Mining rider from Lens 12

Short and easy hike through the mining wasteland, slag heap and railway embankment, with a wooded section.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.80 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 28 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 28 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 68 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 40 m

Description of the walk

Park in the designated spaces on Avenue de la Fosse 15.

(S/E) Walk past the school on your left, then follow the white gravel path that runs alongside the sports hall and then the Halle Salengro.

(1) Cross Avenue du Général de Gaulle and continue straight ahead to reach the 15 slag heap and stay on the sandy path until you reach a fork. Turn left and go around the open-air theatre.

(2) At the crossroads, turn right and then left to go down Rue Louis Faidherbe.

(3) Follow this street to the right and go up towards the bridge to pass under the ring road. Once you have crossed the bridge, turn right and follow the ring road until you reach a wooden railway staircase. Go down it, then go back up via the staircase opposite and turn left onto the embankment known as "Cavalier du 12".
(4) Continue straight ahead (south-east) to the end of the path. Then turn right onto Rue Salengro and descend to the right towards the town.

(5) Pass under the ring road bridge and turn right to go around the military cemetery. Climb back up the slag heap at 15. Take the sandy path again, go around the open-air theatre once more and continue along the path until you reach a tarmac road.

(2) Follow the tarmac road to the left along the tree-lined avenue and come out at the roundabout. Turn left to the Salengro market hall.

(1) Turn right onto the path towards the media library and public garden to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 40 m - Avenue de la Fosse 15
  2. 1 : km 0.31 - alt. 41 m - Avenue du Général de Gaulle
  3. 2 : km 0.59 - alt. 46 m - Open-air theatre
  4. 3 : km 0.79 - alt. 45 m - Rue Faidherbe.
  5. 4 : km 1.49 - alt. 67 m - Embankment known as Cavalier du 12.
  6. 5 : km 2.63 - alt. 60 m - Ring road bridge. Towards the - Cimetière militaire canadien (Loos-en-Gohelle)
  7. S/E : km 3.8 - alt. 40 m - Avenue de la Fosse 15

Worth a visit

Allée de la fosse 15 paved with northern cobblestones in the public garden.
British Cemetery 14/18: one of three located in the Loos area.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
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4641881059

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting route passing by Hill 70 Memorial.
Pleasantly surprised by this wooded mining rider.

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EdBlas
EdBlas

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very nice short hike that can be extended to include two slag heaps located nearby. The old railway line that leads there is also a good spot for a picnic... If you go further, I think you can climb these slag heaps...

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Caron
Caron

Hello. Thank you for your comment. The construction work on the new hospital in Lens is indeed causing significant disruption to this route. I hope that the path will be maintained and repaired in the long term. Have a good day.

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Paupaulinelle
Paupaulinelle

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice little walk, took an hour. I came across some roadworks at the bridge under the ring road and had to climb over some huge clumps of earth. I had to look carefully to find the wooden railway staircase, but other than that it was nice, the weather was good, it was pleasant!

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