Circular route starting from Montcornet

An easy walk that takes you through part of the Lislet wind farm and allows you to stroll through the narrow streets and alleyways of Montcornet. It also offers a chance to reflect on a bit of history: the Battle of Montcornet on 16 and 17 May 1940, featuring Colonel Charles de Gaulle. Finally, there is an interesting heritage site to discover: the Church of Saint-Martin in Montcornet.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.97 mi
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    Average duration: 3h 00 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 276 ft
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    Descent: - 295 ft

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    Highest point: 509 ft
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    Lowest point: 361 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Montcornet (02340)
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    Start/End: N 49.694655° / E 4.015481°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2710E, 2809O, 2810O
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Description of the walk

Park at the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville in Montcornet (free).

(S/E) Walk up the square and take thefirst street on the left (Rue Paul Doumer). Follow it for 100 m until you reach its junction with Rue Saint-Martin, just past number 16.

(1) Turn right and continue for 100 m. Walk round the back of the church and head down to the right before the war memorial. Cross Rue du Calvaire (D946). Turn left towards Lislet (D36), then turn immediately right to walk down Rue de la Fontaine to Place de l’Industrie.

(2) Turn into a narrow street to the left of the bakery, cross the Hurtaut (metal footbridge) and turn left, following the river. At the first junction, turn right and follow the narrow street until it joins Rue Clemenceau.

(3) Turn left and follow the pavement for 100 m before carefully crossing the Route de Reims (D966) and turning onto Chemin de l’Abbé Bonnet. Follow the path for approximately 1.4 km until you reach two rows of fruit trees, which you should walk past on the right.

(4) After these orchards, turn left at the edge of a wooded area and continue straight on for 900 m.

(5) At the bottom of the slope, turn left, then immediately right onto a grassy track which leads back to the D966.

(6) Cross the D966 and carry on straight ahead along a stony track heading straight towards the first wind turbines. At the junction, carry on straight ahead and continue for 500 metres.

(7) Turn left and follow this track for 1.4 km until you reach the first houses in the village of Lislet.

(8) Turn left onto Rue Montelette, then right to head down the Grande Rue (D593). Pass the town hall. At the next junction, carry on straight ahead along Rue de Montcornet (D36) and cross the bridge over the Hurtaut.

(9) After the Carrefour Market shop, turn right onto a footpath that leads up towards Rue de l’Écho. Once you reach this street, turn right and continue for 300 m, ignoring the streets on either side, until you reach a flight of steps which you must climb to emerge onto Rue Léo Lagrange.

(10) Turn left and walk up this street for 300 metres until you reach a narrow lane on the left, just past No. 12. Walk down this lane until you reach Rue de l’Égalité (400 metres), after crossing Rue du Ruisseau and Rue du Collège.

(11) Turn right, then 150 metres further on, turn right again. Walk slightly up Rue du Calvaire, cross it and turn into a lane situated between numbers 9 and 11, which you should follow straight on for 250 metres.

(12) After turning left, turn right immediately to come out onto Rue Aristide Briand.

(13) Turn right, and after a few metres, cross this street to join the gravelled path opposite. Continue until you reach Rue de Gare.

(14) Turn left, then immediately right onto Rue Neuve. Follow this road, keeping to the left, to return to the town centre and reach Rue Clémenceau.

(15) Head to the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville in Montcornet (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 387 ft - Montcornet Town Hall Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.09 - alt. 407 ft - Junction with Rue Saint-Martin
  3. 2 : mi 0.41 - alt. 371 ft - Place de l’Industrie - Hurtaut (rivière) - Affluent de la Serre
  4. 3 : mi 0.61 - alt. 367 ft - Junction with Rue Clemenceau
  5. 4 : mi 1.52 - alt. 502 ft - Junction of country lanes
  6. 5 : mi 2.09 - alt. 453 ft - Junction of country lanes
  7. 6 : mi 2.72 - alt. 489 ft - Junction with the D966 (Reims road)
  8. 7 : mi 3.33 - alt. 466 ft - Junction of country lanes
  9. 8 : mi 4.18 - alt. 427 ft - Lislet
  10. 9 : mi 4.61 - alt. 381 ft - Footpath on the right
  11. 10 : mi 4.88 - alt. 486 ft - Junction with Rue Léo Lagrange
  12. 11 : mi 5.23 - alt. 436 ft - Rue de l’Égalité – Entrance to the cemetery
  13. 12 : mi 5.51 - alt. 407 ft - Crossroads of footpaths
  14. 13 : mi 5.57 - alt. 381 ft - Rue Aristide Briand
  15. 14 : mi 5.73 - alt. 367 ft - Junction with Rue de la Gare
  16. 15 : mi 5.88 - alt. 371 ft - Junction with Rue Clémenceau
  17. S/E : mi 5.97 - alt. 387 ft - Montcornet Town Hall Square

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