First pick
St. Arnualer Stiftswald
Wood or forest · 10 m outside the commune
504 ha22.5 km of path
5 hto walk all 22.5 km of path
5.1 km northfrom the center
Chemin Général DoensChemin du Général Bruno von François
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Pejder · Public domain44%woodland
Outdoors in Grosbliederstroff · protected areas, woods and footpaths
44% of Grosbliederstroff is woodland, more than in 8 in 10 French towns
Footpaths add up to 49 km across Grosbliederstroff (3.8 km per km²). No protected area reaches Grosbliederstroff; the nearest, Marais d’Ippling (Natura 2000), is 6.1 km from the town center. Waymarked hiking routes add up to 7 km in Grosbliederstroff. France has no Outdoors Grade yet: these are the figures, each beside the compared towns’ median.
Protected areas
0%
of the commune’s land
Nearest: Marais d’Ippling, 6.1 km
Woodland
44%
of the land, mapped on OpenStreetMap
Compared town: 13%
Footpaths
49 km
3.8 km per km²
Compared town: 1.7 km per km²
Hiking routes
6.9 km
waymarked, GR and others
Compared town: 0.3 km per km²
Parks & woods
9
named, in or within 400 m of the commune
First: St. Arnualer Stiftswald
Throughout this page, the Moselle median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What kind of place
What kind of outdoors place is Grosbliederstroff?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and less good.
A wooded commune44% mapped woodland, more than in 88% of compared French towns, against 13% for the median compared town.A place of footpaths3.8 km per km² of mapped footpath, against 1.7 km per km² for the median compared town.Protected land nearbyMarais d’Ippling (Natura 2000) is 6.1 km from the town center.
What sets Grosbliederstroff apart: its woods, then its footpaths.
Against French towns
How Grosbliederstroff compares with French towns
Each figure against the 3,798 compared French towns (communes with an overall grade): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Described, not graded.
Protected areas0%Share of the land in a national park, regional nature park, nature reserve or Natura 2000 site
22out of 100
Woodland44%Share of the land mapped as forest or woods on OpenStreetMap
88out of 100
Footpaths3.8 km per km²Km of mapped footpath and track open on foot, per km² of the commune
83out of 100
Hiking routes0.5 km per km²Km of waymarked hiking routes (GR and others), per km² of the commune
63out of 100
Percentiles among compared French towns; ties count half.
Towns its size
Grosbliederstroff has the 4th most footpaths per km² of 41 towns its size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population (3,315 to 3,375 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Collégien (5.9 km per km²) to La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (0.1 km per km²).
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | Coast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collégien Seine-et-Marne | 5.9 | 29% | 0% | 165 km |
| 2 | Frépillon Val-d'Oise | 4.3 | 19% | 0.2% | 126 km |
| 3 | Champ-sur-Drac Isère | 3.9 | 51% | 24% | 193 km |
| 4 | Grosbliederstroff Moselle | 3.8 | 44% | 0% | 369 km |
| 5 | Bernin Isère | 3.7 | 28% | 14% | 207 km |
| 6 | Briis-sous-Forges Essonne | 3.5 | 22% | 0.1% | 157 km |
| 7 | Renage Isère | 3.1 | 31% | 0% | 215 km |
| 8 | Saint-Maximin Oise | 3 | 54% | 88% | 120 km |
| 9 | Roscoff Finistère | 3 | 0% | 0.4% | On it |
| 10 | Seilh Haute-Garonne | 3 | 15% | 12% | 156 km |
| 11 | Houplin-Ancoisne Nord | 3 | 4.4% | 0% | 66 km |
| 12 | Buchelay Yvelines | 2.8 | 7.5% | 0% | 108 km |
| 13 | Cocheren Moselle | 2.6 | 36% | 0% | 360 km |
| 14 | Ceyzériat Ain | 2 | 41% | 0.6% | 305 km |
| 15 | Doubs Doubs | 2 | 37% | 0% | 361 km |
| 16 | Le Folgoët Finistère | 1.9 | 3.7% | 0% | 8.1 km |
| 17 | Vourles Rhône | 1.8 | 6.6% | 0% | 240 km |
| 18 | Salles-d'Aude Aude | 1.7 | 12% | 19% | 9 km |
| 19 | Saint-Cast-le-Guildo Côtes-d'Armor | 1.7 | 12% | 100% | On it |
| 20 | Merlimont Pas-de-Calais | 1.6 | 28% | 63% | On it |
| 21 | Aigues-Vives Gard | 1.3 | 4.2% | 13% | 21 km |
| 22 | Hulluch Pas-de-Calais | 1.3 | 7.9% | 0% | 69 km |
| 23 | Mareuil-lès-Meaux Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 18% | 0.6% | 163 km |
| 24 | Boissy-le-Châtel Seine-et-Marne | 1.1 | 20% | 0% | 184 km |
| 25 | Bonifacio Corse-du-Sud | 1.1 | 11% | 18% | On it |
| 26 | Précy-sur-Oise Oise | 1 | 14% | 100% | 119 km |
| 27 | Villelongue-de-la-Salanque Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.8 | 0.1% | 0% | 4.5 km |
| 28 | Étain Meuse | 0.8 | 16% | 0% | 295 km |
| 29 | Wizernes Pas-de-Calais | 0.7 | 6.8% | 100% | 32 km |
| 30 | Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.6 | 4.2% | 0% | 24 km |
| 31 | Veuzain-sur-Loire Loir-et-Cher | 0.5 | 24% | 6.2% | 220 km |
| 32 | Saint-Andiol Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 43 km |
| 33 | Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise | 0.5 | 18% | 0% | 93 km |
| 34 | Saint-André-de-Corcy Ain | 0.3 | 20% | 49% | 272 km |
| 35 | Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre Seine-et-Marne | 0.3 | 13% | 0% | 180 km |
| 36 | Palau-del-Vidre Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.2 | 1% | 2.8% | 7.1 km |
| 37 | Descartes Indre-et-Loire | 0.2 | 15% | 0% | 158 km |
| 38 | Val-au-Perche Orne | 0.2 | 21% | 100% | 128 km |
| 39 | Cérans-Foulletourte Sarthe | 0.2 | 34% | 0% | 139 km |
| 40 | Castillon-la-Bataille Gironde | 0.1 | 12% | 1.5% | 47 km |
| 41 | La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple Tarn-et-Garonne | 0.1 | 9% | 0% | 180 km |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park or wood. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is the commune’s boundary.
Green: parks, gardens and woods mapped on OpenStreetMap, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · INPN / PatriNat · IGN
Places to walk
Parks and woods to walk in, in and around Grosbliederstroff
Named parks, gardens and woods in the commune or within 400 m, the biggest and best-pathed first: St. Arnualer Stiftswald leads, at 504 ha. Directions go to a point inside.
Forêt de Grosbliederstroff
Wood or forest
305 ha14.8 km of path
3 h 15 minto walk all 14.8 km of path
2.5 km southfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Ermerich
Wood or forest
160 ha9.1 km of path
2 hto walk all 9.1 km of path
3.6 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Brandenbusch
Wood or forest
158 ha7.7 km of path
1 h 40 minto walk all 7.7 km of path
1.5 km north-westfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Steybergerwald
Wood or forest
90 ha7.8 km of path
1 h 45 minto walk all 7.8 km of path
2.2 km northfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Zone de Loisirs
Park or garden
4 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
0.6 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
Robert-Jeanrond-Bürgerpark
Park or garden · 210 m outside the commune
2.6 ha
1.6 km south-eastfrom the center
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks, gardens and woods
St. Arnualer StiftswaldWood or forest · 504 ha · 22.5 km of path · just outside
DirectionsForêt de GrosbliederstroffWood or forest · 305 ha · 14.8 km of path
DirectionsErmerichWood or forest · 160 ha · 9.1 km of path
DirectionsBrandenbuschWood or forest · 158 ha · 7.7 km of path
DirectionsSteybergerwaldWood or forest · 90 ha · 7.8 km of path
DirectionsBruchWood or forest · 22 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsZone de LoisirsPark or garden · 4 ha · 1.6 km of path
DirectionsRobert-Jeanrond-BürgerparkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · just outside
DirectionsGemeindewäldchen GüdingenWood or forest · 4.4 ha · just outside
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): named parks, gardens and woods; sizes are the whole site.
Protected areas
Marais d’Ippling is the nearest protected area, 6.1 km away
The protected areas reaching the commune, and the nearest: national parks, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.
Natura 2000 site
Marais d’Ippling
6.1 km from the town center
Share of the commune’s land
Any protected area0%
Designations overlap (a regional park can hold a Natura 2000 site), so the rows don’t add up; the first counts each piece of land once.
Source: INPN / PatriNat, protected areas July 2026, Natura 2000 December 2024; shares of IGN’s commune boundary.
Footpaths and woods
49 km of footpaths and 7 km of hiking routes cross Grosbliederstroff
Paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and waymarked hiking routes, mapped on OpenStreetMap inside the commune; woods are mapped forest and woodland, private woods included.
Footpaths
49 km
3.8 km per km²
Hiking routes
6.9 km
waymarked: 0.5 km per km²
Woodland
44%
about 5.8 km² of mapped woods
Km per km² of the commune · mapped on OpenStreetMap
GrosbliederstroffMoselle medianFrance median
Footpaths3.8
Hiking routes0.5
02.55 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GrosbliederstroffMoselle medianFrance median
Woodland44%
0%50%100%
That is more than in 83% of compared French towns for footpaths per km², and for woodland more than in 88% of compared French towns. Hiking routes often follow paths and lanes already counted, so the two lengths overlap: don’t add them. Every home in Grosbliederstroff is within 800 m of a mapped park or wood, as in most French towns.
4 named hiking routes within 2 km
GR (long-distance)Other named walk
GR 5G Sud5 km
Saarwanderweg / Sentier de la Sarre15 km
Circuit Franco-Allemand n°13.5 km
Circuit des Moulins Kerbach2.9 km
GR 5G Sud passes within 2 km of Grosbliederstroff.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extracts of October 25, 2026 (Geofabrik).
When to get out
The best walking months in Grosbliederstroff: April to September
Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouterhouse, 37 km away, and the daylight at the town’s latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 92 | 80 | 79 | 55 | 78 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 112 |
April is the driest month (55 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 26 °C). 112 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 99 nights a year. The climate in Grosbliederstroff →
Neighbors
Next to Grosbliederstroff
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by the share of their land in protected areas.
SarregueminesSpicherenBehren-lès-ForbachŒtingStiring-WendelWoustvillerGrosbliederstroff
Under 1%1–10 %10–25 %25–50 %50 %+
| Town | Protected | Woodland | Paths (km/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grosbliederstroff | 0% | 44% | 3.8 |
| Sarreguemines 20,143 · 5.9 km | 0.9% | 32% | 2.6 |
| Spicheren 3,143 · 6.1 km | 0% | 39% | 3.1 |
| Behren-lès-Forbach 6,166 · 6.4 km | 0% | 14% | 2.4 |
| Œting 2,599 · 8.2 km | 0% | 31% | 1.8 |
| Stiring-Wendel 10,956 · 8.2 km | 0% | 3.4% | 2.8 |
| Woustviller 2,786 · 9.2 km | 1.6% | 25% | 1.3 |
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protected areas. National-park cores, national parks’ outer areas, regional nature parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites, from INPN. A national park’s core is strictly protected; its outer area and a regional park are charters between communes, not bans. Designations overlap, so the total counts each piece of land once.
- Woodland. Forest and woods as OpenStreetMap maps them, private woods included: woods nobody has mapped are missing, and a mapped wood isn’t necessarily open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footpaths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, then waymarked hiking routes (GR and others) measured apart. A route often follows a path or lane already counted: the two overlap. Paths nobody has mapped are missing.
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (INSEE’s 200 m grid) within 800 m, as the crow flies, of a mapped park, garden or wood edge. It measures nearness, not a way in. Guadeloupe and French Guiana have no grid: their pages say whether the town center is within 800 m.
- The coast. The straight-line distance from the town center to OpenStreetMap’s coastline, which follows the tide line into estuaries. A commune is on the coast when the coastline crosses its boundary.
- No grade yet. U.S. and UK towns have an Outdoors Grade; French towns don’t yet. Each figure is set beside the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade) in the département and in France, each figure its own median.
Questions about the outdoors in Grosbliederstroff
Is Grosbliederstroff in a national or regional nature park?
No. The nearest protected area is Marais d’Ippling, 6.1 km from the town center.
Are there good walks in Grosbliederstroff?
OpenStreetMap maps 49 km of footpaths and tracks open on foot in the commune, 3.8 km per km² (the median compared town: 1.7 km per km²); 7 km of waymarked hiking routes cross it.
How much of Grosbliederstroff is woodland?
44% of the commune is mapped woodland, private woods included; the median compared French town has 13%.
Is Grosbliederstroff near the sea?
No: the coast is 369 km from the town center, as the crow flies.
When is the best time for walking in Grosbliederstroff?
April to September: long days, mild highs and little rain, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest suitable station.
Why is there no Outdoors Grade for French towns?
TownRatings grades the outdoors in the U.S. and the UK; the French figures are new and not graded yet. This page sets each one beside the median compared French town instead.
Sources: INPN / PatriNat (protected areas 2026, Natura 2000 2024) · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (paths, hiking routes, woods, coast, gardens) · INSEE, Filosofi 2021 200 m grid (residents) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Météo-France normals 1991–2020 · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.