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Park in the car park of Jeumont Church
(S/E). At the foot of the church, cross Place de la République diagonally. At the end, turn right down Rue de Lambaréné, then turn left towards the pond via Rue Claude Lapeyre. Go around it on the right, following the signs. After the pond, turn left onto Rue Léo Lagrange and continue for about 60 metres.
(1) Turn right towards the Watissart site, continue straight ahead, walk past the playground facilities, and leave a car park on your right. Walk between the bollards that mark the start of a path that climbs uphill.
(2) Near an information panel about the Watissart site, turn left for about 150 metres, then follow the path on the right which runs along the edge of the plateau overlooking the old quarry ponds. After the reception area, take the road on the right. It bends to the left.
(3) Opposite the first house, turn right into the Bois de Watissart. At the first crossroads, turn left and then go down the path that runs alongside the steep-sided stream. Cross the bridge-dyke between the two basins.
(4) After the bridge, climb the winding path to the left of the concrete structure and walk along the top of the large basin for 400 metres (take care). Viewpoint over the Val de Sambre and the slag heaps of the Belgian Borinage. Climb further and move away from the edge of the plateau to reach a road.
(5) Turn right, then go straight down Rue Roger Salengro to the centre of Marpent.
(6) At the junction with Rue de la République (D959), continue downhill by turning opposite. At the square (on the right, town hall and church dating from 1442), head towards the railway line and go through the underpass. Continue straight ahead to a kiosk on the banks of the Sambre.
(7) Follow the towpath on the right along the canalised river for 1.7 km, pass the Marpent lock and you will reach Jeumont. In line with the bridge, turn right up Rue Jean Jaurès and you will find the church car park (S/E).
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