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Lake Madine – Butte de Montsec loop from Saint-Mihiel

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Lake Madine – Butte de Montsec loop from Saint-Mihiel

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Lake Madine – Butte de Montsec loop from Saint-Mihiel

03:06

46.0km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: May 14, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de Lorraine

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17.5 km

Fountain and Public Restrooms at Lac de Madine

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fontaine 24/24

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18.3 km

Next to the silhouette of the German soldier is the letter he wrote to his mother and sisters during the First World War. It offers insight into how soldiers lived and how their lives were organized during this troubled time.

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20.9 km

Lake Madine Tour

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Lac de Madine is an artificial lake of almost 10 km², created in the 1970s as a water reservoir for the city of Metz. It is located in the heart of the Lorraine Regional Nature Park and is part of the Natura 2000 network for its ecological value. The lake has two islands, 250 hectares of forest and 42 km of shoreline. In addition to its role in the drinking water supply, it is an important recreational area with two main sites: Nonsard-Lamarche and Heudicourt-sous-les-Côtes. Visitors will find marinas, beaches, cycle and walking routes, restaurants and nature reserves.

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21.4 km

Lake Madine

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Madine Lake is an ideal leisure area for a family walk. You can practice many activities there.

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29.2 km

Butte de Montsec

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On the hill of Montsec in France stands this impressive memorial, erected by the United States in honor of the American troops who broke through the German St. Mihiel salient in September 1918. The monument, a classical colonnade with a bronze relief map in the center, offers a panoramic view of the former battlefield. It symbolizes the cooperation between the French and American armies and commemorates the more than 550,000 American soldiers who took part in this first major, independently led American offensive operation of World War I.

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31.1 km

Saint Lucy's Church

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The current church of Montsec was built in 1929, replacing an older church dating from 1723 that was badly damaged during the First World War. The original church had been restored in 1900, but was completely destroyed during the fighting around the Saint-Mihiel salient. The new church is dedicated to Saint Lucy, patron saint of light, and is a symbol of reconstruction in a village that was almost completely destroyed between 1914 and 1918.

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41.1 km

Former German military cemetery

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The former German military cemetery of Altenweiher was located near Saint-Mihiel in the Meuse department, a region that was badly affected during the First World War. The cemetery was built by the German troops to bury their fallen soldiers in the area, often near field hospitals or strategic positions. After the war, many of these smaller cemeteries, including Altenweiher, were cleared and the remains transferred to larger collective cemeteries such as those at Consenvoye or Andilly, as part of a wider regrouping of German war graves by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. Today, little remains of Altenweiher, but it stands as a quiet reminder of the scale of human loss in this region.

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46.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.5 km

6.44 km

6.29 km

4.08 km

3.44 km

313 m

Surfaces

31.5 km

6.00 km

3.30 km

2.83 km

2.41 km

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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Lake Madine – Butte de Montsec loop from Saint-Mihiel

Lake Madine Adventure Park

Fountain and Public Restrooms at Lac de Madine

Letter from a German soldier

Lake Madine Tour

Lake Madine

Butte de Montsec

Saint Lucy's Church

Former German military cemetery

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