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Hêtre des Batailles (1870) walks
The battle beech tree
Visorando Member
7.56 mi
+581 ft
-568 ft
4h 00
Easy
Departure from Rozérieulles (Moselle)
A walk with varied landscapes. A gentle route through forest, grassland and cultivated areas. This route is strongly imbued with a former military presence.
The Battle Beech (1870)
6.19 mi
+479 ft
-479 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Rozérieulles (Moselle)
Head up through the woodland along the Route de Guerre to the battlefields of 1870, then walk round the Moscou farm to see the ‘Hêtre des Batailles’ (Battle Beech), which is around 200 years old and has naturally propagated by layering. Head back down via the Route du Fort Jeanne d’Arc.
Walks near Hêtre des Batailles (1870)
From the Messine conurbation to Toul station
49.83 mi
+676 ft
-758 ft
8 hrs
Difficult
Departure from Lorry-lès-Metz (Moselle)
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.