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Signal de Xon walks
Xon and Froidmont, sites of memorable battles (1914)
Visorando Member
12.19 mi
+1,342 ft
-1,345 ft
6h 45
Moderate
Departure from Lesménils (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
This historical walk (First World War) winds its way from one battlefield to another. The route runs between two strategic points: Le Xon, occupied by the French on French territory, and Le Froidmont, on German territory following Germany's annexation of Alsace and Moselle in 1870.
The Buttes de Mousson and Xon
8.89 mi
+1,224 ft
-1,217 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Pont-à-Mousson (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Pass by the summit of Butte de Mousson, with its castle ruins, and Butte de Xon, with its trenches dating from the First World War.
Xon signpost – Ruins of the hamlet of Norroy
3.07 mi
+466 ft
-466 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Lesménils (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
A walk from the church at Lesménils to the Signal du Xon, where fierce fighting took place from 13 to 18 February 1915. The cross at the Signal du Xon was unveiled in October 1922.