Around Prémont

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Put on your best walking boots and leave Prémont behind to immerse yourself in a green setting where hedgerows and meadows flourish at every turn. The paths, guardians of a thousand rural secrets, will guide you to Becquigny, a little haven where birdsong punctuates the tranquillity of the place. Then head for Bohain-en-Vermandois, a town of brick buildings and contrasts, where the history of textiles is revealed around every corner of its lively streets. Between authentic heritage and bucolic landscapes, this loop promises a refreshing break full of character.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.55 km
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    Average duration: 5h 50 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 100 m
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    Descent: - 101 m
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    Highest point: 165 m
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    Lowest point: 126 m
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite the town hall, Rue du Général Tyson.

(S/E)Opposite the town hall, turn right onto Rue du Général Tyson, then turn right again onto Rue Romulus. At the next intersection, turn left, and just before the cemetery, turn right onto Rue du Tour de Ville.

(1) At the intersection with Rue Messagère, turn left. At the end of this section, turn left onto Rue du Bois Mirand.

(2) At the intersection with Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs Chapel, take Rue de Prémont on the right and pass under the railway bridge.

(3) When you reach the D8, cross Rue René Hideux carefully without taking the left lane. Opposite the church, turn right onto Place du Général de Gaulle, continue along Rue d'en Bas and ignore the path on your left.

(4) At the three-way junction with the Route de Becquigny, continue straight ahead on the Chemin des Dames towards Bohain-en-Vermandois, without taking the street on the right. At the intersection with Rue de la Libération, keep right, then at the crossroads with Rue du Pont du Roy, continue straight ahead on the Rue de Bellevue and go down the stairs.

(5) In the bend of Rue du Château, at the lion fountain, turn right and follow this road to Place du Général de Gaulle. From there, turn left onto Rue Jean Jaurès towards Brancourt-le-Grand and cross the railway line.

(6) At the Chemin des Ramettes crossroads, turn left, then right onto Chemin du Cens de Brancourt. At the junction with the D28, turn left again and drive past Archie's farm.

(7) When you reach the Chemin de Fraicourt junction, turn right and continue to the farm of the same name. Then take the road on the left. At the Gilcourt farm path, turn right twice.

(8) At the three-way junction, turn left onto the path leading to Prémont. At the Tour de Ville path, turn left, then turn right at the end of this path.

(9) At the junction with Rue de Bohain, turn left. When you reach Rue de Largillère, follow the bend to the right onto Rue du Général Tyson and continue to the town hall car park. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 162 m - Car park Rue du Général Tyson
  2. 1 : km 0.53 - alt. 149 m - Intersection of Rue Messagère
  3. 2 : km 1.57 - alt. 156 m - Crossroads Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
  4. 3 : km 5.35 - alt. 162 m - D8 crossroads
  5. 4 : km 8.33 - alt. 131 m - Three-way junction Route de Becquigny
  6. 5 : km 9.87 - alt. 133 m - Turn at Rue du Château
  7. 6 : km 10.94 - alt. 139 m - Intersection of Chemin des Ramettes
  8. 7 : km 13.86 - alt. 151 m - Intersection of Chemin de Fraicourt
  9. 8 : km 17.45 - alt. 157 m - Three-way junction
  10. 9 : km 19 - alt. 149 m - Intersection of Rue de Bohain
  11. S/E : km 19.55 - alt. 162 m - Car park on Rue Général Tyson

Notes

The route is easy but not signposted. The terrain is earth, grass, stones and tarmac. Wear suitable footwear.

(S/E) Outdoor sports complex, cemetery.
(2) Chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Bois de la Fermiette.
(3) Calvary, St-Jean-Baptiste Church, Town Hall, Oratory.
(4) Outdoor sports complex.
(5) Lion fountain, Town Hall, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Train station.
(9) Parish church.

Worth a visit

(5) Family home of Henri Matisse.

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