View of Lorraine – St. Oranna Pilgrimage Chapel loop from Berus

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View of Lorraine – St. Oranna Pilgrimage Chapel loop from Berus

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View of Lorraine – St. Oranna Pilgrimage Chapel loop from Berus

02:13

7.90km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Westlich Berus

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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619 m

Monument "For the Great Europeans" and Observation Tower (Berus)

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Wide view over the German-French border possible.
In the cafe of the Berus Clinic next door it is easy to recover.

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1.13 km

View of Lorraine

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Here you have a beautiful view of the Lorraine region

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1.78 km

Beruser Kalksteinbruch Nature Reserve

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Supplying the Völklinger Hütte from limestone quarries in Lorraine became uneconomical due to rising transport costs. Therefore, this limestone quarry was acquired in 1912, expanded to 50 hectares and provided …

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2.33 km

Lotharingian Cross on the Border

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The cross on the border

The cross with two crossbars - an ancient symbol of Christianity - appears in Lorraine from the middle of the 15th century. It was an …

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5.76 km

German-French Friendship Monument

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should always be maintained

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5.88 km

Vis-à-Vis Children's Handprints Path

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once each on the German and French side

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6.49 km

St. Oranna Pilgrimage Chapel

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Traditionally single women pray in the Oranna chapel. And if you do it with the necessary fervor, you will soon find a suitable man. Sometimes not. ;-)

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6.89 km

View of Europa-Sender (Europe 1 Transmitter) and information plaque

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on the way back to Germany you keep an eye on this object longer

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7.90 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.85 km

2.00 km

559 m

495 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.87 km

2.44 km

1.24 km

800 m

559 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 16 October

15°C

7°C

81 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

April 9, 2023,Berus - Alter Grenzweg

Very nice short hike. Consistently paved paths with beautiful views.

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January 1, 2025,Europadenkmal in Berus – Ausblick ins Lothringer Land Runde von Berus

A lovely New Year's hike and the sun was finally shining again after days of fog. When you think about the fact that you can simply walk from Germany to France without any border controls, we can be proud to live in Europe. And we should definitely protect and preserve that.

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September 5, 2021,Alter Grenzweg bei Berus

Been walking the Grenzweg again for a long time. Attention in France, GGG is strictly controlled. If you want to stop by Le Chalet du Chemin, you should have your vaccination certificate with you.

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September 29, 2021,Alter Grenzweg Berus/Berviller

Nice path, nice hike for in between.
The route is generally not so well signposted.
But since it leads over some of the paths of the Beruser table tour, you can't get lost. :)

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September 27, 2022,Berus Grenzsteine und andere schöne Ecken "Freddie M" vonEla's geplanten; 27.09.22🗓; 16.47🕰

It should be a tour that doesn't go off the beaten path, completely in a hurry and without much thought. Since this was just right for Ela. On the way there I drove out of the sun and into the rain. That made me doubt the decision. On the 🅿️ under the European Monument it wasn't that sparkling, but it …

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April 21, 2024,Chemin de la Frontière - Grenzpfad Berviller (F)

The border path is about 7 km long. The start and finish point is the town hall of Berviller. The hike takes 2 to 3 hours. The route is signposted with the official emblem of Europe. There are bilingual information boards at the 15 stations on the circular route.
We started in Überherrn-Berus Oranna Chapel Berus 🥾

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August 11, 2023,"Alter Grenzweg" - von Berus nach Berviller

For the evening round we met today at the European Monument for the Old Border Path.
It should be a sunset tour. But then we didn't wait for any more shooting stars, as originally thought.
A nice hike, unfortunately mostly on gravel paths.

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April 27, 2025,Berus-Berviller-Runde☀️

We had a really nice hike today.
The view was incredibly beautiful 😍
Except for the trail through the small wooded area between the Oranna Chapel towards the border crossing, which isn't recommended; it's very overgrown in places, and there are fallen trees along the path.
It was still fun climbing over and under the undergrowth 😉.

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