La Divionnaise

This hike, between town and countryside, will take you through towns and parks. You will walk along the Biette river and then climb the slag heap. You will discover pits 5, 5 bis, 1 and 1bis, which is the deepest in the mining basin at 1,186 metres.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 119 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 112 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 126 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m

Description of the walk

Departure from the Polyclinique de la Clarence car park.

(S/E) Exit the car park and head towards the roundabout. First turn left then right onto Rue Louis Aragon, then take the second left and at the end turn right to reach a junction in Cité Pâques.

(1) Turn left, at the end take the street on the left and, before the bend, go straight ahead. Pass the stadium, at the crossroads take the road on the right and continue straight on to the town hall.

(2) Turn right twice and enter the park. Take the path on the left, then first turn right then left, and, at the end, first turn left then right.

(3) At the crossroads, first turn left then right. At the end, repeat the manoeuvre and continue straight ahead along the Biette.

(4) At the end of the path, at the crossroads, first turn right then left and continue straight ahead until you reach the junction towards Mont Rignon.

(5) Turn left, at the end take the track on the right and keep going until you reach the fork.

(6) First turn right then left, then take the first track on the right to cross Mont Duquenne.

(7) Turn left and make a wide right turn until you reach Rue du 8 Mai 1945.

(8) Go up this street on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach cote 100.

(9) Turn left, then take the first track on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue de la République.

(10) First turn left then right and return to the initial junction from the outward journey.

(1) Take the same route as on the way there, but in the opposite direction, to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 109 m - Clinic car park
  2. 1 : km 0.83 - alt. 120 m - Cité Pâques. Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 2.53 - alt. 55 m - Town hall - Biette (rivière) à finaliser
  4. 3 : km 3.32 - alt. 62 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 4.63 - alt. 93 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 5.81 - alt. 122 m - Mont Rignon
  7. 6 : km 6.5 - alt. 114 m - Fork
  8. 7 : km 7.54 - alt. 103 m - Mont Duquenne
  9. 8 : km 8.82 - alt. 79 m - Rue du 8 mai 1945
  10. 9 : km 9.79 - alt. 98 m - Cote 100
  11. 10 : km 10.87 - alt. 120 m - Rue de la République
  12. S/E : km 11.62 - alt. 109 m - Clinic car park

Notes

No water source

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