From Moringhem to Quelmes

A pleasant, virtually roadless route, with the possibility of a pleasant break at the beautiful Quelmes café.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 117 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 109 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 134 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m

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Description of the walk

Start from Moringhem, village hall car park.

(S/E) Head south on the D207 for about 300 m.

(1) Turn left towards the old mill. At the T-junction, turn right towards Barbinghem and, just before joining the D207, take the track on the left. Ignore the track coming from the right.

:2::: At the crow's-foot, turn left to reach a T-junction (hill 62). Turn right to reach the edge of Bois Marcotte.

(3) At the crow's-foot, turn right through the wood, keeping south-east, to reach the D204 near Cormette. Continue straight ahead, passing the church and reaching a T-junction.
''Note: at the X with the D204, you can turn right and immediately find a small road on the left (not always clear) leading to the Chemin de la Vallée, which you follow on the right'.

(4) Turn right towards Zudausques and follow the Chemin de la Vallée, which joins the D206 at Zudausques.
Go straight ahead towards the town.

(5) Immediately turn right onto a path that runs along the edge of the housing estate, past the church and then on to Rue de la Mairie, passing the church on the right, the school and a crossroads.

Turn left, then left again (Rue de la Taillette). You'll find a nice path that takes you up to the plateau (hill 104).

(7) At the crossroads, go straight ahead for 1.5km on a good farm track.
At Leulinghem, keep right to reach a junction with the D208. Go straight ahead to reach the center of Leulinghem.

(8) At the church, turn right (Chemin Charrette), pass under the A26, ignore 2 paths coming from the left and reach a T-junction.

(9) Turn right towards Quelmes, then right again.

(10) Don't miss the nice little road on the left, 200m further on, which leads to the town centre.
At the T-junction, turn left towards the church.

Here you'll find the "Chez Brigitte" café, where you can set down your bags and grab a bite to eat (a warm welcome).

(11) At the next crossroads, take the path opposite (slightly to the left).
Ignore the track coming from the left, and, at the T-junction, turn right to join the D208. Follow it to the left.

(12) At the next T-junction (Vernove), turn right.
After a left-hand bend, the road runs north-west to reach the D206, 2km further on.

(13) Follow it a few metres to the left, then take the first track on the right towards the A26. Before reaching it, turn left.

(14) At the T-junction, turn right, cross the A26 and come back to Moringhem (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 95 m - Multi-purpose hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.35 - alt. 110 m - Three-way junction on D 207
  3. 2 : km 1.42 - alt. 72 m - Three-way junction on footpath
  4. 3 : km 2.57 - alt. 57 m - Three-way junction at the edge of the wood
  5. 4 : km 3.92 - alt. 62 m - T-junction after the church
  6. 5 : km 5.09 - alt. 65 m - Three-way junction at the entrance to the development
  7. 6 : km 5.71 - alt. 95 m - T-junction after school
  8. 7 : km 6.29 - alt. 103 m - Cross
  9. 8 : km 7.74 - alt. 90 m - Church of Leulinghem
  10. 9 : km 9.85 - alt. 116 m - T-junction with D207
  11. 10 : km 10.2 - alt. 118 m - Take the small road on the left
  12. 11 : km 10.65 - alt. 124 m - Crossroads near the church
  13. 12 : km 11.59 - alt. 129 m - T-junction (Vernove)
  14. 13 : km 13.69 - alt. 131 m - T-junction with D206
  15. 14 : km 14.83 - alt. 117 m - T-junction near the A26
  16. S/E : km 15.86 - alt. 95 m - Multi-purpose hall car park

Practical information

"Chez Brigitte" café
tel 03 21 39 63 30
closed on Tuesdays.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 22 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Watel
Watel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Good description, good scouting for an old-timer

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Francine Fichel
Francine Fichel

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

The route looks popular because the paths are well maintained

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christophebr
christophebr

muddy but very passable overall

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joorange
joorange

Glad to see that this old circuit (2013!) is still operational.
How were the paths after the heavy rain in November?

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christophebr
christophebr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Agree with the previous comments.

Nice walk in the Saint Omer region with beautiful countryside views passing through small welcoming villages.

I was able to walk it at a good pace in 3 hours 15 minutes.

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nanany62
nanany62

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant route with lovely pastoral views on the first part.
The second part is rather monotonous, with a long stretch through fields.
However, this walk takes in some pretty quiet villages.
Please note that there are no signposts.

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PATRICK NOTTE
PATRICK NOTTE

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

A little boring because of the long stretches in the middle of the countryside, but with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and some lovely villages.
some beautiful villages. Don't miss the church of St Folquin in Cormette, which we were lucky enough to visit and meet the people from the association who maintain it.
It was in ruins but the local chatelaine financed its restoration. We ate our snack at Brigitte's, it's clean and well-maintained, it's really the village café you see less and less of. Choose the direction of the route according to your arrival time in Molinghem. If you want to stop at Brigitte's, allow a good hour by taking the shortest route, which is also the most boring.

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MAMIEJO
MAMIEJO

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant and varied route. Lovely colours with the rapeseed in flower. The only difficulty was the very unpleasant wind today.

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joorange
joorange

The software automatically calculates the duration of your rides.
It is based on an average speed of 3.5km/h and takes into account the difference in altitude.
For a seasoned walker, this is obviously not very satisfactory.

Personally, I don't take it into account, as the distance and gradient give me a good estimate.

But for occasional walkers, it avoids unpleasant surprises.

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loloboul
loloboul

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

For lovers of nature and peace and quiet.
Not too interesting for us, but we're from the area!
The route was completed in less than 3 hours, but I think the time quoted is too long.

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PointilleAudo
PointilleAudo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello ,
because of the route, which avoids roads as much as possible, we really enjoyed this walk ...
Changing scenery, small valleys, village crossings, agricultural plateaux ...
A very pleasant and quiet route
... Not always easy to get your bearings from the map, sometimes!
Sincerely
Pointille

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joorange
joorange

I haven't been to this area for a long time.
Are the paths still correct?

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grossemy
grossemy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very beautiful hike, bucolic landscapes, with an end of course on the site of the windmill, recommended hike

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riquita
riquita

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice route, especially the first part. The second part has a bit of tarmac and crosses more cultivated plains. It's less pleasant, but it makes for a varied tour.
We really enjoyed the whole thing!

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cros serge
cros serge
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Dec 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The country route is acceptable, well marked out, but it is becoming boring. This walk, like any walk, needs to be enriched with themes of discovery; that's the whole point of this activity, which is too often seen from the purely sporting and technical angle, even if I did enjoy those hours of endurance through this undulating country.
The small café in the village of Quelme, which was very welcome, proved to be a disappointment, both in terms of the welcome and the price.
The longer coffee was served at a longer price, no doubt the price that passing hikers have to pay.
In spite of everything, the credit will go to the person who created this route.
Happy birthday to you all!

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