The Chapelle des Pauvres and the Parc de Brabois.

Starting from Houdemont, head towards the Chapelle des Pauvres and its orientation table, passing through the Bois Le Duc.
Walk through the paths and viewpoint of the Parc de Brabois and take a tour of the Jardin du Montet with its chapel.
Then return via the orientation table above the cemetery, descend into the old village and walk through the gardens of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy.
Return to Houdemont via the Château de la Ronchère.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 317 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 316 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 381 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 250 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Houdemont (54180)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.645602° / E 6.179688°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Houdemont.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3315ET
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Description of the walk

Park in the Rue de la Gare car park in Houdemont after the level crossing when coming from the D570.

(S/E) Head towards the village by continuing along Rue de la Gare, pass the war memorial, take the 90° turn and at the end of the street turn left onto Rue du Général De Gaulle. At the Y-junction, turn left to go up Rue de Maréchal Leclerc and continue straight on to reach the Calvary.

(1) At the Calvary, turn right onto Rue de Fonteno. Take a small path uphill to the left between numbers 11 and 13. At two crossroads, continue straight ahead uphill.

(2) At the end of the path, at an X-shaped junction, continue straight ahead and then immediately left. Continue straight ahead on this path to reach the small road called Chemin de Chavigny, turn right to go up the road. Take thefirst path on the right into Bois Le Duc, continue straight ahead, passing the small municipal boundary markers.

(3) Come out onto Rue du Bois Le Duc, turn right and continue straight ahead on this street. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue du Doyen Jacques Parisot and continue straight ahead.

(4) At the entrance to the park, turn right, go through the barrier and take thefirst track on the left. At the next crossroads, turn right and head towards the chapel.

(5) At the end of the track, turn left onto Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, pass in front of the chapel and continue straight ahead. Before the end of the street, at the first building, turn right, go down the stairs and join Rue du Général Leclerc. Turn left then right to cross the street at the pedestrian crossings and continue straight ahead on Rue Jean Zay.

(6) Enter the park through the gate and continue straight ahead, then turn right atthe first intersection and then left onto Grande Allée. At the end of the lane, at the half roundabout, turn right onto Grande Clairière and continue straight ahead. At the large roundabout, continue straight ahead and at the next roundabout, turn right onto Chemin Panoramique to arrive at the Belvédère.

(7) Turn left onto Chemin Panoramique. At the next junction, turn right towards the Rue Grignant exit. At the X-junction, go straight ahead and exit via the Rue Grignant gate, then turn left.

(8) At the end of the street, turn right onto Rue de Vandœuvre. Continue to the entrance of the botanical garden.

(9) Enter the Montet botanical garden on the right and continue straight ahead. Before the fence, turn left to go around the pond and climb up towards the chapel. At the chapel, turn right onto the path going uphill to go around the garden from above. At the crossroads, turn right, then left and straight ahead to reach the exit. Leave the garden and turn right at the traffic lights onto Rue Victor Basch. Continue to the crossroads with Avenue Jean Jaurès.

(10) Turn right. At the end of the street, turn left, then right to cross Rue du Général Leclerc at the pedestrian crossing and turn right to go up the street. Turn left onto Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres and then take the first street on the left, Chemin du Coteau.

(11) After the barrier, take thefirst path going up to the left opposite the water tower. Join a sandy path and turn left. At the next crossroads, turn right, then right again twice to pass the orientation table and continue straight ahead. At the end of the lane, turn left then right and go around the cemetery. At the cemetery gate, continue straight ahead, then right, then left to go down Chemin des Taillates. At the end of the road, join Rue Bellevue and turn left, then left again at the next crossroads.

(12) Turn right onto Rue du Tonneau. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue Gambetta, pass in front of the castle and turn right onto Rue Eugénie Berge, then right onto Rue Raymond Champmartin. Between houses 14 and 16, turn left onto the Enrichards educational trail.

(13) Walk through the gardens. Reach an alley and turn left. At the end of the alley, turn right, then left and straight ahead. At a crossroads with fences, turn left and go straight ahead to reach Chemin de Beuhaies. At Chemin de Beuhaies, turn left.

(14) At the end of the path, turn right onto Rue de Nancy. When you reach Chambrun Castle, turn left onto the Pavillon path. At the end of the path, turn right onto Rue du Pavillon. At the end of the street, turn left onto Rue de la Gare and head for the car park on Rue de la Gare (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 255 m - Rue de la Gare
  2. 1 : km 0.79 - alt. 290 m - Calvary on Rue de Fonteno
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 327 m - Bois le Duc
  4. 3 : km 2.88 - alt. 380 m - Rue du Bois le Duc
  5. 4 : km 3.94 - alt. 369 m - Rue du Doyen Jacques Parisot
  6. 5 : km 4.33 - alt. 347 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame des Pauvres (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy)
  7. 6 : km 5.25 - alt. 358 m - Brabois Park
  8. 7 : km 6.28 - alt. 340 m - Belvedere in Brabois Park
  9. 8 : km 6.94 - alt. 282 m - Rue de Vandoeuvre
  10. 9 : km 7.21 - alt. 262 m - Botanical garden
  11. 10 : km 9.18 - alt. 288 m - Rue Victor Basch
  12. 11 : km 9.92 - alt. 345 m - Water tower
  13. 12 : km 11.36 - alt. 309 m - Rue du Tonneau
  14. 13 : km 11.91 - alt. 288 m - Enrichards educational trail
  15. 14 : km 12.91 - alt. 269 m - Nancy Road
  16. S/E : km 13.89 - alt. 256 m - Rue de la Gare

Worth a visit

Crossing Houdemont: the war memorial, the wash house, the church, the fountain, the calvary on Rue du Tonneau.
Crossing the Bois le Duc with the boundary markers between municipalities.
The chapel and orientation table at Notre Dame des Pauvres with a view of Nancy.
Crossing the Brabois park with the dovecote at the entrance, the castle, the paths, the belvedere with a view of the botanical garden.
Crossing the botanical garden with its plants, small pond, chapel and Montet castle.
The orientation table above Vandœuvre with a view of Vandœuvre and the heights of Dommartemont.
The educational trail in the gardens of Vandœuvre.
The castles of Vandœuvre, La Ronchère and Chambrun in Houdemont.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.9 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Cherriere
Cherriere

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

Hello, according to the map, it is impossible to get to the chapel. After the park gate, turn right and then left. Could not find it.

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isa57050
isa57050
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Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

It's a shame because there's a lot of tarmac.

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jean-claude.calte
jean-claude.calte

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route around Nancy, fairly hilly with a few sections through woodland that should be taken with care in wet weather.
To avoid the mountain bike route at the Houdemont exit after the communal orchards, it is best to take the path on the left in the large clearing before reaching the forest.
I highly recommend this route for its great diversity of landscapes.
One last point: the path that climbs up to the communal orchards is between 9 and 11.
Thank you for this beautiful hike.

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rgo54
rgo54

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A hike with some elevation changes, offering unusual views of Nancy and a variety of points of interest.
I can confirm the difficulty after point 2, where several trails have been "created" by mountain bikers, and the footpath to the motorway (rue de Chavigny) has disappeared.
An alternative: take the path from Etang du Fonteno (just before "1") which leads to the foot of the path that climbs to "2".

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franchie
franchie

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk that has the advantage of not requiring a car to get to the starting point, if you live in the Nancy area, of course. For my part, I started at the car park of the J-M. Pelt Botanical Garden (9).
There are numerous climbs and an impassable path after point 2, where fallen trees are still lying on the ground and I had a hard time climbing over them! I discovered castles and parks that I didn't know existed (Ronchère Park, Vandoeuvre Castle, Tonneau Park). Thank you, Laurent.

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CREUSELJM
CREUSELJM

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route around the suburbs of Nancy, allowing you to visit many remarkable sites.

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Joce54
Joce54

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike taking us through Brabois Park and the botanical garden, with glorious sunshine.
Unfortunately, we had to turn back in the woods between levels 2 and 3, as there were lots of trees blocking the path, which prevented us from continuing. We took the road along the motorway and rejoined the path in Bois le Duc.
Just a quick note: you need to be in good shape because there are a lot of uphill sections.
Nevertheless, it was a very pleasant walk, thank you.

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