The lark from Rivière

This walk starting from Rivière will take you through the plains and woods towards L’Alouette before returning via the Fossé de Berles and the Fossé à l’Eau. You can admire Saint-Vaast Church, a listed historic monument.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 66 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 72 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 133 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 80 m

Description of the walk

Start from the church car park on Rue de Grosville

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn right, then right again. At the Y-junction, turn left and continue to Le Hamel.

(1) Turn onto the path on the right. At the end, keep right and continue straight on Rue de Justice, then onto Rue du Monument.

(2) At the junction, first turn left then right, then take the path on the right and continue straight on until you reach a road.

(3) At Les Huit Timons, turn right and continue straight on.

(4) At Riaubinot, turn left before turning right at the end and arriving at a cemetery.

(5) At the crossroads, first turn left then right to cross the D7 carefully and continue straight ahead.

(6) At the T-junction, turn right and keep going along a path until you reach L’Alouette.

(7) First turn left then right and head straight on until you reach a cross-path.

(8) Turn left at the junction and follow the path as it bends to the right.

(9) Turn right at the next junction to enter the Fossé de Berles. Continue straight on until you reach a road.

(10) Turn right onto Chemin de Basseux and keep going until you reach the D7.

(11) Turn left and follow this main road until the first junction.

(12) Turn right, pass the British cemetery and continue along a path that runs close to the Grinchon.

(13) Continue left along Rue de Bellacourt, cross Rue de Verdun and finish on Rue de Grosville to reach the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Car park - Église Saint-Vaast (Rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.56 - alt. 92 m - Le Hamel
  3. 2 : km 1.05 - alt. 95 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.93 - alt. 103 m - Les Huit Timons
  5. 4 : km 2.53 - alt. 118 m - Le Riaubinot
  6. 5 : km 3.84 - alt. 111 m - D7 junction
  7. 6 : km 4.63 - alt. 107 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 5.71 - alt. 128 m - L'Alouette
  9. 8 : km 6.43 - alt. 119 m - Junction
  10. 9 : km 7.04 - alt. 104 m - Entrance to the Fossé de Berles
  11. 10 : km 8.26 - alt. 93 m - Chemin de Basseux
  12. 11 : km 9.41 - alt. 92 m - D7 road
  13. 12 : km 9.67 - alt. 88 m - Junction - Cimetière militaire britannique (Rivière)
  14. 13 : km 10.2 - alt. 85 m - Rue de Bellacourt - Crinchon (rivière) - Affluent de la Scarpe
  15. S/E : km 10.68 - alt. 92 m - Car park - Église Saint-Vaast (Rivière)

Notes

No water point

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