2019 EDITION CYCLING GUIDE BIKE TRAILS FOR ALL WITHOUT LIMIT CONTENTS 03 Label 26 Mountain-biking trails 04 Cycle trails 26 Diablotin Circuit - Montenach 27 Malbrouck Circuit - Manderen 04 Rodemack-Boler Circuit 28 St-Avold Porcelette-Creutzwald Circuit 05 Hackenberg Circuit - Buding 29 Steinberg Circuit - Saint-Avold 06 Portes de France Circuit Thionville 30 Sud Messin - Pournoy-la-Grasse 07 Green Way along the Orne - Rombas 31 Zorn Circuit - Dabo 08 Moselle Riverbank Network 32 Chat Noir Circuit - Dabo Maizières-lès-Metz 33 Three Valleys Circuit - Phalsbourg 09 The Pays de Pange Green Way 34 Sarre Valley Circuit- Sarrebourg 10 Two Nieds Circuit - Courcelles-Chaussy 35 Gallo-Roman Cemetery Circuit - Walscheid 11 Between the Nied & the Warndt circuit - 36 Abreschviller-Saint-Léon Circuit Tromborn 12 Côte de Delme 37 Mountain-bike hire 13 Lindre and Salt - Dieuze & partners 14 Mutche Circuit - Morhange 15 Coal, Steel and Lakes Petite-Rosselle 38 Moselle map 16 Lakeside Trail - Sarralbe 17 Sarreguemines and the Blies Valley 18 Sarreguemines-Sarralbe via the canal 19 Green Way in the Pays de Bitche - Walschbronn 20 Lock-keepers’ Valley - Niderviller 21 Lake Circuit - Rhodes 22 Donon Circuit - Abreschviller 23 Two Valleys Circuit - Abreschviller Find your trail on 24 cycle path: Sarre Canal the Moselle map 25 cycle path: L'échappée bleue page 38 02 www.mosl-tourisme.fr MOSELLE BY BIKE Mountain-biking trails With its 1,100 km of managed cycle trails, Moselle opens its doors to cyclists. An Diablotin Circuit - Montenach original, environmentally-friendly and Malbrouck Circuit - Manderen healthy way to explore a town, a piece of St-Avold Porcelette-Creutzwald Circuit countryside, a forest or the banks of a canal. Steinberg Circuit - Saint-Avold Sud Messin - Pournoy-la-Grasse Whether you’re a sports cyclist, a cycling Zorn Circuit - Dabo tourist or weekend cyclist, on your own or Chat Noir Circuit - Dabo with a family, get pedalling and enjoy. Three Valleys Circuit - Phalsbourg Sarre Valley Circuit- Sarrebourg If you’re a seasoned cyclist or a mountain- Gallo-Roman Cemetery Circuit - Walscheid biker, Moselle has something for you too. Abreschviller-Saint-Léon Circuit With its hills, mountains and plateaus, it has all a mountain-biker could wish. Mountain-bike hire This guide provides a full description of the & partners cycle routes and offers a selection of the 11 best mountain-biking trails with the MOSL Moselle map quality label, protected under the Moselle department’s plan for walking and hiking routes. When planning your cycle trip or holiday, look for places belonging to the Accueil Vélo (Cyclists Welcome) scheme. Current list at www.mosl-tourisme.fr www.mosl-tourisme.fr 03 DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Entry gate to Rodemack > C1 > 1h30 > 100 m "Circuit de 17 la Boler" > Rodemack fortifications Cycle trails RODEMACK- BOLER CIRCUIT Easy Medium Difficult This unusual trail offers a wealth of historical remains RODEMACK (mediaeval town of Rodemack, mediaeval tower at Usselskirch, DÉPART wayside shrines) combined with more modern features of the landscape (cooling towers of Cattenom power station, D 62 Breistroff water park, modern church at Boust). Cycle paths BLEISTROFF- allow you to explore in complete safety. LA-GRANDE Faulbach Évange IDEAS D 57 la Boler Basse Boler Café/restaurant: Parthe La Grange à Georges D 56 in Rodemack HETTANGE- D 57 Visit: mediaeval town of GRANDE Forêt de Rodemack, mediaeval garden D 56 Cattenom and the citadel park Forêt domaniale de Garche Highlights: Wayside shrines Lac du ("Bildstock”) and Rodemack N Mirgenbach 0 km 1 CENTRALE EDF CATTENOM 04 www.mosl-tourisme.fr DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Buding Mill > 2h > 355 m "Hackenberg" 30 > D2 > Buding Mill > Rodemack fortifications Cycle trails HACKENBERG CIRCUIT Easy Medium Difficult 30 km of small departmental or RODEMACK DÉPART municipal roads make up this circuit, which offers a number of interesting D 62 sights. Sites along the way include Buding Mill on the banks of the BLEISTROFF- LA-GRANDE river Canner. Following a modern Faulbach restoration of the gear mechanism, the Évange mill can once more produce flour and rapeseed oil. D 57 la Boler Visit the Hackenberg site a few Basse Boler kilometres away. This fortification of Parthe D 56 the Maginot line contains original installations in perfect working order IDEAS (artillery turrets, blockhouse with HETTANGE- D 57 Café/restaurant: Restaurant GRANDE Forêt de cannons) and a museum of the 39-45 D 56 Cattenom war. A small train takes visitors on a du Moulin in Buding Forêt domaniale tour inside the fort. and Relais du Fort in Helling de Garche Visit: Buding Mill and Lac du Hackenberg Fort N Mirgenbach 0 km 1 CENTRALE EDF Highlights: the Canner valley CATTENOM and its countryside www.mosl-tourisme.fr 05 DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Thionville > C2 > variable > variable A + letters 50 B + letters > La Tour aux Puces Cycle trails in Thionville PORTES DE FRANCE THIONVILLE CIRCUITS Easy Medium Difficult Thionville and its surrounding area are easy to visit by bike. Discover Moselle's second largest city and its surroundings on the 50 km lo vé of marked cycle paths connected to the oselle à M Sa ône - e Échappée bleue - Moselle Saône cycle route. u e l b e From the city centre up to Beuvange and é p p a Angevillers or along the Moselle, you’ll be h Éc able to explore all Thionville has to offer. l’ IDEAS Restaurant Les Sommeliers in Thionville Thionville Tourist Office Moulin d’Apach B&B Visit: Tour au Puces Museum in Thionville Highlights: cycling along the banks of the Moselle 06 www.mosl-tourisme.fr DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Rombas > B2 > 1h30 > 80 m "Voie verte du 23 Fil bleu de l'Orne" Cycle trails > > La Tour aux Puces Gardens of the Atelier in Thionville GREEN WAY ALONG in Moyeuvre-Grande THE ORNE Easy Medium Difficult IDEAS This 23-km green way runs along the banks of the Cafés/restaurants: various in Orne from Rombas in Moselle to the Moineville Rombas and along the route leisure park in Meurthe-et-Moselle. This trail is an Highlights: pleasant, easy way to explore the countryside in this former safe cycle path steel-making valley. This flat, dedicated trail is ideal for country-lovers and keen cyclists, whether alone or with family or friends. www.mosl-tourisme.fr 07 DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Maizières-lès-Metz > max 4h > variable 62 > C3 > Church at Norroy-le-Veneur Cycle trails MOSELLE RIVERBANK NETWORK Easy Medium Difficult l’Échappée bleue This cycle network to the north of Metz is mainly on cycle paths and so ideal for families to explore without the worry of traffic. The circuits can be easily combined Moselle Saône à vélo to take you into the hillsides along the Moselle, or away from built-up areas and into the countryside. Want to explore further? Download Rivélo, the GPS app for green ways. IDEAS Cafés/restaurants: Martin Pêcheur in Ay-sur-Moselle Quai des Saveurs in Hagondange Aux 3 Capitaines in Malroy Leisure site: Walygator in Maizières-lès-Metz Highlights: Norroy-le-Veneur and its history 08 www.mosl-tourisme.fr DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Pange > D4 > 2h > 4 m 12 > Courcelles-sur-Nied > D4 > Landonvillers > D3 > Church at Norroy-le-Veneur Cycle trails THE PAYS > Château de Pange DE PANGE GREEN WAY Easy Medium Difficult The Pays de Pange green way is a safe route, all on the level, that can be used by walkers, cyclists and pushchairs. It winds through the valley following the twists and turns of the Nied Française, providing opportunities to stop and appreciate the flora and fauna of this pretty little river. It’s also an opportunity to break off and visit the fruit-growing centre of Les Jardins Fruitiers de Laquenexy and Château de Pange, or to venture further on the little lanes around the gardens. > Les Jardins Fruitiers de Laquenexy STRASBOURG A 4 DÉPART LANDONVILLERS METZ D 71 IDEAS D 603 Café/restaurant: Restaurant des COURCELLES-CHAUSSY Jardins Fruitiers de Laquenexy DÉPART FAULQUEMONT D 71 Visit: Château de Pange D 4 garden, Les Jardins METZ CHEVILLON Fruitiers de Laquenexy DÉPART MAIZEROY Highlights: rediscovering LAQUENEXY D 70 PANGE D 4 nature on this green way DOMANGEVILLE la Nied N 0 km 2 D 70 COURCELLES-SUR-NIED DÉPART française www.mosl-tourisme.fr 09 DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Courcelles-Chaussy > D3 > 2h > 210 m "Circuit des Deux Nieds" 23 > Château de Lue Cycle trails in Hayes TWO NIEDS CIRCUIT Easy Medium Difficult Taking in the two rivers, the Nied Allemande and the Nied Française, this valley circuit leads you along quiet lanes through fields and woods. You will see some interesting buildings, such as Château d’Urville in Courcelles-Chaussy, the mediaeval Château de Landonvillers straight out of a fairytale, or Château de Lue in Hayes dating back to the 17th century. This circuit offers plenty of opportunities to discover some historical gems and museums to satisfy the most inquisitive of minds. CHARLEVILLE- > SOUS-BOIS Clément Kieffer Gallery D 72 in Varize BOULAY-MOSELLE la Nied HAYES D 71 VOLMERANGE- LÈS-BOULAY IDEAS D 954 Loutremange CONDÉ-NORTHEN Cafés/restaurants: D 954 D 154C LES ÉTANGS La Grange de Condé in la Nied STRASBOURG Condé-Northen française A 4 METZ Landonvillers La Croix de Lorraine in VARIZE D 19 Courcelles-Chaussy, la Nied D 71 Visit: Clément Kieffer allemande Gallery in Varize METZ COURCELLES-CHAUSSY D 603 Highlights: the various DÉPART D 603 N châteaux along the route 0 km 2 SAINT-AVOLD 10 www.mosl-tourisme.fr DISTANCE STARTING POINT DURATION CLIMB WAYMARKING > Tromborn > 1h30 > 406 m "Circuit entre Nied 18 > E2 et Warndt" > Chapel in Tromborn Cycle trails BETWEEN THE NIED & THE WARNDT CIRCUIT IDEAS Easy Medium Difficult Le Petit Bonheur B&B in Tromborn Visit: Maison Lorraine Museum of Arts This route offers a variety of landscapes and Traditions in Oberdorff and visitor sites.