The Antonins’ Boundary Stones and the Pierre au Jô

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On this 4 km 600 route, you’ll discover French shelters and machine-gun posts, and pass through the Bois de l’Hôpital, which was demarcated by the Antonists or Antonines at the request of Stanislas, Duke of Lorraine. There are several boundary stones to discover, including a rather imposing one dating from 1740, engraved with a Cross of Lorraine, the Antonists’ ‘T’ (Tau) and the Old Testament Star of David at its summit. The second, much smaller one, is situated further north. Then, as you make your way to the Maison du Père Hilarion, you will find a third boundary stone on the path that crosses the water catchment area (a reservoir dating from 1909) which supplied the town of Pont-à-Mousson (now the Fischer factory). The Antonists had their convent at the former Lycée Bardot on Place Saint-Antoine, and their church was Saint Martin’s.

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Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, with the two Antonine boundary stones and the quarry area being of particular interest… and, of course, the menhir. Thank you for sharing. Are there any other Antonine boundary stones to be seen elsewhere?

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That’s right, the path isn’t very visible; you just need to follow the top of the ridges for about a hundred metres – as it’s a little-used path – and then you’ll come across the wider path that mountain bikers use. It takes a bit of courage.

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Date of your route : Nov 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk overall, but the path is very difficult to find between the Trou de la Guetton (4) and La Sape (5). A GPS and/or compass are recommended.

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The place is magical and peaceful, with no noise pollution, and relatively easy to walk, except perhaps towards the end. You half expect to see Merlin the Enchanter near the Roman milestones.
Enjoy your walk.

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Hello, I haven’t done this walk yet, but I’ve looked into it in detail with a view to perhaps taking a group there.
As for this walk, it seems easy to me, not too far from our starting point, and interesting because of what there’ll be to discover.
Generally speaking, I often map out walks after I’ve done them, to record the actual distance and elevation gain, but I wouldn’t suggest them to everyone because of the noise pollution: the Ochey airfield, the military firing range near Pierre-la-Treiche during the week, and in Maron at the weekend. This makes this valley of the Moselle, as well as the ones leading into it, sometimes far too noisy; yet there are plenty of places to discover that are beautiful and secluded.
Anyway, I’m pleased with your website, even if I don’t use it quite as much as you’d like me to.
Keep it up!
JLM

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