Start at Place Roger Salengro in Salesches.
(S/E) With your back to the church, leave the square and follow Ruelle Saint-Aubert. At the end, take the path on the right. At the end of this, turn left onto Rue Georges Caffiaux.
(1) At the next junction, head down Rue du Viterland (dead end) to the right. At the next crossroads, turn left down the lane towards the Chapelle des Prés (do not cross the stream).
(2) Leave the chapel on your right and go under an old railway line. Continue straight ahead (south-east). The path becomes Rue Notre-Dame: go straight on until you reach the stadium.
(3) After the stadium, turn left onto Rue de Keighley. At the crossroads, take Rue Henri Roland opposite and, when it bends to the right, continue straight on along a footpath. Further on, cross Rue du Quesnoy and continue straight ahead on the footpath to come out onto Rue des Warennes.
(4) Follow it to the right downhill. Take thesecond left, Rue du Coucou. Ignore a turn-off to the left and then one to the right. After walking alongside a stream on the left-hand side, turn right onto a path. Pass through several turnstiles.
(5) Cross Rue de la Cavée du Drain and continue straight ahead. When you reach Rue du Calvaire, take the first turn left then right onto Rue des Arts. Take thefirst right onto Place Talma.
(6) At the end, turn left onto Rue Talma. Take thefirst right and, immediately after, thefirst left onto Rue du Percepteur. At the junction, continue straight ahead onto Ruelle du Percepteur.
(7) At the end, turn right. At the next junction, turn left onto the dirt track, Williot Res des Prés. This track runs straight for 1 km.
(8) Here, two contrasting landscapes meet: to the right and straight ahead, the bocage countryside dominates; to the left, fields of grain: turn right here. About 750 m further on, at a Fork in the road, veer left. Then ignore a path on the left. At the crossroads (calvary), first turn right then left to continue straight ahead.
(9) Immediately turn left into the lane just behind the cemetery. Cross the road and continue along Rue Prince. Take thefirst lane on the left. When you reach Rue Saint-Humbert, make the first turn left then right and follow Rue du Château.
(10) Take thesecond on the right. Cross a lane and note the Château de Vendegies-au-Bois on the left (private property). Continue straight ahead, leaving Rue Saint-Humbert on your right and going straight on into Rue Basse. Turn right onto Rue Prince. After about 50 metres, turn left into a narrow lane and walk past a tennis court. You’ll come out onto Rue de l’Église; follow it to the right. Then turn left and walk past the church.
(11) Cross Rue d'Ovillers (D286) and continue straight ahead along Rue de l'Enfer. At the junction, turn right onto Rue Rés Humbert. At the end, turn left onto Grand Rue (D86). After about 200 m, turn right into a new lane and go straight on between the fields.
(12) At the end, turn right onto the D86. Immediately turn left with the road. At the junction, go straight on into Rue Luthon. Pass a path on the left and go past the water tower. Cross Rue Lacomblez then, at a Fork in the road, continue straight on.
(13) Take thefirst alley on the right to go round the fortified church of Sainte-Elisabeth (16th century). You’ll come out onto a street; follow it to the left. Immediately, at the T-junction, turn right onto Rue du Maréchal Foch. About 150 m further on, turn left onto the ‘cache’ leading to the Saint-Georges stream. Cross the stream via a small bridge. Walk up Rue du Moulin opposite and, at the end, turn left.
(14) At the junction, turn left onto Rue Roger Salengro, then continue straight on into Grand Rue. Pass the school on your right and then take a small alleyway on the right; at the end of the alleyway, go round the church on the right. This will take you back to Place Salengro (S/E).