Broom walk from Waharday

The deforested hillsides in the Waharday, Chéoux and Hodister area have been repopulated with various species of shrubs, notably broom, which has taken root there in their thousands.
When they flower in May, they light up the whole area with their characteristic magnificent yellow colour.
The icing on the cake is that the numerous meadows are also illuminated in yellow by buttercups.
A real feast for the eyes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.97 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 294 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 299 m

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    Highest point: 433 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 260 m

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Description of the walk

(7) Turnstile: turn right just after the horse paddock... and not before.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 352 m - Waharday picnic shelter
  2. 1 : km 0.86 - alt. 393 m - Wood
  3. 2 : km 1.95 - alt. 377 m - Sharp fork
  4. 3 : km 3.17 - alt. 296 m - At Gros Chêne
  5. 4 : km 4.15 - alt. 267 m - Chéoux
  6. 5 : km 5.28 - alt. 332 m - Cross
  7. 6 : km 5.87 - alt. 362 m - Y-junction
  8. 7 : km 7.1 - alt. 375 m - Turnstile
  9. 8 : km 7.52 - alt. 404 m - Bati Houba
  10. 9 : km 8.35 - alt. 429 m - Electricity point
  11. 10 : km 9.67 - alt. 419 m - Han du Wé
  12. 11 : km 11.46 - alt. 321 m - Route
  13. 12 : km 12.68 - alt. 388 m - Right-angle crossroads
  14. 13 : km 14.01 - alt. 394 m - Four-pronged fork
  15. 14 : km 14.71 - alt. 391 m - Crossroads
  16. 15 : km 15.35 - alt. 341 m - Houbompré stream
  17. S/E : km 15.97 - alt. 352 m - Waharday picnic shelter

Notes

There are no shops along the route, but there is a drinking fountain behind the church in the Chéoux cemetery and two picnic shelters along the route: one at the starting point and the other at La Journalle, on the hillside on the outskirts of Chéoux.

Worth a visit

Things to see on the last 3 kilometres: a few educational panels on forest life, the Hêtre à la Vierge du Fays beech tree, an educational pond and a mini arboretum.

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