With accelerating global warming, the electric shock of confinement, the green wave in municipal elections, the need to resume regular physical activity and the recent Elysian instructions, it may be time to “change the path”. And therefore to opt more regularly for the Charles-le-Téméraire cycle route – that’s good because the missing link between Arnaville and Custines was inaugurated last year – to the detriment of the noisy and polluting A31. Yes, but is it realistic?
Travel time
If your name is not Bernard Hinault – he took 1h39 in 1978 when he won the Metz-Nancy time trial on the Tour de France – see rather wide to cover the 69 km that separate the Place d’Armes in Metz from Place Stan in Nancy by the cycle route. If you are in good physical shape, you can consider putting in less than three hours, but if you quickly get out of breath while climbing the stairs, count 4 or even 5 hours with the breaks compared to 46 minutes for a journey by car via the A31. (for 57.9 km) and 44 minutes (on average) by TER.
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The cost
There, the advantage undoubtedly goes to the bike ride since it will cost you nothing, with the exception of the two liters of water and the box of Pépito that you will have on board to comfort you during the essential mussipontaine break, facing to the Premonstratensians. The TER journey will cost you € 12.10, by car 5 to 8 euros.
Security
Tired of all those trucks, speed cameras and traffic jams on the A31? So go for the bicycle highway, the Blue Lane (V50). The only exceptions to the 69 km journey between Metz and Nancy, the Corny-sur-Moselle bridge (big black spot), and two portions shared with cars, Autreville-Millery, and Custines, which we advise against if you are with small children.
The decor
Admit that we have seen worse than a journey that begins with the Place d’Armes, at the foot of the magnificent Metz Saint-Étienne cathedral, ends on the exceptional Place Stanislas and passes in front of the Roman aqueduct of Jouy-aux -Arches. On the 70 km route, it is the history of Lorraine that we trace …
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