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Start at Place de Colleret.
(S/E) Take Rue Jean Jaurès, to the right of Saint-Amand Church.
(1) Turn into the narrow lane on the left, between the wall and the town hall. At the end of this lane, turn right and walk past the “Le Verlaine” retirement home.
Continue along Rue Victor Hugo, cross Rue Pasteur towards Rue Carnot.
(2) Turn left onto the Grande Bruyère dirt track and stay on this track until you reach the Solre-le-Château road (D963).
(3) Follow the road to the right, then cross carefully to take the dirt track opposite the house "La Pension du Val de Sambre". Continue straight on. As you leave the woods, you will see Branleux Castle.
(4) Continue straight on to reach the France-Belgium border.
(5) Cross the border and head down to Rue de la Thure.
(6) Turn right, cross the bridge over the River Thure and walk past the square to the foot of Saint-Martin’s Church.
At the church, turn right into Rue de Cousolre and follow it straight on at the junction. Continue uphill, pass the “Domaine du bois de la halle” campsite and reach the border.
(7) Cross the Belgium-France border and continue along the path leading to the Saint-Roch Chapel.
(8) Walk down Rue Saint-Roch, and take the fourth right onto Rue Joffroy.
(9) On this street, turn into the small Ruelle du Gaucher opposite No. 31. Cross the A-road at the pedestrian crossing and arrive at Place de Cousolre with its bandstand. Turn right towards Saint-Martin Church via Rue de l’Église and pass in front of the Chapelle du Bon-Dieu de Pitié.
(10) On the right, go down the stairs, then turn left and walk down Rue des Juifs to the river "La Thure". Cross the footbridge and follow the road to the right.
(11) At the stop sign, take the A-road and follow it past various shops until you reach a junction towards Les Rosibus.
(12) Take the path on the right that runs alongside the Rosibus neighbourhood. Continue along this path, cross the track leading to Lenain Farm and keep going straight on this dirt track until you reach the D963.
(13) Cross the Solre-le-Château road with care and continue in the same direction. At the crossroads, continue straight on towards the village centre.
(14) At the Notre-Dame de Lourdes chapel, turn right onto Rue Jean Jaurès and return to the original fork in the road.
(1) A short climb takes you to Place de Colleret (S/E)
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