Chapelle Sainte-Anne and Château de Ferooz via the Bois de Haute Bise

This walk is located in the south and in the most wooded part of Gembloux. Beautiful scenery.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.78 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 108 m
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    Descent: - 110 m

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    Highest point: 186 m
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    Lowest point: 123 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from Place Rabanère.

(S/E) Head east for 20 metres before turning right onto Avenue du Ponant.

(1) At the end, continue right onto Rue du Baty de Fleurus until the next crossroads. Turn left onto the wide, well-maintained path and continue to the bottom of a slight descent.

(2) At the crossroads, continue right on the wide dirt track, which becomes a footpath. Ignore the path that descends to the left and continue straight ahead until you reach the road. Follow this road downhill to the left and, at the next crossroads, keep left and continue towards Bossière. Ignore a road on the left and continue straight ahead until you reach a bus shelter.

(3) Go up the path on the left for 150 m before coming out onto a road. Take this road to the right and join Ferooz via the main road. At the chapel, leave the path that goes off to the left.

(4) Before 14b Rue des Déportés, turn right onto Sentier des Six Bonniers. This wide path becomes a trail. After crossing a small bridge, continue straight ahead on a slight incline to Chapelle Sainte-Anne.

(5) Leave the first path on the left (private property) and continue on the second path. Enjoy the view of the castle and the Ferooz farm and reach a grove.

(6) Turn left for a few metres, then just after the copse, follow a wide stony path on the right, which then becomes grassy.

(7) At the road, continue left and at underground gas tank no. 879, follow the beautiful tree-lined avenue to the left (public right of way) and reach the castle grounds. Turn right and walk along the wall. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead onto Rue des Communes.

(8) At the junction of the road and a path, go straight ahead onto a wide grassy path which becomes a trail at the entrance to the woods. Stay on the trail, as the woods are private property. After a few small hills, you will come to a fork in the trail.

(9) Go down to the right, cross the small bridge and you will reach a crossroads.

(10) Turn left and take the gravel path that climbs to the right. At the road, continue straight ahead for about 100 metres on a small concrete path.

(11) Turn left onto Sentier de la Plouvinette, continue straight ahead to Avenue du Ponant and, after a left-right turn, you will reach Place Rabanère (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 174 m - Place Rabanère
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 171 m - Rue Baty de Fleurus
  3. 2 : km 1.28 - alt. 139 m - T-junction
  4. 3 : km 2.85 - alt. 133 m - Bus shelters. Close to the - Orneau (rivière) - Belgique
  5. 4 : km 4.34 - alt. 169 m - Sentier des Six Bonniers
  6. 5 : km 5.37 - alt. 176 m - Chapelle Sainte-Anne (Beuzet)
  7. 6 : km 6.03 - alt. 178 m - Grove
  8. 7 : km 6.91 - alt. 175 m - Road
  9. 8 : km 8.2 - alt. 172 m - Junction between road and path
  10. 9 : km 9.28 - alt. 143 m - Trail junction
  11. 10 : km 9.51 - alt. 139 m - Footbridge, pond.
  12. 11 : km 10.54 - alt. 172 m - Pedestrianised
  13. S/E : km 10.78 - alt. 174 m - Place Rabanère

Notes

No water source.
May be muddy in winter.
two-thirds of the route consists of paths and trails, with one-third on quiet roads.
From (2) to (3), the road section is bordered by a grassy shoulder that is passable.

Worth a visit

Along the route:
Oratories, Sainte-Anne Chapel (1840) with a sycamore maple tree beside it, castle (mid-18th century) and Ferooz farm (16th-19th century).

Town of Gembloux, agricultural university centre, former abbey church, belfry, cafés, restaurants, etc.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 19 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Catherine Elleboudt
Catherine Elleboudt

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A wonderfully varied and slightly hilly route! I highly recommend it.

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Thank you, it's always a pleasure to read something positive. Don't forget my other walks.

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Inaya
Inaya

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with varied landscapes, admittedly with a few tarmac roads, but the beauty of the scenery more than makes up for this minor inconvenience. In this region, it's not always easy to avoid them.

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Thank you, it's always a pleasure to read something positive. Don't forget my other walks.

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Natadel
Natadel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I'm more of a fan of long walks in the forest, but this one is quite nice for the region. It offers quite a few tarmac roads, but just as many wooded paths and trails through fields.
The route is completely reliable.

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Thank you, it's always a pleasure to read something positive.

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Catherine Elleboudt
Catherine Elleboudt

A very nice course, varied and wooded. Highly recommended +

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Albanane
Albanane

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice route, a bit more road/fields. I recommend "Five villages south of Gembloux" if you're looking for more forest or more variety.

Still very pleasant, and several interesting bird species spotted.

Be prepared to get dirty! (mud in spring)

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Many thanks. Our other itineraries await you.

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Chantalgryson0206
Chantalgryson0206

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very easy hike to follow – thank you ;-) Lovely, varied scenery

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Thank you for your comments. Given the mild weather, nature remains beautiful for mid-November.

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Anne Sluysmans
Anne Sluysmans

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with beautiful autumn colours.

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Thank you for your comments.

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kimouche
kimouche

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

To be done once and for all

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Thank you for your comments. The second half of spring is the ideal time to rediscover this route.

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