The Tivoli Pond and the Mal au Ventre and Oubli springs.

Forest hike from the Tréhémont farm and stables, following part ofthe GR®®5F trail, the Justemont trench to the Tivoli Pond, the Mal au Ventre spring and the Oubli spring, then returning via bridle paths through the Moyeuvre-Grande national forest.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.56 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 182 m
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    Descent: - 191 m

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    Highest point: 359 m
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    Lowest point: 206 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park at the Tréhémont farm and stables.

(S/E) From the car park, take the wide forest path that quickly leads into the forest to the north.
Follow this path for about 1.5 km until you reach a large crossroads near a hunters' lodge.

(1) Turn right (east) onto theGR®®5F, a wide forest path.

(2) Ignore the path that branches off to the right, which will be the return route, and continue straight ahead until you reach the sign for "Tranchée de Justemont".

(3) Continue along this same path until you reach the next crossroads.

(4) Turn right (south-east) and after about 100 m, turn right again towards the south. Follow this forest track which passes under the high-voltage power lines, then narrows and crosses a forest plantation area.

(5) The road then widens and descends rapidly, winding through the forest to reach a paved forest road.

(6) Turn left and continue to the Tivoli Pond.

(7) Turn back.

(6) Take the Beuvange Forest Road, which climbs slowly through the forest to the Mal au Ventre spring. Continue for about 100 m to the Oubli spring and follow the forest road, which continues to climb gently, until you reach a crossroads.

(9) Take a wide dirt track on the left (signposted "FC de Vitry sur Orne" and "FC de la Neule"). After 100 m, at the sign for "Forêt Domaniale de Vitry-sur-Orne", turn right (west) onto a bridle path.

(10) At the crossroads, go straight ahead and do the same at the next one.

(11) The path turns right to join theGR®®5F(white and red markings).

(2) Turn left to reach the large crossroads you took on the way there.

(1) Turn left to rejoin the path you took on the way out, heading south, and return to the Tréhémont farm and stables (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 312 m - Tréhémont farm and stables
  2. 1 : km 1.66 - alt. 324 m - Carrefour du Puits Macatin
  3. 2 : km 2.34 - alt. 329 m - Fork in the GR°°®°°5 trail.
  4. 3 : km 3.58 - alt. 351 m - Signpost "Justemont Trench"
  5. 4 : km 5.29 - alt. 337 m - End of the trench
  6. 5 : km 6.6 - alt. 291 m - Forest path
  7. 6 : km 7.23 - alt. 222 m - Crossroads of the Beuvange forest road.
  8. 7 : km 7.69 - alt. 206 m - Étang du Tivoli
  9. 8 : km 8.86 - alt. 255 m - Source du Mal au Ventre
  10. 9 : km 10.04 - alt. 328 m - Crossroads, on the left
  11. 10 : km 10.76 - alt. 344 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 11.73 - alt. 317 m - Fork in the bridle path to the north.
  13. S/E : km 14.56 - alt. 312 m - Tréhémont farm and stables

Notes

Picnics can be enjoyed near the Tivoli Pond.

Worth a visit

The Justemont trench, part of theGR®®5F.
The Tivoli Pond: breeding ground for toads.
The source of Mal au Ventre.
The Source de l'Oubli.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Christecol
Christecol

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike in a forest that has not yet awakened. Indeed, there are many clearings, so the walk takes place in a forest that is undergoing regeneration.
There is a sign indicating the hunting days, which are always on Saturdays until the end of February 2025. I was surprised to see so many hunting blinds along the route (at one point, I counted eight in 500 metres)! It's definitely not a good idea to walk in this forest on a Saturday!
For the return journey, rather than going back via the Tréhémont forest road, I took the long-distance footpath to the farm, turning off onto a track just before it, as the farm prohibits access to its land.

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EmmanuelB57
EmmanuelB57

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

First of all, thank you for sharing this hike.

We started the route from the Ferme du Tréhémont.
Nature has reclaimed its territory (brambles and nettles) between point 4 (the end of the Justemont trench) and point 5 (the forest path), so there are sections where we wondered if we were on the right track lol.
Otherwise, it was a very pleasant outing, although it was a bit hard on the calves, with a snack break at the Tivoli pond.

Definitely worth doing.

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nolive73
nolive73

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, done for the first time (S/E) from Ferme du Tréhémont in May 2021, then this month from Tivoli Pond.
Indeed, as clairerenaud points out, many large beech trees have been cut down by the ONF along the route (especially between 2 and 4). I wouldn't go so far as to question the ONF's "good intentions", but it does hurt a little, it must be said...
Indeed, this hike is best done in spring, when the beech trees regain their hairy leaves and beautiful green colour.
Thank you to José for sharing this.

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PierreG61
PierreG61

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting hike, we set off from Tivoli Pond, a beautiful setting but not very wild.

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Momo57100
Momo57100

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Discover a beautiful forest near Thionville

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clairerenaud
clairerenaud

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike that we would never have imagined was just a stone's throw from our home. Very pleasant.
The only downside was the clear-cutting by the ONF, which disfigures the forest on the plateau. But we were consoled by the explanatory sign:
The ONF maintains the forest
Hello, newspeak!

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JBiedermann
JBiedermann

Thank you for your comment.
You did this route on a Sunday. Perhaps you were interrupted by a hunt in progress (usually every Sunday until the end of January).
This walk will be even more enjoyable in spring or summer.
Kind regards

José

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F0755
F0755

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

We only did 10 km.

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