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Start from the car park at the old station.
(S/E) Head towards the level crossing and turn right onto Rue de l’Industrie. Turn left as the road bends and walk past the sports ground on your right.
(1) Take the footbridge. Walk to the left along the river, then continue along Rue de la Cure to reach Place de la République.
(2) Cross the square and continue along Rue du 8 Mai. In front of the Town Hall, turn right into Rue Roger Salengro, then after about 250m, cross the road and go up Rue de la Barrière on the left. Walk past the retirement home.
(3) Cross the Chemin Stratégique with care and continue along the dirt track opposite. After 300m, turn right. Viewpoint overlooking the surrounding countryside.
(4) At the road, turn left. A little further on, follow the RD95 towards Hautmont, near Fort du Bourdiau, the highest point in Ferrière-la-Grande and a key part of Maubeuge’s defensive perimeter.
(5) After the fort, turn left onto the path through the fields and, at the fork, head down to the left. View of the Hauts de Ferrière. At the junction with the tarmac road, at a place called Le Champ de Loup, continue straight ahead on the path.
(6) Take the RD182 on the left. Walk past the pine forests and the pastures where sheep graze, passing the old Taverne des Fouées and the imposing Raidmont farmstead.
(7) At the crossroads, cross the RD27 with care and follow the dirt track straight ahead, which takes you to Ferrière-la-Petite, through the woods and along the river. At the end of the track, turn right and head towards the old station.
(8) Continue left along the old railway line, now converted into a greenway. Along the way, the greenway takes on the appearance of a mini-canyon, once carved out for the passage of trains. Return to the car park at the old station (S/E).
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