Circular route from Hulluch via 13 bis

This walk, starting from Hulluch, will take you to the former Lens 13 bis pit, then on to Benifontaine. A bit of history: Hulluch is a town in the mining basin listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.17 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 10 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 10 m

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    Highest point: 37 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the town hall square, on Rue Pierre Malvoisin.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, take the street on the left, then first turn left then right and continue straight ahead.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin d'Hulluch. Then first turn left then right and continue straight on until you reach Chemin du Pré.

(2) Take the path on the left, continue straight ahead and, at the end, take the road on the right. Keep going until you reach the entrance to the brasserie.

(3) Turn left onto the footpath. At the end, cross the road and continue along the footpath, then turn left to cross the road.

(4) After the restaurant, take the road on the right and continue straight ahead.

(5) Turn left at the end of the road and continue straight ahead. Then first turn right then left and keep going straight to reach Rue Jean Desenne.

(6) Turn right. At the end, enter the cemetery and cross it, then, at the exit, take the Petit Chemin de la Bassée on the right.

(7) Turn left twice, at both junctions, and continue straight on at the roundabout to reach Rue du Général Leclerc.

(8) Cross the road at the traffic lights. Continue straight ahead and, at the end, turn left twice, then right, to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 27 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 27 m - Chemin d'Hulluch
  3. 2 : km 1.38 - alt. 32 m - Chemin du Pré
  4. 3 : km 2.5 - alt. 27 m - Brasserie
  5. 4 : km 2.84 - alt. 23 m - Restaurant
  6. 5 : km 3.66 - alt. 24 m - Chemin du Marais, end of the path
  7. 6 : km 4.92 - alt. 29 m - Rue Jean Desenne
  8. 7 : km 5.6 - alt. 35 m - Junction
  9. 8 : km 6.14 - alt. 33 m - Rue du Général Leclerc
  10. S/E : km 7.17 - alt. 27 m - Return to car park

Notes

No water points.

Worth a visit

Parc des Cytisse next to the aerodrome.

Loos-en-Gohelle slag heaps.

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