Marcel Lallemand Trail

This walk has been named the Marcel Lallemand Trail in honour of a tireless walker. An active community campaigner, he worked tirelessly to create and signpost walking routes in the Territoire de Belfort. A commemorative plaque has been erected near the Vierge d’Évette

A hike that will take your breath away, stretching from Salbert Hill to the ‘blue line’ of the Vosges and the Étang du Malsaucy. Superb views of the Planche des Belles Filles and the Ballon d’Alsace.
The trail is signposted.

Details

n°1053224

Creation:
03 Apr 2018

Last update:
07 Jul 2026

Last review:
26 Jan 2026

Activity: Walking
Distance: 6.77 mi
Average duration: 3h 25
Difficulty: Moderate
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 367 ft
Descent: - 371 ft
Highest point: 1,542 ft
Lowest point: 1,266 ft

Country: France
City: Belfort (90000)
Start/End: N 47.667625° / E 6.817182°
Accessible from the train station Gare de Bas-Evette.
IGN map(s): Ref. 3520ET, 3621OT
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Eurovia, my love! (massacre by steamroller).

Description of the walk

Park near the statue of the Virgin of Évette Salbert. Admire the superb view over the ponds and the peaks of the Vosges.
(S/E) Set off by walking behind the statue of the Virgin, continue along the edge of the woods, then turn left and head down Rue des Bouleaux until you reach the departmental road.

(1) Follow the road to the right for a few dozen metres, then cross (take care) to take Rue des Cerisiers opposite, then turn left onto Rue du Verboté. Walk through the Vue des Vosges housing estate to reach the junction with Rue des Clarines.

(2) Cross the road and continue straight ahead across the fields to join Rue du Val. Carry on straight ahead to reach Rue du Lac.

(3) Carry on straight ahead along Rue des Planchettes. The path turns right and reaches a junction with Rue du Malsaucy.

(4) Turn left and continue for 100 metres, passing Rue du Yers on your right, then immediately turn left, in the middle of a meadow, towards an EDF electricity pole. The path runs alongside a pasture fence, passes behind a poultry farm and comes out onto Rue de l’Église. Follow this street to the left for 150 metres, then turn right onto the Vie du Maréchal, which leads to the Grande Vie.

(5) Turn left. The very wide path runs between the buildings of a farm. Continue straight on. 300 metres past the farm, veer slightly to the left and carry on until you reach the tarmac road.

(6) Follow it to the left. At Rue du Thiamont, turn right onto Rue de la Forêt.

(7) At the 90° right-hand bend in this street, carry on straight ahead along a path, Rue des Frères Kern.

(8) Cross Rue des Hauts Trays and continue straight ahead along the path. The route then climbs to the right through a copse until it reaches Rue Barbier. Follow it straight on for 600 metres.

(9) Near the hamlet known as La Porcherie, before heading downhill, take the path on the right. It leads into the woodland, follows the inter-municipal boundary markers and crosses a stream before coming out onto a road.

(10) Continue to the left for about 150 metres, then turn off onto a path on the right. You’ll arrive at the statue of the Virgin Mary at the starting point of the walk (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,490 ft - La Vierge, Rue de la Vierge, in Evette Salbert.
1 : mi 0.48 - alt. 1,424 ft - D24 Rue de Valdoie - Savoureuse (rivière)
2 : mi 1.17 - alt. 1,319 ft - Junction with Rue des Clarines, opposite
3 : mi 1.97 - alt. 1,296 ft - Crossing Rue du Lac (D24)
4 : mi 2.23 - alt. 1,312 ft - Rue du Malsaucy
5 : mi 3.23 - alt. 1,335 ft - Turn left at the junction for La Grande Vie
6 : mi 4.37 - alt. 1,358 ft - Tarmac road, on the left
7 : mi 4.85 - alt. 1,417 ft - Carry straight on at the 90° bend
8 : mi 5.34 - alt. 1,362 ft - Crossing Rue des Hauts Trays
9 : mi 6.29 - alt. 1,483 ft - La Porcherie, path on the right
10 : mi 6.65 - alt. 1,486 ft - D8. Rue de la Vierge
S/E : mi 6.77 - alt. 1,490 ft - La Vierge, Rue de la Vierge, in Evette Salbert.

Notes

6 km north of Belfort.

Start at La Vierge on Rue de la Vierge in Évette-Salbert.

You can also park at the car park for the Malsaucy leisure centre. In this case, head towards the Auberge du Lac, cross the railway line, take the road on the right and start the walk at (4).

The walk is signposted with Red Rings.

Visorando was provided with this information by Mr Chevalley, a volunteer member of balisage90, based on leaflets published by the Belfort Territorial Department.

Worth a visit

Nestled in the heart of a lush green setting, developed by the Departmental Council, the Malsaucy site is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful in the Belfort Territory. The Departmental Environment Centre, as well as the water sports and leisure centre, offer everyone the chance to enjoy swimming, lazing about, sporting activities and environmental awareness.

On the site of the present-day Auberge du Lac stood, in the 19th century, an ‘ice house’ used to store ice cut into cubes from the lake during winter. The stock thus built up enabled the region’s breweries and restaurants to be supplied with ice for refrigeration all year round, before the advent of artificially produced ice.

To travel from one village to another, the locals used the ‘vies’ (paths in the local dialect). Each path seems to have been given a name based on its reputation, such as the ‘vie des chiens’.

Salbert Hill (alt. 647m) is the first peak of the Vosges Mountains. Mont Hill, situated just further south, belongs to the Jura Mountains. The fault line separating the Vosges and the Jura formed the Cravanche Cave. At the summit, you can enjoy a 360° panoramic view of the region.

The Virgin of Évette

The site of the Virgin, nestled against the Salbert, offers a magnificent landscape. The statue was erected at the end of the war on the spot where the Germans had installed a cannon.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5

Based on 26 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5

Route interest
4.3 / 5

freyjojo

26 Jan 2026 at 09:17 3600

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

I do this hike a few times. There are beautiful views (between points 4 and 7) of the Planche des Belles Filles and the Ballon d'Alsace. No particular difficulty.

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Jérémie Depain

18 Apr 2022 at 20:05 7200 • Edited: 18 Apr 2022 at 20:09 7200

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Launched recently with much fanfare and self-congratulation by the elected representatives of the CD90, this trail is of very little interest and probably the least inspiring of all those in the area.
The view of the Vosges mountains is certainly beautiful, but it can be found everywhere else, and to top it all off, you can enjoy it better by leaving the trail at point 7 and joining the GR5 to go to point 9 without passing through point 8, which is a little shorter and has less tarmac than the proposed route (the second downside).
► This "trail" is absolutely not a trail: 80% of it is paved and the rest is either farm tracks filled with rubble or ballast, or even worse: between points 5 and 6, the forest has been completely destroyed over several metres wide to make way for a layer of gravel: a complete waste (see photo). Perhaps some construction companies are benefiting from this, but certainly not nature or hikers, unfortunately.
► You find yourself almost all the time in the middle of more or less successful residential areas or in open countryside, often without a tree in sight: done in mid-April, it's already almost sweltering and I can't see how it can remain passable in the heat of summer. The very short, somewhat pleasant forest section at the bottom of Salbert can be accessed from other places that are much more interesting. Maybe worth doing again in the snow to see if it's any better??? Not sure it's worth persisting.
► For a similar distance that's no more difficult and stays on flat ground, there are much more interesting options starting from the same place (for example, no. 225743, among others), and even better ones starting from just a little further away (for example, no. 1153236 in Auxelles-Bas), all of which stay on flat ground. Even starting from the centre of Belfort, you can find better and wilder routes (staying in Salbert or going around the forts or in the Mont forest).
► In short, a total disappointment, which makes you appreciate all the more what has been done elsewhere and long before, without all the advertising hype that is really just greenwashing.
► Few walkers (is that any surprise?) but more cars.
► The GPS route is perfect: at least we can be grateful for that. And it's all the more necessary as there is a particularly poorly signposted fork between Rue du Malsaucy and Rue de l'Église, between the ponds. Without it, you would have continued straight ahead: be careful. The rest is clearly marked and can be done without GPS: just follow the tarmac.

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vitrey.jeanfrancois

29 Nov 2021 at 09:36 3600

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

I've done this route four times now, three times with my walking club and at different times of the year. We never get tired of it!!!

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jcthiery

22 Nov 2021 at 09:42 3600

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy route with numerous possibilities for extending the walk.
Perfect signposting and well-marked paths.
Best done on a clear, sunny day to enjoy the views of the Vosges mountains and lakes.

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Egon

13 Sep 2021 at 11:17 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant tour... Worth repeating.

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majean

13 Aug 2021 at 17:56 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a pleasant, easy hike with beautiful views of the Vosges mountains

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winiszewski

12 Jul 2021 at 10:20 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A beautiful, varied hike with magnificent views of the Vosges and Malsaucy. No difficulties. If you're feeling brave, after the statue of the Virgin Mary, you can climb up to Salbert via the GR 5 (breathtaking views). From the summit, head for the car park, then follow the yellow discs, then the blue circles and finally the blue rectangles to rejoin the Lallemand trail.

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monique JENN

18 May 2021 at 19:16 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This route is very pleasant, with no significant elevation changes. It passes through meadows, fields and forests.
You can take a picnic with you and enjoy the view of the Vosges mountains.
Suitable for families.

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monique JENN

18 May 2021 at 19:11 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

This route is very pleasant, with no significant elevation changes. It passes through meadows, fields and forests.

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les bubus

19 Apr 2021 at 09:12 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A great walk, very well signposted, with no difficulties and beautiful views of the Vosges mountains (luckily there was still snow on the summit of the Ballon d'Alsace, which was lovely)
a walk to recommend even for amateurs and suitable for families

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Gulnaz Bsg

11 Apr 2021 at 14:31 7200 • Edited: 11 Apr 2021 at 17:24 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A very beautiful hike, pleasant and without any particular difficulties. We really enjoyed it.
Thank you for sharing!

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Valerie67

05 Apr 2021 at 19:08 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, peaceful walk through the countryside with stunning views of the Vosges mountains. At one point, we left the trail to climb up to Fort Salbert. The 360° panoramic view from the top was well worth the effort. We then rejoined the trail on the way down to Lake Malsaucy.

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Philippe Degeye

21 Sep 2020 at 13:04 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nothing to say, a very beautiful walk with no difficulties.

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Randono88

17 Jul 2020 at 20:11 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk.
Great for families.
Be careful, the first part is in direct sunlight, so take care on very hot days.
The second part in the Salbert woods is more pleasant

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Bapou

22 Jun 2020 at 09:55 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike. Magnificent views of the Vosges mountains. Very varied and easy. Worth doing again with the family.

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