Circular walk around the keep and the La Buissière slag heap

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This walk, starting from Bruay-Labuissiere, will take you through the Bois des Dames and up the slag heap. You’ll follow the River Lawe, all along very good wooded paths with a few gentle climbs.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.32 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 282 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 289 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 322 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 95 ft
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slag heap
fountain pump
Wooden bridge
the dungeon

Description of the walk

Start at the car park on Allée du Château.

(S/E) Walk up the path on the right towards the keep, then turn immediately right and continue straight on.

(1) Carry on straight ahead at the junction. Turn left and continue straight on until you reach Rue Pierre Brosselette.

(2) First turn left then right, then at the bend in the street, go between the houses and join the Lawe, then turn left, then take the first right. Then keep right before joining the road.

(3) Turn left, then go through the tunnel and continue straight ahead.

(4) After the forest house, follow the path to the left, then take the first right. After the steps, turn right and, at the end, take a first turn left then right.

(5) Turn left at the junction and go round the slag heap to reach a crossroads.

(6) Turn left twice. At the end, first turn right then left and continue straight on. Cross the road and head towards the Lawe.

(7) Turn left and keep going until the next Fork in the road.

(8) Turn right, then take the first turn right then left. At the end, turn left and continue straight ahead.

(9) Then, at the junction, take the path on the left before continuing straight on. After the power lines, you’ll come to a junction.

(10) Turn right twice, then keep to the left. At the end, take the path on the left and continue straight ahead.

(11) As you come out of the bend, take the path on the right before taking the first left and continuing straight on until you reach the junction from the outward journey.

(8) Continue straight ahead until the next Fork in the road.

(7) Continue straight ahead, then cross the road and head straight on. Cross another road and continue to the junction from the outward journey.

(3) Turn left twice and follow the route back along the way you came until you reach the first four-way junction.

(1) Turn right, then left twice, and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 217 ft - Castle Lane
  2. 1 : mi 0.19 - alt. 210 ft - Crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 0.51 - alt. 112 ft - Rue Pierre Brosselette
  4. 3 : mi 0.94 - alt. 118 ft - Junction of the circular slag heap loop
  5. 4 : mi 1.34 - alt. 154 ft - Forest house
  6. 5 : mi 1.83 - alt. 262 ft - Entrance to the slag heap
  7. 6 : mi 2.34 - alt. 256 ft - Crossroads
  8. 7 : mi 2.77 - alt. 108 ft - Fork
  9. 8 : mi 2.9 - alt. 108 ft - Crossroads - Lawe (rivière)
  10. 9 : mi 3.25 - alt. 102 ft - Fork
  11. 10 : mi 3.74 - alt. 118 ft - Junction
  12. 11 : mi 4.05 - alt. 102 ft - Exit of bend - Château des Dames (Gosnay)
  13. S/E : mi 6.32 - alt. 217 ft - Return to car park

Notes

No water source

Worth a visit

Dungeon

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