From Féron to Liessies

Third stage of this bocage route. Cycle and take the time to discover the farms, historical heritage and restaurants offering delicious regional produce, and let yourself be transported by the history of the landscape...

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  • Touring/Gravel
    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 16.77 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 2.5 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 93 m
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    Descent: - 103 m

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    Highest point: 216 m
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    Lowest point: 158 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Avesnois
  • ⚐ District: Féron (59610)
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    Start: N 50.04522° / E 4.02413°
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    End: N 50.119451° / E 4.081657°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2707E, 2807O

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    Type of surface:
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     33% Road  34% Byway  33% Path
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Description of the route

Departure from the village square in Féron (town hall).

(S) At the intersection with the statue of the violinist in the middle, follow Rue d'Avesnes, opposite the town hall. Continue straight ahead into the bocage. Pass under a high-voltage power line and then over the Pont de l'Écluse bridge. You will reach a three-way junction.

(1) Turn right onto Route de Féron.

(2) At Terniau, turn left towards Rainsars. Pass the educational farm and walk up to the village. Cross it straight ahead and reach a three-way junction.

(3) Turn right onto Route de Sains and continue towards Sains-du-Nord. At the T-junction, turn left, pass the "Moulin à Vent" bus stop and continue straight on to Rue de Rainsars. You will reach the D951.

(4) Continue right towards Fourmies, pass under the railway bridge and immediately turn left towards Liessies. Please note that crossing here is dangerous. Follow Rue Paul Doumer and pass Maison du Bocage, Rue Jean Baptiste Lebas (museum, orchard).
Continue along Rue Jean Baptiste Lebas towards the town centre.

(5) At the "give way" sign, go straight ahead onto Rue Jean Jaurès.

(6) At the end of the street, turn left (one-way street) then left again towards the town hall, then right onto Rue Léo Lagrange. Turn right just after the church and you will arrive at Maison Aubépine.

(7) Pass the church again and continue straight ahead on Rue Edmond Wiart (one-way street). At the end, turn left and join Rue Léo Lagrange.

(6) Then go down Rue Léo Lagrange.

(8) At the four-way intersection, turn left onto Rue de Ramousies, towards Liessies. Follow the D80 and exit Sains-du-Nord.

(9) In the right-hand bend of the D80, just before the town exit sign, turn left onto Chemin des Lombies, crossing carefully. Follow this road, turn right at the small intersection and you will arrive near the D80.

(10) At the intersection with the only house, turn left onto Rue de l'Église. When you reach Ramousies, keep left and walk past the church on your right.

(11) Continue straight ahead. At the "give way" sign, turn right.

(12) At the stop sign (oratory), turn left onto the D133, Route de Liessies. Pass in front of the Notre-Dame de Bon Secours Chapel and carefully follow the D133 to Liessies.

(13) Follow the D963 to the left and pass in front of the town hall.

(14) When the road turns left, turn right towards Parc de l'Abbaye and pass in front of the parish church. Then turn left to return to the starting point (E) on the right.

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 176 m - Féron Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 3.13 - alt. 166 m - Route de Féron
  3. 2 : km 4.38 - alt. 191 m - Terniau
  4. 3 : km 5.19 - alt. 184 m - Route de Sains
  5. 4 : km 7.25 - alt. 196 m - Route d'Avesnes - Gare de Sains du Nord
  6. 5 : km 8.2 - alt. 195 m - Rue Jean Jaurès
  7. 6 : km 8.57 - alt. 181 m - Rue Léo Lagrange
  8. 7 : km 8.78 - alt. 191 m - Maison Aubépine - Église Saint-Rémi (Sains-du-Nord)
  9. 8 : km 9.19 - alt. 174 m - Rue de Damousies
  10. 9 : km 9.9 - alt. 172 m - Chemin des Lombies
  11. 10 : km 12.13 - alt. 193 m - Rue de l'église
  12. 11 : km 12.7 - alt. 173 m - Église Saint-Sulpice (Ramousies)
  13. 12 : km 13.14 - alt. 167 m - Route de Liessies - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bon Secours (Ramousies)
  14. 13 : km 16.35 - alt. 171 m - Route D963
  15. 14 : km 16.57 - alt. 169 m - Fork in the road - Église Saint-Lambert (Liessies)
  16. E : km 16.77 - alt. 166 m - Car park at Liessies Abbey

Notes

Unmarked route.

(7) Option to dine on an exceptional local menu.

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