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Please note: the trail can be very muddy in places after heavy rain. Please wear suitable footwear.
On the way to the Caillou-qui-Bique
This lovely circular walk takes hikers through the Haut-Pays towards Onnezies (with its famous wolf and the manor tower), towards Gussignies (home to the equally renowned Brasserie du Baron) and the Caillou qui Bique above Grande Honnelle.
A must for anyone unfamiliar with the region!
Mostly through the countryside, the route also follows a section of the RAVeL and forest paths.
It crosses part of the Natagora nature reserve at Grande Honnelle, where there are clear signs instructing you to follow the paths and not to pick the flowers – especially not the daffodils or hyacinths, which bloom in turn by the thousands in early spring!
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 11.49 mi -
Average duration: 5h 45 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 558 ft -
Descent: - 568 ft -
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Highest point: 361 ft -
Lowest point: 102 ft
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 197 ft - Place d'Audregnies
- 1 : mi 0.33 - alt. 220 ft - Mill in the grounds of the Foyer Notre-Dame
- 2 : mi 1.61 - alt. 266 ft - Onnezies Wolf
- 3 : mi 2.61 - alt. 341 ft - Bois d'Angre
- 4 : mi 3.18 - alt. 315 ft - Autreppe
- 5 : mi 4.4 - alt. 259 ft - Notre-Dame de Bonsecours Chapel
- 6 : mi 5.52 - alt. 272 ft - Nature reserve
- 7 : mi 6.19 - alt. 203 ft - Chalet du Garde
- 8 : mi 6.35 - alt. 210 ft - Caillou-qui-Bique - Hogneau (rivière) - Affluant de la Haine
- 9 : mi 7.24 - alt. 269 ft - La Loquette
- 10 : mi 7.84 - alt. 164 ft - Sunken, muddy path
- 11 : mi 9.93 - alt. 144 ft - Sunken, muddy path
- 12 : mi 11.22 - alt. 135 ft - La Petite Honnelle
- S/E : mi 11.49 - alt. 197 ft - Place d'Audregnies
Notes
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A short distance from the trail: the Emile Verhaeren Museum
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