Lion of Belfort – Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt loop from Petit-Croix

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

Münsterol Die Burg

Lion of Belfort – Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt loop from Petit-Croix

Hard

5.0

(3)

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Lion of Belfort – Fort Senarmont, Bessoncourt loop from Petit-Croix

03:42

46.6km

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: August 11, 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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The village is located southeast of Belfort, 11km from the latter. Its territory, which covers 116 hectares, is bordered to the north by the Belfort-Mulhouse railway line. It is crossed …

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9.38 km

Fort de Vézelois

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It was built from 1883 to 1886 by the Adrien Hallier company and takes its Boulanger name from the general of the Empire, Michel Ordener.

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12.5 km

View of the Vosges from the Road to Brebotte

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Pleasure cycling through the fields with a view of the Vosges.

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17.7 km

Basses Perches Fort

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Bunkers and defense installations, camouflaged under the grass

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19.5 km

Bridge over the Savoureuse

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Beautiful bridge and beautiful views.

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21.8 km

The Citadel of Belfort is a historically complex building, reflecting five centuries of fortifications. It was built after the conquest of the city in 1687, replacing a medieval castle that previously stood on this rocky outcrop.

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22.4 km

Lion of Belfort

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It is a monumental sculpture from 1880 created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. Completed in 1880, it is entirely made of red sandstone. The …

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24.1 km

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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Named after General Sénarmont, Fort Bessoncourt was built between 1883 and 1886 to close the roads to Colmar and Basel and the railway to Mulhouse, and to support the forts …

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46.6 km

End point

Train Station

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