Between Flize, Boutancourt and Dom le Mesnil

Beautiful views over the Meuse valley and the surrounding villages, as well as traces of the Second World War, in a place where stone quarrying has shaped its economic history.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.46 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 162 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 156 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 274 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 152 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Flize (08160)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.698254° / E 4.776913°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3009SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Starting point: Flize church and town hall. Parking available on Rue de la Glacière near the church.

(S/E) With your back to the church, head left towards Dom-le-Mesnil. Take the first alley on the right (Ruelle Madron) to reach Chemin de Feuchères. Head up to the right until you reach the water tower.

(1) Head up to the left until you reach the fork near the telecoms mast and go down to the left. The path runs along the edge of the pastures and joins the entrance to Dom-le-Mesnil. Continue through the residential area, passing a wash house, until you reach a crossroads.

(3) Head up to the right and turn left at the next fork. At the top of the climb, veer right and reach the edge of the forest.

(4) Head up to the right to the Côte de Dom viewpoint.

(5) Continue along the top of the hill, ignoring the first path on the left and turning left at the second path. After skirting a cultivated area, the path descends and reaches a crossroads.

(6) Turn right, walk a few hundred metres before finding, on the right, a small path leading to the Flize Charlemagne artillery bunker of the Maginot Line.

(7) Return to the main path and head down to the right to reach the crossroads by the water tower you passed on the way out.

(1) Turn left onto a grassy path, pass under a power line and reach Boutancourt. Turn right until you reach the first path on the right, the Chemin Noir.

(8) Take this path, which, with no significant change in elevation, leads to Flize via the Cités de Soissons and Verdun.
Continue in the same direction to reach the D864 (Rue de Sedan). Turn right to return to the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 153 m - Église Saint-Rémi (Flize)
  2. 1 : km 0.86 - alt. 195 m - Water tower
  3. 2 : km 2.08 - alt. 192 m - Entrance to Dom le Mesnil
  4. 3 : km 2.67 - alt. 167 m - Dom-le-Mesnil
  5. 4 : km 3.2 - alt. 223 m - Entrance to the forest
  6. 5 : km 3.59 - alt. 265 m - Viewpoint at Côte de Dom overlooking the valley of the - Meuse (fleuve)
  7. 6 : km 4.65 - alt. 258 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 5.27 - alt. 249 m - Flize Charlemagne artillery bunker
  9. 8 : km 7.12 - alt. 156 m - Chemin Noir
  10. S/E : km 8.45 - alt. 153 m - Église Saint-Rémi (Flize)

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
cicisman08
cicisman08

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with some great views and a very easy return route.

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Thenry
Thenry

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy walk suitable for families, offering sheltered sections through the forest. Beautiful views of the Meuse between Flize and Dom-le-Mesnil.

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durandbob
durandbob

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely, pleasant little walk.

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Unsoirbleu
Unsoirbleu

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route. A good description.

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