path that follows the Moselle (about 30 metres away) to avoid the towpath

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marfai sabine
marfai sabine

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

no interest in this hike

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claudine.vauthier
claudine.vauthier

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very pleasant and easy route

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JEANTY
JEANTY

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

No signposts! But the map is clear enough.
Disappointing route in that we walk 4,500 metres on tarmac for a hike of around ten kilometres.
And 1,500 metres along the canalised Moselle in one direction, then 750 metres in the other: flat, flat with green on the right and water on the left: monotonous, monotonous...
Not recommended.
except for the village of Gondreville, which has many historical attractions.

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Bouthinon
Bouthinon

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Cool weather,
Gondreville is an interesting town to visit.
The route is easy but of very limited interest. Very straight
Best avoided in icy winds

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Hello jean54, we have added this clarification. But there is also a handy link in Visorando to get to the starting point.
Thank you.

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