Mont Hernu

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This walk pays tribute to Doctor Ablin Hernu, born in 1849 in Divion and died in 1920. He was the seventh of 10 children. His work covered an area stretching from Arras in the south to Aire-sur-la-Lys in the north and from Béthune in the east to Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise in the west. He was a medical officer during the 1870 war, when he studied medicine. He would walk the 40 km from Divion to Arras.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.43 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 92 m
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    Descent: - 99 m
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    Highest point: 179 m
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    Lowest point: 86 m
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Description of the walk

Depart from the car park before the café on the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette site.

(S/E) With your back to the cemetery, take the road on the left and walk along the necropolis on the side road until you reach the other side of the cemetery.

(1) Cross the road and start the descent via the steps. Take the first left and keep going straight ahead.

(2) Turn left onto Rue de Lens and continue straight ahead. Continue along the path that extends the street and ignore the various forks until you reach the next crossroads.

(3) Turn left, then cross the road. Go straight ahead and keep going.

(4) Cross the street and continue straight ahead, then take the second left onto Rue du Marois.

(5) Turn left onto Chemin de Lorette, then continue onto Chemin des Coussinettes. At the end, turn right and keep going until you reach a crossroads.

(6) Turn right and start climbing the Roi d'Angleterre to reach a crossroads.

(7) Turn right and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 178 m - Car park - Cimetière National de Notre-Dame de Lorette
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 171 m - Road on the other side of the cemetery
  3. 2 : km 1.54 - alt. 90 m - Rue de Lens
  4. 3 : km 2.95 - alt. 107 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 4.21 - alt. 100 m - Route du Roi d'Angleterre
  6. 5 : km 5.32 - alt. 100 m - Chemin de Lorette
  7. 6 : km 6.27 - alt. 110 m - Chemin du Roi d'Angleterre
  8. 7 : km 6.81 - alt. 157 m - Crossroads - Cimetière National de Notre-Dame de Lorette
  9. S/E : km 7.43 - alt. 178 m - Car park - Cimetière National de Notre-Dame de Lorette

Notes

No water source.

Caution: steep slope between (6) and (S/E)

Worth a visit

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette necropolis site

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