Lion of Belfort – Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt loop from Petit-Croix
Lion of Belfort – Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt loop from Petit-Croix
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Lion of Belfort – Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt loop from Petit-Croix
03:42
46.5km
490m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 25, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 23.9 km for 90 m
After 24.4 km for 93 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.72 km
Saint-Julien Church of Novillard
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History: The history of Novillard begins before 1251 but it is only on this date that we find the name of the village mentioned in an act concerning the priory of Froidefontaine in the form of Nueviller. The stronghold was part of the seigniory of Rougemont-le-Château in 1125, when Frederick I of Ferrette endowed the monastery of Valdieu, currently in the department of Haut-Rhin. A church then existed in Novillard, whose parish also included Eschêne, Autrage and Rechotte, all three currently grouped together in the commune of Autrechêne. Novillard was also the chief town of a town hall depending on the seigniory of Rougemont (of which it marked the southern limit) then the provostship of Angeot, seigniory of Belfort. The fate of the village generally follows that of the surrounding villages: attachment to the domains of the House of Austria from 1350 to 1648. The Saint-Julien church was built in the 1770s. In 1803 the population was 171 inhabitants, and 210 in the 1999 census. The activity of the commune is essentially agricultural.
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9.38 km
Fort de Vézelois
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Fort Ordener was built at the same time and with the aim of covering Fort Bessoncourt. His role was to control the roads coming from Switzerland as well as the Mulhouse railway line.
From 1893 this fort was linked to a number of other forts around Belfort by a strategic railway.
During the two World Wars Fort Ordener was inactive. It will then be used as an ammunition depot for the army.
Fort Ordener was bought by the municipality of Vézelois in 1999. The association "Le Renouveau du Fort de Vézelois" takes care of the restoration and communication around the fort.
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12.5 km
View of the Vosges from the Road to Brebotte
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17.7 km
Basses Perches Fort
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19.5 km
Bridge over the Savoureuse
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21.8 km
Belfort Citadel and Ramparts
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22.4 km
Lion of Belfort
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24.1 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
24.6 km
Fort de la Justice
Fort
25.3 km
Fort de la Miotte
Fort
29.4 km
Batterie de Bromont
Ruins
32.2 km
Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt
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Opening hours: Visit at 3 p.m. on Sundays from May to September
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46.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.6 km
11.7 km
8.72 km
8.49 km
1.10 km
510 m
454 m
Surfaces
15.9 km
14.6 km
6.31 km
4.99 km
3.89 km
602 m
207 m
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Elevation
Highest point (440 m)
Lowest point (340 m)
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