Le Métay and the Faviéres lake

A pleasant walk around the Métay and the Favières leisure centre, with magnificent scenery.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.43 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 188 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 414 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 284 m

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Description of the walk

(S) Departure from the church square in Lalœuf Puxe (car park). Take the road towards Vitrey (D51) until you reach the pond.

(1) Take the path on the left after the pond. Leave a path on the right and rejoin the road.

(2) Turn right and enter Souveraincourt. Pass Rue du Han on your right and Rue de l'Ecorchoir on your left, then continue to the next crossroads.

(3) Take Rue de la Feuillée on the left, towards Ferme de la Feuillée (signposted). Continue to the next crossroads and turn right. Continue straight ahead, passing a path on your right, and follow the sign for Rond Rouge. When you reach a crossroads, you will see Ferme de la Feuillée opposite you.

(4) Turn right towards Rond Rouge, continue for 300 metres, then turn left (Rond Rouge sign, Rond Orange SB5) and continue along the path until you reach a three-way intersection at the entrance to the woods (Le Métay).

(5) At the intersection of three paths (admire the scenery), turn right (Rond Rouge) and continue along the path. Further on, at a fork, take the left-hand path.

(6) At the end of the path, turn left and after 140 metres turn left again. Continue down the path to the Faviéres leisure centre.

(7) Look at the Faviéres leisure centre, turn left then right and join the road towards Gelaucourt. Turn left until you reach the farm.

(8) Opposite the farm, turn left, follow the path uphill and enter the woods straight ahead. When you cross the main path (near a crossroads you passed on the way there), turn right. Leave the woods and continue along the path that crosses a clearing.

(9) Turn left at a bend and head towards the forest via a small footpath in the middle of the clearing (marked with red and white tape in October/November 2016). The footpath widens to become a forest track.

(10) After walking 800 metres through the forest, turn right, walk 1 km and turn left. You have now arrived at Lalœuf Puxe (Place de l'Église).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 298 m - Église Saint-Rémi (Puxe)
  2. 1 : km 0.4 - alt. 296 m - Pond
  3. 2 : km 1.18 - alt. 290 m - Route D55
  4. 3 : km 1.57 - alt. 289 m - Souveraincourt
  5. 4 : km 2.73 - alt. 290 m - Intersection of road and path
  6. 5 : km 4.76 - alt. 408 m - Intersection of 3 forest paths
  7. 6 : km 6.29 - alt. 406 m - Crossroads of forest paths
  8. 7 : km 7.73 - alt. 365 m - Favières leisure centre
  9. 8 : km 9.24 - alt. 335 m - Farm
  10. 9 : km 11.22 - alt. 347 m - Intersection
  11. 10 : km 12.2 - alt. 309 m - Centre of the Grande Feuillée forest.
  12. S/E : km 13.43 - alt. 298 m - Église Saint-Rémi (Puxe)

Notes

At Point (5), you can turn left (short version of the Orange Circle walk (SB5)) and resume the walk between points (8) and (9).
8 km walk.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
5808650A
5808650A

Hello,

At level 9/8, the path is not marked on maps, which means that the route shown on the map may vary.
Furthermore, this path may be altered by vegetation.
Thank you for your feedback.

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06
06

We started from the lake and went in the opposite direction: 7, 6, 5, etc.
Lack of landmarks at level 5 towards 4.
At level 9 towards 8, we lost our way.
Thank you for the map and the description.
Kind regards.

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JM C
JM C

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, pleasant and easy hike. Lovely views of the rolling hills of the Saintois region!

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mamienono
mamienono

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike

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LAURENT FRANCOIS
LAURENT FRANCOIS

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike with no problems
Very beautiful view above Souveraincourt
Fits in perfectly with the hikes I have done in the area
Thanks to the author for this route.

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pierre.lo
pierre.lo

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

After the Favières leisure centre, the directions given in point 8 are incorrect. The path leading up opposite the farm is blocked at the top by dense vegetation, preventing further progress.We went back down to the Gelaucourt road to find another path going uphill, perhaps corresponding to point 9, which led to a meadow (on a park post, an orange-red circle and a green St Andrew's cross). We crossed the meadow to rejoin the path we had already taken on the way between points 5 and 4.This extra distance did not detract from the pleasure of having crossed some very beautiful landscapes.

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lpb83
lpb83

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike through fields and forests. Varied route.
Probably hot in summer.

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Christecol
Christecol

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, especially at this time of year when the undergrowth is in bloom.
There are a few difficulties on two sections of the trail due to tree felling, but nothing insurmountable.
Some people will tell you that there is tarmac, but in this region it is almost impossible to avoid it.

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denirandos
denirandos

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Enjoy your hike

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Simon Dominique
Simon Dominique

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Indeed, two small pitfalls
1- departure from Laloeuf Puxe (luckily there is the church)
2- Don't miss the entrance to the forest at bridge 9

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lepapou
lepapou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely little hike; shame there was fog at the start,
We'll do it again in the spring because the scenery is very beautiful.

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4905482736
4905482736

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

combine route with activities at the summer leisure centre

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randolucolette
randolucolette

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A pleasant route through the forest, but far too many roads; otherwise, magnificent scenery in the hills.
Best avoided in hot weather.

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JARRETSDACIER
JARRETSDACIER

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk, but disrupted by a triathlon event organised by the Favières leisure centre. We were unable to complete the section of the route between points 8 and 9.
Recommended walk!

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PONTASSE
PONTASSE

Thank you for the information.

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