In the beautiful region of Blegny-Mine

I invite you to discover the Blegny-Mine estate and the beautiful surrounding region by following bucolic paths and trails, some of which lead through the woods.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.81 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 115 m
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    Descent: - 117 m

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    Highest point: 189 m
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    Lowest point: 120 m

Description of the walk

Go to the Blegny-Mine estate at Rue Lambert Marlet 23, 4670 Blégny. There is a large car park at the entrance to the estate. Start the walk at the entrance to the mini golf course, just after the cafeteria.

(S/E): Head north-east and take the path between the Skip sign (dump truck) and the mini golf course. Go around the slag heap, keeping to the left. Turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue Bellefleur. Cross the street and continue straight ahead. When the road turns left, continue straight ahead on a path that descends towards Le Bolland stream. Cross the stream and follow it on your right.

(1) At the end of the path, take the small bridge on the right. At the exit, turn immediately left. Head north-northwest and cross several meadows using the footbridges. After the last footbridge, you will reach the road.

(2) Then turn left and take a small path downhill. Cross the next meadows, go downhill and cross the stream. Use a farm building opposite as a landmark, then turn left. You will come out onto Rue du Soldat Diet; follow it to the right. Cross Rue Bouhouille.

(3) At the T-junction, near the greenhouses, turn left (due south). At the end of the path, continue straight ahead into an alleyway.

(4) At the end (cross), first turn left then right and follow a path south. Go around a sports field on the right. At the T-junction, at the foot of a water tower, turn left. Go down towards the woods.

(5) At the entrance to the woods, after crossing the stream, turn sharply right. At the corner of the woods, take a path on the left going uphill and walk along the meadows.

(6) At the crossroads (crucifix), turn left and go down Rue Burdocuisine to a white house with a mining wagon. Then turn right onto a path. Cross a stream and, at the end of the path, turn left. At the fork, turn right onto Rue de la Tannerie. When it turns left, take a path on the right and walk along the cemetery on your left.

(7) After passing the cemetery, follow a path on the left with bars as landmarks. Cross the access road to the cemetery and continue straight ahead on a path. At an intersection, turn right. You will immediately come to Rue de l'Institut and follow it to the left.

(8) After passing a crucifix, turn right onto Rue Haute Sougné. Continue along a path and cross the meadows using the footbridges. You will come out onto Rue de la Waide.

(9) Follow this street to the left. Take thefirst path on the right. At the end, turn left. After about 100 metres, push open a gate on the right and walk along the slag heap on your left, following the mining train track. Turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 180 m - Entrance to the mini golf course
  2. 1 : km 1.62 - alt. 124 m - Bridge over the Bolland
  3. 2 : km 2.32 - alt. 128 m - Downhill trail
  4. 3 : km 3 - alt. 154 m - Greenhouses
  5. 4 : km 3.95 - alt. 163 m - Crucifix
  6. 5 : km 4.63 - alt. 159 m - Fork in the road
  7. 6 : km 5.45 - alt. 163 m - White house
  8. 7 : km 6.44 - alt. 174 m - Fork
  9. 8 : km 6.95 - alt. 177 m - Rue Haute Sougné
  10. 9 : km 7.96 - alt. 160 m - Rue de La Waide
  11. S/E : km 8.81 - alt. 179 m - Entrance to the mini golf course

Notes

- Several crossings of the Le Bolland stream
- Passage through the Bacsai woods
- Passage through several meadows

Worth a visit

Visit to Blegny Mine. You can go down into the mine (guided tours)
Blegny-Mine is one of four authentic coal mines in Europe whose underground galleries are still accessible to visitors via the original shaft. The tour starts 30 to 60 metres underground.
Sainte Gertrude Church in the centre of Blegny.
During the season, you can also explore the Pays de Herve region and the old town of Dalhem aboard miniature tourist trains (50').

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 3582395

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike in a very beautiful region. This walk is hilly but not too much so and is accessible to beginners.

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Clecle75
Clecle75

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Super complete

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papywallon
papywallon

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

I have IGN maps at a scale of 1:10,000, which allows me to trace your routes on a more accurate IGN map.
But what you offer is already very good because the written commentary complements the map well.
Here are my minor criticisms:
The map is a little imprecise, but given the method of distribution, it is impossible to have a more detailed rendering.
There are a few small errors in the route description, which is where the IGN map comes in handy.
Otherwise, your routes are always enjoyable, with mostly paths.
The 10 km format is also perfect for a Sunday afternoon.
The Blégny-Mine walk is no exception to the rule.
The sites are enchanting and there is very little tarmac.
We now walk almost exclusively with Visorando.
We are going to Crozon and Trégastel this summer and have downloaded all your walks.
Thank you to you and to everyone who creates all these walks.

Papy Wallon

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Gamm
Gamm

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I really enjoyed your lovely walk in the Pays de Herve, starting from Blegny Mine.
I usually print out the map and description for my walks.
Here are a few comments that illustrate my confusion at certain points in your description.
1/ At the bottom of the slag heap descent, "Turn right and go straight on until you reach Rue Bellefleur." I walked for over half an hour before finally finding myself at the foot of the Blegny Mine buildings. There, I asked for directions to Rue Bellefleur. Imagine my surprise when I learned that I had been close by when I descended the slag heap.
But I still had to find where to cross the street. More searching. If I had known to follow Rue de la Waide, I would have saved a lot of time.
2/ Side note: "a little further on, cross the stream (the Bolland) and follow it on your right." You should know that this little path has completely collapsed into the river just before the next small bridge. But it was probably perfectly passable when you wrote the description.
3/ (2) "use a farm building as a landmark". At this point, I only saw two houses at the top of the hill. So I didn't turn left enough and ended up on Rue Gérard Wilket instead of Rue Soldat Diet (unfortunately, the street names didn't appear on the map I had printed out). More searching and more wasted time.
4/ One last small point: at point (6), there was no visible sign of the cemetery. But that wasn't a problem, as there was no possibility of confusion.
In my opinion, these various points could be improved in your description.
Please know that I still enjoyed your superb walk, which took place under a beautiful autumn sun.
I wish you a wonderful end of the year and all the best for 2022.

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Francine9858
Francine9858
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk with a few difficulties in finding your way.

Currently, when you are told at the start to go down the path towards "Bolland" to cross it, the first bridge no longer exists due to flooding.
When you come to the sign prohibiting crossing the bridge, you need to go into the meadow on the right to find your way back to the trail.

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Lebrun Eric
Lebrun Eric

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very enjoyable hike to discover the region's typical bocage landscape.

However, in order to improve the roadbook, I would add the following essential details:

- (S/E): Start between the Skip sign (dump truck) and the mini golf course. Take the path in front of you, keeping the slag heap on your left (do not climb the slag heap). Go almost all the way around the slag heap and when you reach an educational pond, go around it on the left, following the concrete wall.At the blue stone cross, cross Bellevue Street (there is no street sign at this location) and continue straight ahead. When the road turns left, continue straight ahead on the path that descends towards a stream called Le Bolland. Cross the stream and follow it on your right.
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 perfect.
- 7 At the end of this path, cross the asphalt road and take a new path with bars as landmarks. You are now entering a charm (a lane lined with hornbeam trees). After this charm, turn right and you will immediately come to Rue de l'Institut. Turn left there.
- 8 After passing a crucifix, turn right onto Rue Haute Sougné (the street sign is on the first house on the left, 20 metres away). Continue along the path and cross the meadows using the footbridges. You will come out onto Rue de la Waide.
-9 OK
There you go, I hope this helps future walkers and thank you very much for this wonderful discovery.
Claire and Eric

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kaeam
kaeam

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike enhanced by the colours of a sunny autumn day. THANK YOU.
The only downside was in the description (but the route allows you to correct this). At point 8, after passing a crucifix, turn RIGHT (not left) onto Rue Haute Sougné.

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mvansnick@scarlet.be
mvansnick@scarlet.be

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk, varied landscapes.

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Mada-one
Mada-one

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A bit messy after the slag heap and also after the first meadows crossed at the farm diagonally, we couldn't find the path and so we joined Rue Bouhoulle via the road. Otherwise, overall it's fine.

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Neven
Neven

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike,
Thank you, author.

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