All stages on The Meuse cycle route

Commercy / Saint-Mihiel

The Meuse cycle route
Pierre-Defontaine-ARTGE
La Meuse à Vélo au départ de Commercy
Bibliothèque Bénédictine
Marjolein Van Rotterdam
Cycliste sur la Meuse à vélo
Hubert
Truffes à pleines mains
Guittot
La tranchée de la soif à Ailly sur Meuse
Guillaume Ramon
Eglise St-Etienne
Pierre-Defontaine-ARTGE
La Meuse à Vélo à-Saint-Mihiel
23 km
1 h 30 min
I cycle a lot
Commercy
Saint-Mihiel
Canals & intimate rivers

Don't forget to stop at the truffle and truffle-farming centre in Boncourt-sur-Meuse before continuing on to Saint-Mihiel, a Renaissance town and birthplace of sculptor Ligier Richier, born around 1500. Mécrin, Brasseitte and Han-sur-Meuse can be found in the Lorraine regional nature park, which offers a wide variety of natural environments including forests, 200 forest or meadow ponds and 340 pools. All perfect for the outstanding fauna and flora.

The route

After departing Commercy, take the green route along the Meuse. Next, turn right towards Pont-sur-Meuse. Between Brasseitte and Ailly, the route continues along an agricultural road. After Ailly-sur-Meuse, there's a short steep hill. It’s the only way to avoid a very busy road. At the top of this hill you'll find Tranchée de la Soif  (the Trench of Thirst) a historical site from the First World War.

Gradients and elevation

Ascents: 139m
Descents: 148m
Lowest point: 222m
Highest point: 343m

Road types

17km (74%) By road
6km (26%) Cycle path

Surface

23km (100%) Smooth

Key sites

- The church of Saint-Etienne with the entombment of Ligier Richier

- Tranchée de la Soif.

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