Écoivres via the Bois de Marœuil

This hike, starting from the Bois de Marœuil, will take you to the hamlet of Bray et Écoivres, along very good paths and through the Franco-British cemetery. The return journey is via the Bois de Marœuil.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.50 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 213 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 210 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 384 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 233 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Marœuil (62161)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.335458° / E 2.701718°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2406E, 2406O
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Description of the walk

Departure from Bois de Marœuil, Allée des Tilleuls, Chaussée Brunehaut.

(S/E) Leave the car park and enter the woods, then take the second path on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach a crossroads.

(1) Turn left, then, further up, veer slightly left and pass between the aviaries.

(2) Turn right at the fork. After the forest house, keep to the right and continue along this path which passes in front of the large meadow.

(3) Turn right, keep to the right on the road, and head towards Bray.

(4) Continue straight ahead until you reach the entrance to the cemetery and cross it. At the end of the first cemetery, turn right, then left to cross the second part of the cemetery.

(5) Turn left onto Rue de la Source and follow it, then turn left onto Rue des Normands just before the church. After the bridge, turn left.

(6) Turn left to cross the SNCF bridge, continue straight ahead and reach Bray.

(4) Turn right, then left, and reach the crossroads at the entrance to the forest.

(3) Turn right and continue straight ahead.

(7) At the sharp fork, turn left and head towards the forest house on the right, then turn right again.

(8) At the crossroads, turn left, then left again at the end, and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 374 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.32 - alt. 335 ft - Crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 0.62 - alt. 348 ft - Fork
  4. 3 : mi 0.95 - alt. 259 ft - Large meadow
  5. 4 : mi 1.17 - alt. 236 ft - Bray - Scarpe (rivière)
  6. 5 : mi 1.83 - alt. 246 ft - End of the cemetery - Cimeière militaire d'Ecoivre
  7. 6 : mi 2.61 - alt. 279 ft - SNCF bridge
  8. 7 : mi 3.63 - alt. 295 ft - Sharp fork
  9. 8 : mi 4.04 - alt. 308 ft - Crossroads
  10. S/E : mi 4.5 - alt. 374 ft - Car park

Notes

No water source

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
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rinder
rinder

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, undulating walk through the woods and the very quiet village. There weren’t many people around (it was a Saturday). We took a short detour of a few hundred metres to reach the foot of Mont-Saint-Eloi Abbey. From there, there’s a beautiful view over Arras.

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