Justice Fort – Miotte Tower loop from Meroux-Moval
Justice Fort – Miotte Tower loop from Meroux-Moval
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Justice Fort – Miotte Tower loop from Meroux-Moval
02:16
30.7km
330m
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: April 26, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 10.1 km for 110 m
After 13.1 km for 93 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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6.68 km
Réduit du Bosmont
Fort
11.9 km
View of the Belfort citadel
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It is a historic strategic military defensive center, the fortified place of Belfort, the fortifications of Eastern France, the iron belt and the towns fortified by Marshal of France Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Its status as an “impregnable” fortress of the Belfort gap was commemorated in the 19th century by the monuments Lion of Belfort and Monument of the Three Sieges of Belfort, by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi.
The citadel is the subject of multiple protections as historical monuments: a classification on October 23, 1907 (Brisach gate) modified by a classification on August 20, 1913, a classification on March 6, 1923 (Advanced works: advanced bastion B, exterior walls and roofing of the bastion, wall of the rampart and its cover going from bastion B to the gate of Brisach, wall of the rampart and its cover going from the gate of Brisach to the castle, ditches which complete the defense system of the 17th century), an inscription on 13 August 1993 (covered factory canal) and a classification on April 29, 1997 (All the works constituting the castle and its fortifications)1.
On September 18, 2020, the citadel was designated a “favorite monument of the French” during the France 3 program The Favorite Monument of the French, on the occasion of European Heritage Days.
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12.8 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
13.1 km
Commemorative Plaque of the 428th Pioneer Regiment at Fort de la Justice
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13.2 km
Justice Fort
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14.1 km
Miotte Tower
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It is only open to visitors on Sundays between 10:00 and 12:00 and admission costs EUR 5.
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14.8 km
Étang des Forges
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15.1 km
Étang des Forges
Lake
20.0 km
Railway of global interest
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The service will however be of short duration since the lines gradually disappear from 1932 (closure of the Réchésy line). The northern line (Étueffont, Rougemont, Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont) was closed in 1936, except for the Étueffont-Haut branch. In 1938, the Sochaux line disappeared in turn. Only the Belfort - Étueffont-Haut line remained until July 4, 1948.
The network is mainly built along the roads, the army having refused the creation of new embankments, for strategic reasons.
All the lines are electrified with single-phase current at a voltage of 6,600 volts 25 Hz2.
Electricity is produced by the Chanois des Houillères de Ronchamp power station and then distributed by the Belfort substation. The rolling stock consists of railcars3.
After an extension project abandoned in 1921, electric traction was abandoned in favor of steam in 1922, following the non-renewal of the contract with the coal mines. It was then restored in the 1920s and then disappeared in 1934. The service was then provided by railcars.
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28.8 km
calvary
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30.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
14.4 km
5.33 km
5.09 km
4.35 km
1.39 km
239 m
Surfaces
10.2 km
7.30 km
6.79 km
4.17 km
1.67 km
684 m
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Elevation
Highest point (440 m)
Lowest point (350 m)
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