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Ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu walks
Le Canal historique et l'héritage minier de Houdeng-Aimeries
Visorando Member
8.26 mi
+312 ft
-344 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from La Louvière (Hainaut)
The appeal of this walk lies in the way it combines the region’s mining history with the tranquil beauty of the historic Canal du Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring its boat lifts—now operational again—and other infrastructure dating back over 100 years, bearing witness to the ingenuity of their designers.
Cycling along the paths of Thieu
Tourist office8.87 mi
+446 ft
-449 ft
1.5 hrs
Easy
Departure from La Louvière (Hainaut)
Thieu, a village situated between two waterways – between the new and old Canal du Centre – offers a wide variety of landscapes, ranging from waterside views to countryside scenery.
Engineering structures around Strépy-Bracquegnies
8.90 mi
+709 ft
-702 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from Wallonie
During this easy walk, you will discover some prodigious engineering works built on the Canal du Centre, culminating in the Strépy-Thieu funicular lift,the second largest boat lift in the world.
The canals in the centre, the old and the new, via Strépy-Bracquegnies
10.82 mi
+331 ft
-328 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from Wallonie
Starting from the Strépy-Thieu funicular lift, the walk takes you on a discovery of the infrastructure of both canals, the historic and the recent.Four lifts, two drawbridges, two swing bridges and a few other remains, documented on four-language information panels, enhance the walk along the historic canal to its junction with the new canal at its eastern end.
Walks near Ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu
Braine-le-Comte – Meslin-l’Evèque
16.43 mi
+230 ft
-417 ft
7h 45
Difficult
Departure from Braine-le-Comte (Hainaut)
The second stage of the Tour de Wallonie takes us today from the town of Braine-le-Comte to Meslin-l’Evèque, a small village in the municipality of Ath to the north-east. We will mainly be walking along small country lanes as we cross this beautiful, gently rolling Hainaut countryside, passing through a few small villages and other hamlets such as Horrues. A short detour of a few metres to view Thoricourt Castle from behind its gates before crossing part of the infamous Ghislenghien industrial estate.
Erquelines – Soumoy
20.24 mi
+1,178 ft
-886 ft
10h 20
Difficult
Departure from Erquelinnes (Hainaut)
Here is a stage whose first section may put some people off. It covers the 12 kilometres along the N40 to Beaumont.
The scenery along the route changes gradually as you approach the Eau d’Heure lakes. The slopes become steeper as you get closer to your destination, the little village of Soumoy. The arrival point – and the starting point for the following day – is chosen at random.