The canals of Laneuveville in front of Nancy.

A pleasant walk around Fléville and Laneuveville in front of Nancy, combining the countryside with panoramic views of the surrounding towns, and returning along the Marne-Rhine Canal with its junctions, locks and birds.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.96 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 71 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 70 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 259 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 200 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Fléville-devant-Nancy (54710)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.628281° / E 6.212517°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Laneuveville-devt-Nancy.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3315ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Start from the car park of the village hall in Fléville.

(S/E) Join and follow the D71 road on the left-hand pavement and take the first path on the left leading to the canal.

(1) When you reach the canal and lock no. 9, go straight ahead and cross the canal via the bridge. After a slight right turn, pass under the electric line and continue to a four-way intersection.

(2) At the intersection, turn left and head towards the farm on the right.

(3) At the farm, go straight ahead, passing a road on your right and then three roads on your left. You will arrive in Laneuveville before Nancy at a place called Les Jablins.

(4) Turn slightly left and continue straight ahead in Laneuveville until you reach the roundabout just after the railway bridge.

(5) Cross the roundabout on the left to reach Place de la Libération and turn left. Pass under the high-voltage line and then cross the bridge over the canal.

(6) After crossing the canal, turn left. Follow the canal until you reach the intersection with the Art-sur-Meurthe road.

(7) Follow the road to the left and cross it before the bridge over the canal. Cross the bridge, go down to the right and follow the car park along the Canal de Jonction. Pass under the Laneuveville road bridge and continue along the canal road to the footbridge over the canal at lock no. 12.

(8) Cross the footbridge and turn left along the Canal de Jonction on the cycle path. Continue to lock no. 11.

(9) Cross the Fléville road with great care and continue straight ahead.

(10) When you reach lock no. 10, continue for about 150 metres to reach lock no. 9.

(1) Turn right to reach the village hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 221 m - Fléville village hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.47 - alt. 215 m - Lock No. 9
  3. 2 : km 1.41 - alt. 215 m - Four-way crossroads.
  4. 3 : km 2.17 - alt. 257 m - Intersection near farm on the right.
  5. 4 : km 3.16 - alt. 236 m - Les Jablins.
  6. 5 : km 4.05 - alt. 218 m - Roundabout
  7. 6 : km 4.34 - alt. 208 m - Bridge over the - Canal de la Marne au Rhin
  8. 7 : km 5.02 - alt. 201 m - Intersection at the canal exit on the Art-sur-Meurthe road. - Meurthe (rivière)
  9. 8 : km 5.72 - alt. 205 m - Intersection of Rue du Canal with footbridge. - Canal de jonction de Nancy
  10. 9 : km 7.86 - alt. 210 m - Intersection of cycle path with Route de Fléville
  11. 10 : km 9.33 - alt. 212 m - Lock No. 10.
  12. S/E : km 9.96 - alt. 221 m - Car park at the Fléville village hall.

Notes

Additional walks:

The small wood of Fléville:
(S/E) then (1) and (2). After point (3), take the first path on the left; at the bottom of the hill, cross the bridge and (9) take the canal on the left, then (10), (1) and (S/E). (6 km)

The Canals (short version): Starting from the car park at the Laneuveville swimming pool in front of Nancy.
Follow the canal towards Fléville (8). At point (8), cross the road bridge and turn right. When you reach point (3), turn left, then (4), (6), (7) and return to the swimming pool car park. (7 km)

Worth a visit

Panoramic view of the surrounding towns: Fléville, Laneuveville, Bosserville Charterhouse, Ludres, Nancy and its suburbs.
Marne-Rhine Canal.
Junction canal with its locks and birds, including herons.
Between points (3) and (4), there is an educational panel about birds.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Nad54000
Nad54000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Pleasant walk.
The start of the route is a bit muddy, but it doesn't last long.

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Zou48
Zou48

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk on a Saturday afternoon (lots of cyclists on the path along the canal).
Despite several days of rain, the path was not very muddy.
We set off from the swimming pool in Laneuveville between 7 and 8 o'clock and followed the junction canal until around 10 o'clock.
The return trip, between 1 and 7, was pleasant and very peaceful, between fields and groves.
There were herons in a meadow.
Worth doing again in any season, even if there is no shade.

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dominojustyann
dominojustyann

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Given the rainy weather, there were few people on this hike.

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martin claudine
martin claudine

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

short version, nice when you don't want to go very far

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rumpuls
rumpuls

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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quatrieme
quatrieme

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Apart from the fact that Visorando never recognises my username and I have to create a new one every time, everything else is fine. This walk (really almost 10 km?) near the city, which can be reached by bus between 7 and 8 am, is relatively varied, with canals and views of the Nancy basin. A good plan for a half-day outing.

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