Circuit du canal de la Sambre à l'Oise

Start from the car park at Saint-Martin’s Church.

(S/E) With your back to the church dedicated to Saint Hubert, patron saint of the parish, head straight ahead along Rue de l’Église, then continue straight on along Chemin La Laurette, D115.

(1) At the pumping station, turn left onto the small road and continue until you reach a path on the left.

(2) Take this path and you will reach a track.

(3) Turn right and go straight on until you reach the Sambre canal; ignore the small path on the right.

(4) Take the Sambre towpath on the right, keeping it on your right. Continue straight on until you reach the Fesmy supply dam on the right bank.

(5) Turn right and immediately take the path on the right to follow the Sambre’s discharge channel. Continue straight on until you rejoin the route you have already taken. Turn left and follow the path back in the opposite direction.

(3) Stay on the path that branches off to the right, pass the sewage treatment plant and, at the junction, turn left and return to the church car park (S/E).

In wet weather, waterproof footwear is essential, particularly along the path running parallel to the canal.

Route listed in the PDIPR (Departmental Plan for Walking and Hiking Routes).

For further information, download the Baladavesnois app before setting off:
https://www.parc-naturel-avesnois.fr/blo...
Once installed, the app works offline.

Follow the yellow markings: Yellow Cross = wrong direction, arrow to the right = turn right, arrow to the left = turn left, horizontal line = go straight ahead)

The commune dates back to 1896. According to Father Boniface, Rejet derives its name from the Old French word ‘Rejon’: country, region, remote place… but it also means: uncultivated land. Beaulieu is thought to be the name of a local hamlet.

The supply basins were dug due to the higher elevation of Rejet-de-Beaulieu compared
Oisy and Catillon-sur-Sambre, in order to balance the water levels upstream and downstream of the lock.