Return to Norroy, then, in front of the church, take on the left the road towards Villers-sous-Prény, which winds round Hill 372.
GERMAN OBSERVATION-POST ON THE TOP OF HILL 372. ENTRANCE TO PRÊTRE WOOD (coming from Norroy)
On leaving Norroy, the road rises sharply, then zigzags down the side of Hill 372. One kilometre from Norroy, and 100 yards to the left of the road, is a veritable village of concrete and stone, built in a quarry by the Germans, with shelters in the rock more than thirty feet deep. It served as a Post of Commandment, and was fitted with a telephone exchange which directed the artillery-fire in the Prêtre Wood sector.
The road continues to descend to Villers-sous-Prény (2 km.). There is a German cemetery on the left, before entering the village, many houses of which are in ruins.
At Villers take I. C. 13 on the right to Vandières (3 km.), where N. 52 bis is joined. Take same on the left to Metz.
This road, which runs alongside the Moselle, is picturesque, but in bad condition, especially between Arnaville and Metz. (N. 57 from Pont-à-Mousson to Metz, on the right bank of the Moselle, is in much better condition, but less picturesque.)