The Neuville Pond

A short walk to discover a beautiful wild pond nestled in the heart of the Montagne de Reims.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.94 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 15 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 16 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 268 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 244 m

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Description of the walk

Park on the D 71 at the Promenade des Hauts de Germaine, between this village and the D 951.

(S/E) Follow the GRP® de la Montagne de Reims trail southwards, marked with a few yellow and red signs. Follow the signs for Vers Mutigny.

(1) At a fork in the road at La Cabotière, continue straight ahead on the GRP® trail, which follows an old Roman road.

(2) Leave theGRP® when it is blocked by a chain (if it is stretched between the two posts) and turn right. After about 350 m (elevation 268), turn left onto a path that may be very wet (if so, take a parallel path on the left). You will come to a recently cut area of trees. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the paths branching off to the sides. The path curves to the right (south-west) and leads to a crossroads.

(3) Take thefirst path on the right (barrier), marked with red, green and blue arrows. After a right-hand bend and a left-hand bend, head into the undergrowth to the north-west and ignore all the paths on the right.

(4) At the end of the path, turn right and immediately ignore a clearly visible path on the left. Leave the house of La Neuville en Beauvoir on your right and take a path through a tunnel (north-east). Cross the woods to reach the Grand Étang de la Neuville.

(5) Walk along the pond on your left and continue north-east. At the crossroads, go straight ahead and ignore the paths on either side.

(1) At the crossroads you took on the way there, turn left and, following theGRP® northwards, return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 260 m - Route D 71
  2. 1 : km 0.97 - alt. 257 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.7 - alt. 255 m - Intersection
  4. 3 : km 3.3 - alt. 244 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 4.67 - alt. 266 m - La Neuville en Beauvoir
  6. 5 : km 5.02 - alt. 265 m - Grand Étang de La Neuville
  7. S/E : km 6.94 - alt. 259 m - Route D71

Worth a visit

Fishing (for fish or photos) at the pond.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 14006682

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk through the forest, ending at a pond where you can stop for a bite to eat.
Be aware that there is a lot of mud at this time of year.

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User 21462589

Overall rating: 5 / 5

Date of hike: 23 August 2025
Reliability of the description: ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route: ★★★★★ Very good
Interest of the hike: ★★★★★ Very good
Busy route: No

A superb little walk in the forest with a beautiful pond as the highlight. The wildlife is rich; we saw wild boars, traces of other animals and several birds near the lake. The paths have been badly damaged by loggers but remain passable.

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Rvane
Rvane

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Today's route
Very muddy at the moment, but it's a super easy route. Suitable for young children.
Be careful, there are quite a few mountain bikes travelling at high speeds.
Beautiful pond to discover towards the end of the route.

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Titienne
Titienne

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We did this route on Christmas Day after several days of heavy rain, so the paths were often very muddy! Nevertheless, it was an easy, pleasant route and very well signposted. Thank you!
As for parking, there were only two spaces along the road, which were already taken. We therefore had to park further away and walk an extra kilometre along the road, which fortunately was not very busy that day...

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phb51
phb51

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Thank you for allowing us to follow this trail. A very beautiful walk between the Roman road and the unmarked path. The view of the pond is stunning at this time of year when the leaves are red and yellow.
We recommend this hike during the All Saints' Day holidays.

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Josetteaubry
Josetteaubry

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The starting point is at the totem pole at the beginning of a track, on the right-hand side towards Germaine!
The chain has been replaced by a wooden barrier when you have to leave the Grp!
A very pleasant route through the forest and a moment by the pond, thank you!

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BrunoFlyman
BrunoFlyman

Good evening, Leontiine,
There is no car park, but you can park along the start of the path (which has been shortened due to the installation of a barrier to prevent littering).

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leontiine
leontiine

Didn't see any parking either.

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FMarteau
FMarteau

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The car park indicated does not exist. The only place to park is at the start of the Roman road.
This is not indicated; you have to guess.
There is no sign for several paths encountered at the start.

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virgule
virgule
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Hello,

@Pavois51: actually, you can't walk around this pond.

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pavois51
pavois51

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, mainly through woodland, ending at a beautiful lake that was worth walking around.
On the downside, there were illegal dumps at the start of the route and frequent puddles on the poorly maintained path.
I don't use the description or the map route because I enter the GPX route into my Etrex 30 for safety reasons.

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