Véronne Pond – Lac du Malsaucy loop from Mandrevillars

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

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Véronne Pond – Lac du Malsaucy loop from Mandrevillars

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Véronne Pond – Lac du Malsaucy loop from Mandrevillars

03:09

45.6km

510m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 13.3 km for 1.13 km

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12.2 km

Étang du Malsaucy

Highlight • Lake

The Malsaucy pond is the largest body of water in the Territoire de Belfort department. As such, many activities on this nautical base: pedal boat, supervised swimming, sandy beach, mini-golf, picnic ...

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12.7 km

Véronne Pond

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The Étang de la Véronne is one of the many bodies of water that make up the Malsaucy site. Particularly appreciated by fishermen, you may find enthusiasts who can tell you more about the fauna and flora found in and around the pond.

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13.2 km

Véronne Pond

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nature house nearby and swimming at Lake Malsaucy.

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20.7 km

Fort de Giromagny

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The fort of Giromagny, built between 1875 and 1879, is part of a line of defense called Haute-Moselle set up at the same time. It was used during the First and Second World Wars, but remained abandoned for a long time.

It was bought by the municipality in 1988. Since then, it has been restored and is open to visitors.

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20.9 km

Enduro trail at Fort Dorsner

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on this site there is a bike park and a downhill track

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29.6 km

Lac du Malsaucy

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This large lake is a popular stop along the cycling routes around Belfort, with beautiful views over the water and the surrounding nature.

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38.8 km

Canal from Montbéliard to Haute-Saône at Essert

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It was after the loss of Alsace in 1871 that the government of the Third Republic decided in 1878 to build canals in Eastern France to allow the movement of goods, and in particular steel products from Lorraine to Franche. -Comté, between the Nancy region and those of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. One of the first projects concerned the construction of the Canal de l'Est which began around 1875 and completed in 1887, then that of the Canal de la Haute-Saône which was to connect the remaining French part of the Canal du Rhône au Rhine to the Canal de l'Est . The aim was also to serve the Ronchamp coal mines and allow the coal produced in its shafts to be evacuated.

In 1881 the project was largely defined and received approval from the Administration. The first blows of the pickaxes were given in 1882 but the difficulties encountered during the drilling of the Châlonvillars and Chérimont tunnels, the enormous volume of excavated material, due to the deep trenches and the significant embankments, meant that the initial budget turned out to be under -evaluated. As sufficient additional funds were slow to come, the project dragged on and completion could not take place before the end of the First World War which returned Alsace and its waterways to France. As the usefulness of the canal was no longer established, the entire project was called into question and only the section (12.5 km) connecting the Rhône-Rhine canal to the port of Botans was completed and filled with water in 1926. This port, managed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, served until the 1970s as a coal port for Belfort. At the beginning of the 21st century, only rare pleasure boats still used it. On April 26, 2018, in view of the upcoming closure of the section, the last boats left the port of Botans. The banks are a place for walks appreciated by residents of the Belfort-Montbéliard urban area: it is the Coulée Verte of the canal which allows hikers and cyclists to go from the lock located between Essert and Châlonvillars (Haute-Saône ) at the Prés-la-Rose park in Montbéliard (Doubs), by taking EuroVélo 6 from a point located in the commune of Étupes.

The Champagney basin initially constituted the water reserve (13 million m³) for regulating the water level in the canal. Currently, it is a lake very popular with local fishermen and swimmers.

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43.3 km