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The gentle and peaceful Gaume region from Willancourt
Gaume, this beautiful hilly region in southern Belgium, is known for its mild climate. However, I have no idea if the area is popular with hikers... There are hiking markers all along the route. It is possible that you will encounter few or no people.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 17.96 km -
Average duration: 6h 00 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 297 m -
Descent: - 297 m -
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Highest point: 350 m -
Lowest point: 243 m
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Country:
Belgium
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Area: Massif des Ardennes -
District:
Aubange -
Start/End: N 49.57916° / E 5.700788° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 3210E -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 255 m - Willancourt communal playground
- 1 : km 1.44 - alt. 325 m - Intersection
- 2 : km 2.44 - alt. 301 m - Grassy path
- 3 : km 2.83 - alt. 301 m - Cross
- 4 : km 4.13 - alt. 259 m - Gennevaux
- 5 : km 5.52 - alt. 297 m - Route
- 6 : km 5.87 - alt. 303 m - Path
- 7 : km 6.82 - alt. 319 m - Bois de Pertot
- 8 : km 7.92 - alt. 263 m - La Grande Fin
- 9 : km 8.56 - alt. 249 m - Cycle path
- 10 : km 10.3 - alt. 261 m - Bench
- 11 : km 12.21 - alt. 330 m - GR trail
- 12 : km 13.29 - alt. 343 m - Intersection
- 13 : km 13.84 - alt. 339 m - Crossroads
- 14 : km 14.88 - alt. 275 m - Rachecourt Cemetery
- 15 : km 15.21 - alt. 271 m - Rue Bizeury
- 16 : km 16.37 - alt. 333 m - La Brûlure
- 17 : km 17.58 - alt. 302 m - Trail through the woods
- S/E : km 17.96 - alt. 255 m - Willancourt communal playground
Notes
Easy and free parking is available near the church or the Willancourt municipal playground.
There are several benches and picnic tables along the route. However, there are no shops or water points.
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Gaume circular between Rachecourt and Battincourt
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+293 m
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A pleasant walk in Gaume, even in gloomy weather, through countryside and forests.The route begins by climbing up to the plateau overlooking Rachecourt before descending into the depths of the Batte valley.After the small reed pond, the route crosses the country ridge before descending to Battincourt, where the playground offers a few benches and a welcome picnic table.In Battincourt, the walk follows the marked "Les Sept Sources" trail in the opposite direction until just beyond the Battincourt ponds.On the way back, the route passes through a lovely arboretum!Please note that some sections, such as the Bois de Pertot, can be very muddy.
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+483 m
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+173 m
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+306 m
-311 m
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The mines, the mines of yesterday, the iron mines... this is the main theme of this hike.Fond-de-Gras is the most informative site on this subject: it was the station where narrow-gauge trains converged to unload iron ore into standard-gauge wagons bound for the steelworks and blast furnaces of Pétange, Differdange and others in Belgium and Germany.
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+97 m
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+253 m
-253 m
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