• Historic times
  • The Great War in the Meuse 1914-1918
    • The Battlefield of Verdun
      Verdun, Capital of the Great War
    • Battle sites of the Argonne area
    • The battle sites of Saint-Mihiel, Les Eparges and the Woëvre
    • The rear of the French Front Line
      The rear of the German Front Line
  • Nasium, the Gallo-Roman town
  • The Duchies of Bar and Lorraine
    • Bar-le-Duc, former capital of the Duchy of Lorraine
    • Marville, the Spanish Renaissance
    • Ligier Richier, sculptor of the Renaissance
    • Stanislas, Duke of Lorraine
  • The Meuse, a Frontier Territory
    • Montmédy Citadel
    • Fortified churches in Meuse
  • Joan of Arc and the Middle Ages
    • Vaucouleurs
    • Gombervaux
    • Domrémy la Pucelle
  • Art Nouveau in the Meuse
    • Art Nouveau in the Meuse
    • The artists of the Ecole de Nancy
  • The Great Men who have marked the Meuse and Characters of Today
    • Inventors
    • Men of Politics and Historical Figures
    • Artists
    • Characters of Today
  • From rural heritage to remarkable churches
    • The Lorraine architecture
    • Washhouses and fountains
    • Remarkable sites and religious buildings
  • Museums of the Meuse
  • Researching your ancestors, genealogy
• Ideas on how to spend a day
  • Major events in Meuse
  • Lorraine Gastronomy and specialities of the Meuse
    • Specialities of the Meuse
    • Lorraine Gastronomy
    • The Mirabelle of Lorraine
    • Meuse truffle
    • Meuse beers and wines
  • Ideas for excursions
  • Skills and talents
• Natural trend
  • Hunting and fishing in the Meuse
    • The Meuse – the angler’s paradise
    • Hunting
  • Watersports activities
    • Madine lake
    • Leisure centres
    • The river Meuse and the canals, river tourism
    • Canoeing
  • The environment and nature
    • Lorraine regional nature reserve
    • Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement
    • Flora and fauna
    • Parks and gardens
  • Art and nature
  • Natura 2000
  • Horse riding
  • Hiking
    • Trails and footpaths
    • Argonne forest
    • Hiking with donkeys
  • Active leisure activities
    • Caving
    • Golf
    • Paint-balling
  • Cycling
    • Biking in the Meuse
    • Hiring and repairing one’s bike
  • Aerodromes, microlight clubs, hot-air balloons...
• Ideas for breaks
  • Ideas for breaks
  • The Meuse, a camper van destination

Biking in the Meuse

The Meuse, the cyclo destination !

The Meuse by bike also means:
- a network of short routes alternating forests, farming and meadows
- trails for all levels, the toughest containing over 1000 metres of height difference, and others across plains and valleys
- few or no traffic lights!
- some surprising discoveries
- some unexpected delights.
 

 

 

The Voie Verte (greenway)

The Voie Verte greenway (29 km long and minimum width 2.5 metres) begins at Fains-les-Sources, at the drawbridge over the canal, 3 km north of Bar-le-Duc. On arriving at Bar-le-Duc, the greenway passes under the railway and the road. A trellis footbridge takes you across the next lock. A canal bridge crosses the Ornain. The Voie Verte continues along the canal as far as the château de Marbeaumont, which is worth the detour. A tour of the town is a must, with its station in front of the monument to Pierre and Ernest Michaux at the bottom of the Rue du Bourg, which you'll take to explore the fine buildings in the upper town.
The Voie Verte continues with a new section under the road and railway, and then another canal bridge, which requires care. It runs through the pretty villages of Longeville-en-Barrois and Tannois followed by the more industrial Tronville-en-Barrois, before reaching the port of Ligny-en-Barrois, where there is a pull-in.
At Longeaux, the trail changes banks. A new canal bridge crosses the Ornain, and crossing the trellis footbridge again requires care.
The Voie Verte then arrives at Naix-aux-Forges, the site of an important Gallo-Roman town, Nasium, near the Leuque oppidum, dating from the end of the Stone Age. The maintained track ends at Saint-Amand-sur-Ornain.

Practical information

Whole-day or half-day accompanied outings and historic commentaries on the battle of 1916.

Information obtainable from the ASPTT sports association

Tel: +33 (0)3 29 86 71 23 or +33 (0)3 29 84 23 07.

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