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Great East

Sarrebourg-Château-Salins

Gunderchingen

The Valley of the Lock Keepers – The Great Lock of Réchicourt loop from Gondrexange − Domaine Kertzing

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France

Great East

Sarrebourg-Château-Salins

Gunderchingen

The Valley of the Lock Keepers – The Great Lock of Réchicourt loop from Gondrexange − Domaine Kertzing

Hard

4.9

(14)

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The Valley of the Lock Keepers – The Great Lock of Réchicourt loop from Gondrexange − Domaine Kertzing

04:44

78.8km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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2.57 km

Canal de la Marne au Rhin Cycle Path

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A beautiful bike path leads along the Rhine-Marne Canal here. At this point you pass the Etang de Gondrexange, a large lake where you can also swim, camp, fish or go boating.

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25.5 km

Viswald

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28.9 km

Reservoir on the old canal

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Nice bike and hiking trail along the old canal. At some locks you can still see the old mechanics. I posted a picture with a text like it used to be. You can collect nice impressions

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29.0 km

One of the most beautiful sections of the trip: the disused canal, rendered useless by the boat lift. Every few hundred meters, there's a lock with an idyllic lock-keeper's cottage along a gently sloping bike path.

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29.2 km

Old Lock Staircase and Lock Keeper's House

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The old canal is now more than ever a real highlight, the many old locks tell a long story from the good old days when not everything was "smart" 😉🚵‍♂️

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29.8 km

Former lock keeper's house

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Beautiful section of the cycle path

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31.7 km

The Valley of the Lock Keepers

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The Lock Keepers' Valley is an 8.5-kilometer-long cycle path along the Marne-Rhine Canal. It is dotted with 17 locks, now unused, which once allowed visitors to cross the threshold of the Vosges Mountains. They were replaced by the Arzviller boat lift. The small lock-keepers' houses with their pinkish plasterwork and the somewhat wild nature make the area particularly bucolic.

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67.7 km

The Great Lock of Réchicourt

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Impressive lock 16 meters high on the Marne-Rhine canal. It is an ideal bivouac spot, you will find many picnic tables as well as barbecues and even a shared library. The site is remarkably maintained by the Voies Navigales de France and the atmosphere is particularly pleasant.

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78.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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30.9 km

25.2 km

12.1 km

6.08 km

4.33 km

134 m

Surfaces

64.3 km

13.3 km

715 m

516 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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The Valley of the Lock Keepers – The Great Lock of Réchicourt loop from Gondrexange − Domaine Kertzing

Canal de la Marne au Rhin Cycle Path

Reservoir on the old canal

Along the disused canal

Old Lock Staircase and Lock Keeper's House

Former lock keeper's house

The Valley of the Lock Keepers

The Great Lock of Réchicourt

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