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Forbach-Bolchen

Freimengen-Merlenbach

Mine Wendel – La Mine, Carreau Wendel loop from Freyming-Merlebach

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France

Great East

Forbach-Bolchen

Freimengen-Merlenbach

Mine Wendel – La Mine, Carreau Wendel loop from Freyming-Merlebach

Moderate

4.0

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Mine Wendel – La Mine, Carreau Wendel loop from Freyming-Merlebach

02:02

28.7km

270m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 1.51 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.36 km

Former railway embankment near Marienau

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Along the former railway embankment, which connects the old mines, now serves as a beautifully developed hiking and cycling path.

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10.1 km

Street Art Murals at the Underpass

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Urban art on the bike path in the underpass

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11.3 km

The Carreau Wendel is the former mining site of the Wendel mine in the Lorraine coal basin, near the city of Forbach in France. In mining, the term "Carreau" refers to the mining area or the surface of a mine on which the shafts, conveyor systems and other mining infrastructure are located.

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16.8 km

Old Border Stone 920 D

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The boundary stone is older, but it still shows the current border.

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20.5 km

Die Ruthenstücker

Nature Reserve

25.8 km

Cycle Path on the Dike at Morsbach

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beautiful path varied landscape

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28.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

6.57 km

6.33 km

3.12 km

1.52 km

Surfaces

10.9 km

7.49 km

6.21 km

3.63 km

451 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Mine Wendel – La Mine, Carreau Wendel loop from Freyming-Merlebach

Former railway embankment near Marienau

Forest Path

Street Art Murals at the Underpass

Carreau Wendel Mine Headframe

Old Border Stone 920 D

Cycle Path on the Dike at Morsbach

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