Between the marsh and the countryside of Aubigny-au-Bac

A circular route starting through the Aubigny-au-Bac marshes and ending on country lanes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.38 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 18 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 18 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 58 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the town hall car park at the foot of the church in Aubigny-au-Bac.

(S/E) Head east and walk away from the church along Rue Jean-Simon Dumont, crossing Rue Charles Bayen on the left.

(1) At the next junction, turn right onto Rue Léo Lagrange. Pass a campsite on your left.

(2) Shortly afterwards, turn left onto Digue Charles Delepierre. After a good hundred metres, follow the Canal de la Sensée on your right. Continue straight ahead along the canal for about 2 km.

(3) At the first huts surrounding the Marais du Bac, take the path on your left and go round the marsh on the left.

(4) Cross Route de Fressies and take Route du Marais, veering slightly to the left. Follow the Sensée on your left and Les Hollandes on your right.

(5) After about 1 km, turn left onto Rue Volckcrick. Cross the D140 and first turn right then left to follow Rue Pierre Bochu for about 100 metres.

(6) Turn left into Rue Maurice Façon. Ignore another road on the right, continue on the tarmac and soon carry on along a field path (due west). After a left-hand bend in the path, you will reach a junction near the D148.

(7) Turn right here and stay parallel to the road. After about 250 m, rejoin the road and follow it westwards: watch out for traffic, please be careful.

(8) After about 500 m along the road, take thefirst path on the right (due north).

(9) At the T-junction, turn left.

(10) At the end of the path, you’ll come out onto the D140; follow it to the left to enter Aubigny-au-Bac. At the junction, take thesecond left, Rue Jean-Baptiste Gay. You’ll come out onto Rue Calmette; follow it straight on.

(1) At the next junction, turn right and you will soon reach the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 40 m - Town hall car park - Église Saint-Amand (Aubigny au Bac)
  2. 1 : km 0.17 - alt. 39 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 0.48 - alt. 37 m - Charles Delepierre Embankment - Canal de la Sensée
  4. 3 : km 2.87 - alt. 36 m - Marais du Bac
  5. 4 : km 3.36 - alt. 34 m - Route de Fressies - Les Hollandes
  6. 5 : km 4.39 - alt. 35 m - Féchain - Sensée (rivière)
  7. 6 : km 4.7 - alt. 40 m - Return
  8. 7 : km 6.03 - alt. 38 m - Intersection
  9. 8 : km 6.83 - alt. 40 m - D148 road – Path starts on the right
  10. 9 : km 7.54 - alt. 57 m - Crossroads
  11. 10 : km 8.68 - alt. 49 m - D140
  12. S/E : km 9.38 - alt. 40 m - Town hall car park - Église Saint-Amand (Aubigny au Bac)

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
Marc defontaine
Marc defontaine
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the woods, which took 2 hours and 40 minutes: deer, horses, Anne, a buzzard,
if you look around, this is what you’ll see.
To finish off, you can quench your thirst at the café near the church on the corner.
Thank you, Visorando.

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berniche
berniche

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I completed the route twice: the first time in its entirety, and the second time via a path between two fields to avoid the very busy and dangerous road, given the lack of a pavement or usable verge.
The path we took is clearly marked on the IGN map but has been overgrown.
We left the route at landmark 7 to reach landmark 9 by following the farm track.

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Manou59700
Manou59700

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

You can do the route in the opposite direction; just follow the signs for “la frontière de l’eau”.
Instead of turning right towards the campsite, turn left and follow the yellow markings. The walk ends along the canal, which we found more pleasant!
The sections that cross the fields are a bit monotonous.

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ASCFRESAIN
ASCFRESAIN

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A route that’s easy to manage and ideal for a walk with friends or in a group.

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immercurien
immercurien

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route is best tackled in warm weather; there is little shade, so do bring a cap.
Please note, as stated in the description, the route is dangerous between points 6 and 7
Nice crossing of the Marais du Bac
Thank you for this discovery

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