The Lion Fountain

After a stroll along the banks of the "Ruisseau de Quarante" and through a small valley of wild beauty, this short route invites you to discover a typical Lorraine linear village, Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe, which has successfully preserved its exceptional built heritage.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 1.97 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 187 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 187 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 873 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 682 ft

Description of the walk

__Access to the starting point: Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe
Park in the small car park at the village hall, near the sign detailing the walking routes.
Yellow markings and directional signs, route no. 6.

(S/E) With your back to the village, take the dirt track that winds down past the farm buildings.

(1) At the crossroads with the signpost for ‘Bois de Gras’, turn right towards ‘Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe via the Ruisseau de Quarante’, as indicated on the signpost.

This route also takes you to Sainte-Barbe via Gras. You will not join another circular route. However, from Sainte-Barbe you can complete a circular route by heading via Vrémy then Failly and back to Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe.

(2) After 400 m, turn left and cross the “Ruisseau de Quarante”, then continue to the right into the “Fontaine à Lions” valley, which runs alongside the stream for 750 m.

(3) Turn right to cross the stream again and head back up onto the plateau.
If you turn left, you can join the Metz-Métropole “Le Vallon de Quarante” route (Balades et Natures no. 12) heading towards Noisseville, a distance of 5.1 km.

(4) Turn right at the fork in the road to head back towards Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe.
Continue along the path until you reach the route de Nouilly, then turn right towards the village of Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe. Continue along this road and cross the village via the main street until you reach the car park at the village hall in Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe (S/E).
If you turn left, you can join the Metz-Métropole “Le Vallon de Quarante” route (Balades et Natures no. 12) towards Nouilly, a distance of 5.1 km.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 869 ft - Car park at the village hall, Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe
  2. 1 : mi 0.37 - alt. 774 ft - Bois de Gras crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 0.6 - alt. 732 ft - First bridge over the Quarante stream
  4. 3 : mi 1.09 - alt. 682 ft - Cross the Quarante stream again
  5. 4 : mi 1.34 - alt. 814 ft - Dirt track junction
  6. S/E : mi 1.97 - alt. 869 ft - Car park at the village hall, Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe

Notes

On the way back, you can go round the back of the village by taking the first road on the right at the village entrance, which leads directly to the village hall (a more rural route).
Downside: you won’t see the linear village, the church, the vicarage or the war graves.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
User 5533502

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It was a nice walk, but be warned: the 750 metres between the two bridges were very, very muddy. Bear in mind the weather conditions from the previous days.

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Randohautchemin
Randohautchemin

Thank you for your comment. We’ll make a note of that regarding the tree.

Kind regards

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AsG02
AsG02

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A fallen tree on the path

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Tropicarina
Tropicarina

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A peaceful family walk in the countryside. However, the path is muddy.

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Parley
Parley

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, starting and ending in a beautiful village. Be warned, though: it’s a bit tricky to spot the bridge, as it isn’t actually visible on the way there; we only saw it after we’d gone past it and turned back.

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port
port

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a lovely country walk

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