La Pierre du Diable depuis Gauchin-Légal

Au départ, voir la pierre qui, selon la légende, déambulait la nuit et donnait des sueurs froides aux maris trompés et aux femmes infidèles. N'ayez plus peur, elle est solidement accrochée. Puis vous passerez au gué de Caucourt et son moulin.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.24 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 413 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 400 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 509 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 233 ft

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Description of the walk

Start at the church square opposite the town hall.

(S/E) With the church on your right, leave the car park and turn right onto Rue Bocquet until you reach Chemin d’Héripre.

(1) Turn left and, at the end, first turn left then right to follow Rue Petite until you reach Chemin des Blattiers.

(2) Turn right onto it and carry on straight ahead until the next junction.

(3) Turn sharply right, cross the ford and carry on straight ahead until you reach Rue Fidèle.

(4) Turn left, then immediately right onto Rue d’en Haut, then cross a footpath on the right, just before No. 10.

(5) Follow it down and carry on straight ahead along Rue Carré until you reach Rue de Magnicourt.

(6) Turn left onto Rue de Magnicourt and carry on to the next junction.

(7) Take the path on the right and carry on straight ahead until you reach the tarmac.

(8) Turn right (Rue de la Chaudière) then take the first left. Pass to the right of the first wind turbine and carry on to the next junction.

(9) Turn left, then right after the second wind turbine to reach a Fork in the road near the third one, at a place called “Sole d’Aubigny”.

(10) Head right and continue to the next junction.

(11) Take a sharp left-hand bend and you’ll reach a road (Rue de Frevillers).

(12) Turn right onto this road and continue along the first track on the left until you reach the next crossroads at a place called Les Terrages.

(13) Turn right and carry on straight ahead along the track until you reach the houses and the junction with the Chaussée Brunehaut (C1).

(14) Follow it to the right, then at the junction, keep right onto the D72. You’ll come to a track with a water tank on your right (elevation 104).

(15) Leave the D72 and take the path on the right. At the foot of the water tower, continue to the left (Rue de Frévillers) until you reach the town hall and the church.

(16) Turn right between the town hall and the church onto Rue Basse, then take Rue du Calvaire on the left and continue to the next junction. Carry on to the left until you reach the junction at the entrance to Gauchin le Gal (Gauchin-Légal on the IGN map).

(17) Turn left onto the D73, enter the village and head for the Place de l’Église (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 299 ft - Church Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 302 ft - Héripre Path
  3. 2 : mi 0.46 - alt. 341 ft - Blattiers Path
  4. 3 : mi 0.98 - alt. 338 ft - Fork
  5. 4 : mi 1.47 - alt. 328 ft - Rue Fidèle
  6. 5 : mi 1.77 - alt. 364 ft - Path
  7. 6 : mi 1.97 - alt. 367 ft - Rue de Magnicourt
  8. 7 : mi 2.44 - alt. 371 ft - End of the path
  9. 8 : mi 2.78 - alt. 449 ft - Rue de la Chaudière
  10. 9 : mi 3.63 - alt. 495 ft - Y-junction
  11. 10 : mi 4.03 - alt. 476 ft - Sole d’Aubigny
  12. 11 : mi 4.67 - alt. 374 ft - Crossroads
  13. 12 : mi 5.29 - alt. 486 ft - Rue de Frevillers
  14. 13 : mi 5.73 - alt. 476 ft - Les Terrages
  15. 14 : mi 6.97 - alt. 233 ft - Chaussée Brunehaut
  16. 15 : mi 7.5 - alt. 341 ft - Elevation 104
  17. 16 : mi 8.05 - alt. 364 ft - Town hall and church
  18. 17 : mi 9.06 - alt. 312 ft - Rue de Caucourt
  19. S/E : mi 9.24 - alt. 299 ft - Return to car park

Notes

No water source
Option to shorten the route at (11): carry on straight ahead to (16)

Worth a visit

Gué de Caucourt.
Moulin.
Pierre du Diable.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Jeff62
Jeff62

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the plains of Artois

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