Canteraine - short version

This hike is passable even when the paths are muddy, as they are very grassy. We spend a very pleasant time between the plain, the canal and the woods...

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.82 km
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    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 5 m
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    Vertical drop: - 5 m

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    Highest point: 29 m
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    Lowest point: 19 m

Description of the walk

Start: Car park behind the Noyelles-lès-Seclin church.

(S/E) Go around the church to the right, then when you're in front of the entrance, cross the main road (D952). On your left, take the Rue des Saules alley, which you follow until you reach Rue d'Ancoisne (D145). Cross this road (attention to traffic) and turn right to leave the village.

(1) After approx. 200m, take the first track on the left which runs alongside a pasture. At the end of the track, turn right, cross the D952 and take the path opposite. After approx. 100m, take the left-hand path for 600m.

(2) Cross Rue Roger Salengro (D63) and turn slightly right onto the small road (one-way), which becomes paved. After the cemetery, take the small path on the left (paved then grassy) which runs alongside the back of the houses.

(3) The path turns right and then straight ahead between the houses; continue this way until you reach Rue Jean Jaurès (D145), which you cross and then turn left. Stay on the sidewalk and follow the road as it bends to the right.

(4) When the road bends to the left, take the small path opposite which bends to the right a few metres further on (yellow arrows). Go straight ahead, then turn right at the end of the road, following along Parc Mozaïc.

(5) Opposite the canal, turn right, go under the bridge and cross the Parc Mozaïc car park. Leave the car park by the driveway, cross the road and take the path opposite. At the end of the road, turn left between the buildup of stones and the water treatment plant. At the junction, turn left, then straight on to the canal.

(6) (Alternative available, see more information below) Turn right and follow this path, forking right. Cross the small bridge, the tarmac driveway and take the dirt track opposite. Follow it to the right, then bend left. Take a detour to the right, then left, through the small wood, and rejoin the tarmac path. You are now facing a small pond

(7) Go around the pond to the left and join a small path between the trees opposite, then cross a small bridge to the right.

(8) Follow this path along the fields, then turn left towards the road. Follow this road to the right as far as the village of Emmerin (beware of traffic).

(9) At the first junction, turn left, cross to the right-hand pavement. The road turns right. Go straight ahead on Rue Rouget de l'Isle, then take the first right on Rue Leboucq, and go straight ahead on the small Cours du Soleil lane.

(10) Straight on past a small car park and out of the village. The path becomes gravelly, follow it straight ahead (leaving two paths on your right).

(11) At the small Hameau de la Nappe, the path is tarmac (Chemin de la Nappe) before becomimg grassy again.
The path comes to a large barn, turn right then left to reach the road (D952).

(12) Cross it straight ahead onto a narrow road (Rue de la Source). Follow it, then turn right (first grassy track on the right) as it joins another tarmac road (Rue Danton). Follow this path, which then turns left and passes under a power line. Continue straight ahead until the path becomes a road (first house).

Turn right. The path crosses the Becque stream. At the end of the path, turn right towards the village. The path makes a half-loop to the right, following the edge of the Noyelles-lès-Seclin gardens. Turn left at the first intersection, then follow Rue de Cassignies to the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 24 m - Church car park Noyelles-les-Seclin
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 23 m - Left-hand path
  3. 2 : km 1.82 - alt. 29 m - Rue Roger Salengro crossing D63
  4. 3 : km 2.71 - alt. 23 m - Right turn road
  5. 4 : km 3.14 - alt. 21 m - Small path on the right
  6. 5 : km 4.15 - alt. 20 m - Deûle (rivière)
  7. 6 : km 5.6 - alt. 21 m - Right at the canal
  8. 7 : km 6.61 - alt. 20 m - Small pond
  9. 8 : km 6.84 - alt. 19 m - Right at the bridge
  10. 9 : km 7.79 - alt. 20 m - On the left, at the intersection
  11. 10 : km 8.27 - alt. 24 m - Along a car park
  12. 11 : km 8.7 - alt. 22 m - Hamlet of la Nappe
  13. 12 : km 9.84 - alt. 22 m - Junction D952
  14. S/E : km 11.82 - alt. 24 m - Church car park Noyelles-les-Seclin

Practical information

Start: Car park behind the Noyelles-lès-Seclin church.

Alternative (+3km approx.)
At waypoint (5) Turn left and take the towpath, pass the entrance to the Mozaïc park, cross the Seclin canal then cross the Deule canal by the Bac bridge, go down to the other bank then take the towpath (or the Belvédère path in the woods) in the other direction as far as the Wawrin bridge to rejoin the hike in (5)

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 19 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
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A pleasant walk that combines the countryside, the Deule and a number of small villages. Clear directions on the whole, but names of lanes and paths would be welcome.

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Sabine N
Sabine N

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

The tour is very well detailed and impossible to miss.

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Charlotine
Charlotine

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

The grass was quite high in places, but apart from that it was a pleasant walk.

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mbolo
mbolo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

It's a fairly long walk (12km) but with an extremely varied landscape and almost no passing cars... In a word: very rural! Very pleasant!
The paths are sometimes poorly maintained... Passage through nettles requiring bare legs!
Between points 2 and 3, at the entrance to Ancoines, a school is under construction, so you have to walk around the site through a field of crops...
At point 12, don't miss the grassy path on the right (at the sign for Rue Danton), as it is partly hidden by a huge pile of earth that has probably been brought there to avoid the passage of caravans belonging to travellers!
To sum up, this is a magnificent walk ... especially in fine weather with dry paths! :[1]:

Notes

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Manou59700
Manou59700

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant walk, the route is not monotonous and lets you discover the countryside around the Mozaïc park, along the river Deule.
It's a good idea for a picnic walk with the family, with benches and even tables for refreshments along the way.

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magalie  petit
magalie petit

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Great route, diversity of landscapes and very few people on the paths! I highly recommend it! Thanks again

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MagDalie
MagDalie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : N/A
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

The route is mainly on footpaths and is almost always "out of town", so it's very much in the countryside. Nothing to admire visually, but pleasant. Points 4 to 9 are the most charming and are located entirely on the site known as "La Canteraine". So it's a route that offers a breath of fresh air in complete safety and in a natural setting.
Thanks for sharing!

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Raymond Pierce
Raymond Pierce

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

At point (4), change the instructions. If you follow "take the small path opposite that bends to the right a few metres further on (yellow arrows)", you will come to a locked gate that protects the gardens. Don't turn right immediately after the signpost, but continue for a few dozen metres to reach the Mosaic Park bypass.

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Martilou
Martilou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A fine route along quiet, varied paths, even for the long variant.

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Xtof5975
Xtof5975

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

A lovely route that takes in the villages of Noyelles-les-Seclin, Houplin Ancoisne and Emerin, with a variety of small country roads, village crossings and numerous grassy paths and pleasant dirt tracks. Highlights: the finish on the Deûle and the entrance to the Mosaïc park + the crossing of protected areas such as the Canteraine marsh, which I'd never seen before! What a nice surprise! Thank you very much.

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Wyzgolik
Wyzgolik

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : May 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Very nice walk ;

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pierrot59
pierrot59

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : May 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

4: We didn't find it, we took a road to the right and went back along the path that runs alongside the Mosaic fence.
10: If you stay on the same path as us, you'll get lost and head for the wrong hamlet. You need to leave this track and take a farm tractor track that goes off to the left.

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GHISLAINE_DAILLANT
GHISLAINE_DAILLANT

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

at (2) after "crossing rue Salengro" the path has recently been tarmacked. it is used for cycling ...

all other information is ok

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dancamphin
dancamphin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

pleasant route on the outskirts of Lille

few maccadam and despite the period (winter) the paths are very practicable

so a favourable opinion and a recommended hike

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your opinion.

Reliability of the description: Average

Any problems with the description? How can we remedy this? Can you make any suggestions?

Reliability of the map layout: Fair

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Did you deviate from the route?

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