Circular Alouettes loop starting from Servins

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The ideal time to visit this variant of Les Alouettes, with its beautiful vegetable gardens, magnificent hydrangea beds and a farmyard with a majestic and somewhat pretentious royal turkey.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 64 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 171 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 112 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Servins (62530)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.408168° / E 2.634733°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2405O, 2406O
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Fresnicourt le Dolmen
between points 6 and 7
Servins War Memorial
The Table aux Fées

Description of the walk

Park at Place du Jeu de Paume next to the Servins War Memorial.

(S/E) Cross it and go straight on Rue de Fresnicourt. At thefirst crossroads, keep left on this street. Continue along the path that follows it. Turn left at another fork and you will reach the crossroads of the yellow-markedPR® trail.

(1) Turn left onto it, walk along a pond before reaching a multiple crossroads.

(2) Keep left on thePR®. Cross the fields of Les Encloyons and then Les Hayettes. At the junction with a track, keep right and follow the yellow markings. You will reach the road known as Chaussée Brunehaut.

(3) Turn right and follow it for about 250 metres, then turn right at thefirst crossroads, following thePR®. Go around the village of Estrée-Cauchy. Join Rue de l'Alouette and turn left to reach the town hall.

(4) Turn left just before the church, go down the steps on the right and then on the left. Cross Chaussée Brunehaut and continue straight ahead. At the next crossroads, turn right, still following the yellowPR® markings. You will reach the crossroads of a path perpendicular to a farm.

(5) Take this path on the right and cross the D341 again. Take Chemin de Lille, then leave it on the left to take Rue du Vieux Dieu. Continue northwards. Walk along the edge of a wood before reaching the crossroads at a place called La Pauvrelle.

(6) Continue straight ahead on the path, still marked in yellow, then turn right at a place called Le Grand Champ to reach the crossroads at the town hall of Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen.

(7) Keep right then left at the next crossroads. At the crossroads with the cross on the D57, keep right on thePR® to reach La Table des Fées.

(8) Continue east on thePR® to return to the initial crossroads further on.

(1) Turn left to cross the hamlet of Le Cerisier, join Rue de Verdrel, turn right, then rejoin Rue de Fresnicourt, turn left and retrace your steps to return to the car park at Place du Jeu de Paume next to the war memorial in Servins (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 164 m - Place du Jeu de Paume car park
  2. 1 : km 0.95 - alt. 162 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.98 - alt. 164 m - Multiple crossroads
  4. 3 : km 3.27 - alt. 162 m - Chaussée Brunehaut
  5. 4 : km 4.32 - alt. 157 m - Estrée-Cauchy Town Hall
  6. 5 : km 5.04 - alt. 158 m - Farm
  7. 6 : km 6.49 - alt. 151 m - Carrefour la Pauvrelle. Near the source of the - Brette (rivière) - Affluent de la Lys
  8. 7 : km 7.69 - alt. 113 m - Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen Town Hall
  9. 8 : km 8.49 - alt. 168 m - Dolmen la Table des Fées
  10. S/E : km 11 - alt. 165 m - Place du Jeu de Paume car park

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 7 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
souchez rando
souchez rando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's true that the path at point 5 can be difficult to find, but with your phone everything will be fine. I just did the route again on 5 February without any problems.

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VAN DE WOESTYNE
VAN DE WOESTYNE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in dry weather. After 4, take the path on the right marked 'private road'. We couldn't find the path at 5. We managed to get back on track to head towards 6. There were indeed large ruts before the Pauvrelle crossroads, almost like trenches. We spotted three deer just after that. We returned home satisfied with our morning.

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bapfred
bapfred

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Many thanks for sharing this.
We did the hike in beautiful sunshine at 10°C with a slight breeze. The hike was very well described, with no surprises, except of course for some beautiful scenery and wildlife encounters. We particularly enjoyed the section through the undergrowth with the very large ruts (between points 5 and just before 6).
The trail was not very busy, although we did meet about fifteen people along the way.

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r62b
r62b

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 1952
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good hike, easy and enjoyable.

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jpakh
jpakh

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in beautiful fog! Because we didn't see the path on the right after (3)? Fell into the trap at (5) but we just had to go a little further to get back on the right path towards (6). It's also true that between (7) and (8) this hill is surprising . Oh yes... before arriving at (6): sign to enter this section of woodland = "Beware of deep ruts"... they should have written "VERY deep ruts"
PS: perhaps clarify a little more whether it is a "real" crossroads or a junction (T-junction, Y-junction, for example).

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MF MARCQ Auchy-les-mines
MF MARCQ Auchy-les-mines

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk. We set off from the church in Estrée-Cauchy to shorten it a little. There are no markings at the start. Suitable for everyone, although there is a slight incline for an ageing group. It allows us to see one of the only dolmens in the region, which could do with a little maintenance!

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capauri
capauri

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike starting from Servins. Magnificent scenery in the mist. I loved it. Be careful at point 5, the path to take is just before the farm and is hidden by vegetation. I had trouble finding it, but luckily I had GPS guidance.

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