Aux sources de la Canche

Sars-le-Bois, Rue du Bois cemetery.

(S/E) Join the D 79E1, opposite the church. Turn left and follow it for 300 m until you reach the edge of the hamlet

(1) Follow Rue de la Canche to the right. Cross the source of the Canche and head up towards Berlencourt-le Cauroy. Ignore two turnings on the right and, after crossing the Canche again, you will reach a T-junction opposite the church.

(2) Turn left and you will reach a fork. Continue on the right and you will reach a crossroads. Turn left onto the small road (Rue de la Solette) which heads towards Denier, climbing to the top at a fork.

(3) Turn right onto a path that can be a little difficult in places and reach the D79E1. Cross it and continue straight ahead on the path. After 800 metres, you will find another path that branches off to the right.

(4) Take this path and, further on, follow the right-hand bend and you will reach a small road at the entrance to Liencourt.

(5) Follow it to the left and, 200 m further on, turn right. Reach a T-junction and turn right again. A hundred metres further on, turn left onto a good path and arrive opposite a wood.

(6) Follow this path to the left. Cross the D339 (take care) and continue along the path opposite, which runs alongside the Bois du Tabard (which has seen better days). You will then reach a small road.

(7) Turn left onto this road and you will reach a crossroads. Take the Chemin d'Abbeville on the right towards a wood. Opposite the wood, the path turns left and reaches a fork. Take the path on the right towards the wind turbine to reach a T-junction.

(8) Turn right towards the arched passageway. This area can be very wet, but if necessary, go through the field on the left. The path then improves and joins a road. Take this road on the left towards Sus-Saint-Léger.

(9) Shortly before a crossroads, take a good path on the right. Pass close to a farm and reach a small road. Follow it to the right and reach a crossroads. Continue straight ahead on the GRP® de l'Artois. This is a pretty path that crosses the Bois de l'Hêtraie and joins the D339.

(10) Cross it (carefully) to take the path opposite and reach a small road. Continue straight ahead along the path (which is not shown on maps and is not maintained) and you will soon reach a small road. Follow it to the left, pass in front of a chapel (and there, your jaw will drop!) and reach the D79. Cross it to take the small road opposite. After a right turn, then another left turn, you will arrive at a T-junction.

(11) Leave this small road and continue straight ahead on the wide Chemin Becquerelle, heading north, until you reach the D54E1.

(12) Follow it straight ahead, still heading north, until you reach the entrance to Magnicourt-sur-Canche with the town hall on your right and the church on your left.

(13) Turn left at the church onto Rue d'en-Bas, ignore a road on the left and continue to a fork.

(14) Take the street on the right and, about a hundred metres further on, just after the houses, take the path going uphill on the right into the woods, which joins the D54.

(15) At the crossroads, take the^{second road} on the right (house on the corner). The tarmac gives way to a good path that turns right and reaches a road.

(16) Follow it to the left to reach the village of Sars-le-Bois. In front of the church, you will reach a T-junction. Follow the D79E1 to the right and then quickly to the left to join the (S/E).

Good shoes and walking stick(s) recommended

There is a car park in front of Magnicourt Town Hall (14). I think you can also start from there.