Grand Tour of Braine-l'Alleud

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Here is a long and challenging circular route, with numerous ascents and descents, through woodland or open countryside, taking in tarmac roads, cobbled streets, gravel paths, dirt tracks and sandy terrain. All this whilst avoiding built-up areas as much as possible and staying in the countryside.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.27 mi
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    Average duration: 11h 30 
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    Difficulty: Very difficult
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 951 ft
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    Descent: - 925 ft
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    Highest point: 522 ft
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    Lowest point: 217 ft
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Trail to the Seven Fountains

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 417 ft - Car park - Mémorial de la bataille de Waterloo et butte du Lion
  2. 1 : mi 0.99 - alt. 328 ft - Rue de la Semaillère
  3. 2 : mi 1.6 - alt. 341 ft - Rue Pergère
  4. 3 : mi 2.8 - alt. 381 ft - Chemin de l'Infante/path
  5. 4 : mi 3.58 - alt. 331 ft - Rue Grange des Champs
  6. 5 : mi 4.11 - alt. 322 ft - Chaussée Bara
  7. 6 : mi 5.32 - alt. 407 ft - Drève Dudinsart
  8. 7 : mi 5.68 - alt. 397 ft - Rue du Cuisinier
  9. 8 : mi 6.8 - alt. 302 ft - The Hermit’s Walk
  10. 9 : mi 8.72 - alt. 266 ft - Rue de Paudure
  11. 10 : mi 9.35 - alt. 230 ft - UCB, Avenue de l'Industrie
  12. 11 : mi 9.7 - alt. 341 ft - Sandpit
  13. 12 : mi 10.61 - alt. 276 ft - Crossing the Ri des Vervois
  14. 13 : mi 11.62 - alt. 417 ft - Rue du Try
  15. 14 : mi 12.11 - alt. 449 ft - Chemin de Noucelles
  16. 15 : mi 13.5 - alt. 423 ft - Chemin Baty du Cerisier
  17. 16 : mi 14.91 - alt. 440 ft - Rue de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac - Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
  18. 17 : mi 15.56 - alt. 354 ft - Bois du Drape
  19. 18 : mi 16.54 - alt. 443 ft - Bertinchamp Path
  20. 19 : mi 17.61 - alt. 456 ft - Grand'Route
  21. 20 : mi 18.14 - alt. 453 ft - Rue du Cours d'Eau
  22. 21 : mi 18.76 - alt. 469 ft - Route de Lillois
  23. 22 : mi 20.25 - alt. 472 ft - Rue Neuve Cour/Chemin de Vieux Genappe
  24. 23 : mi 21.4 - alt. 430 ft - Vieux-Genappe Trail
  25. 24 : mi 22.64 - alt. 413 ft - Path leading to Hougoumont
  26. S/E : mi 23.27 - alt. 417 ft - Car park - Mémorial de la bataille de Waterloo et butte du Lion

Other walks in the area

Walking Tour de Wallonie

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Tour de Wallonie
↔456.86 mi ↗+23,858 ft ↘-24,347 ft ◔33 days ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
This walking tour of Wallonia, which includes the German-speaking part of Belgium, is a circular route that generally follows the borders as closely as possible, whether linguistic or territorial. This sometimes involves forays into neighbouring territories – France, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Flemish Region. Occasionally, the route also deviates from this due to accommodation requirements or because suitable accommodation could not be found close to the borders, whilst still adhering to various constraints.

Walking Tour de Wallonie Stage 1 Braine-l'Alleud - Braine-le-Comte

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Braine-l'Alleud - Braine-le-Comte
↔16.34 mi ↗+663 ft ↘-787 ft ◔8h 05 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
Starting from the 1815 site, this first stage of my tour of Wallonia connects two towns named Braine – Braine-l’Alleud and Braine-le-Comte – whilst prioritising routes away from towns and villages as much as possible. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they are farm tracks or footpaths. Where possible, yes; otherwise, mostly small country roads.

Walking Circular route between Braine-l’Alleud and Maransart

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Boucle entre Braine-l'Alleud et Maransart
↔13.89 mi ↗+820 ft ↘-817 ft ◔7h 05 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
A long circular walk starting from Site 1815 in Braine-l’Alleud (incorrectly referred to as ‘Waterloo’) which takes in some of the villages involved in Napoleon’s battles on 18 June 1815. The route is mainly rural, offering lovely views of the countryside and the surrounding woods.

Walking Circular route between the 1815 site and Maransart

Visorando Member
Boucle entre le site 1815 et Maransart
↔8.89 mi ↗+436 ft ↘-417 ft ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
This is a magnificent walk that can be enjoyed on foot or by mountain bike. It takes place almost entirely in the beautiful countryside of Walloon Brabant, amongst fields, meadows and woodland. The surfaces vary: tarmac, old cobblestones, farm tracks and footpaths. In autumn, pheasants are everywhere and you may be lucky enough to spot a herd of does emerging from beneath the trees at the edge of a wood to feed on fresh grass in a meadow.

Walking Circular route from Braine-l'Alleud to Haut-Ittre

Visorando Member
↔17.12 mi ↗+1,079 ft ↘-1,073 ft ◔8h 50 ▲Very difficult
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
For once, here is a long 27 km circular hike through the rolling countryside of this corner of Walloon Brabant. Starting from the Butte du Lion - site 1815 - it first crosses the town of Braine-l'Alleud before returning to the countryside, which the hike hardly leaves until it returns to the foot of the Butte du Lion.

Walking Circular nature walk via Braine-l’Alleud, Lillois, Maransart and Lasne

Visorando Member
Grande boucle nature par Braine-l'Alleud, Lillois, Maransart et Lasne
↔13.92 mi ↗+515 ft ↘-509 ft ◔6h 50 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
Starting from a well-known memorial site – Site 1815, the site of Napoleon’s final battle – your walk will take you over hill and dale to discover the beautiful countryside of this corner of Walloon Brabant, in a large circular route that brings you back to Site 1815, giving you the chance to visit the museum. Paved roads, country lanes, paths that may be dry or muddy depending on the weather, fields stretching as far as the eye can see and a few patches of woodland, two golf courses that you’ll walk alongside or across, birdsong and, who knows, perhaps a few deer in a meadow at daybreak… that’s what this walk has in store. 

Walking Tour of the Waterloo battlefield, 1815

Visorando Member
Tour du champ de bataille de Waterloo 1815
↔4.53 mi ↗+141 ft ↘-138 ft ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
Starting from the 1815 site, this circular route takes you across fields to explore the sweeping landscapes of the Plancenoit and Braine-l’Alleud area, the site of Napoleon’s final battle. Largely along country lanes, you’ll be accompanied by the song of the lark and the call of the pheasant. If you’re lucky, in the early morning you might spot a roe deer coming out to feed. And, for history buffs, there are a few reminders of the battle at the start and end of the route.

Walking Royal Waterloo Golf and the Lasne plain

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Royal Waterloo Golf et la plaine de Lasne
↔4.25 mi ↗+171 ft ↘-167 ft ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Waterloo (Brabant Wallon)
From here, we set off on a pleasant walk across the battlefield of Napoleon’s final war, far from the hustle and bustle of the 1815 tourist site. Dirt tracks – some of which are compacted – and grassy or sandy paths take us across the fields to the Waterloo golf course, which we’ll cross via a dirt track shaded by magnificent old trees before rejoining the paths through the fields. This circular route can be done on foot or by bike.

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