The Élincourt woods

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Walk starting from the Nature and Hiking Centre in the Pays des Sources.
Mostly in the forest, so in the shade. Little elevation gain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.07 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 84 m
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    Descent: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
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    Lowest point: 79 m
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Elincourt Castle
Chateau d'Elincourt

Description of the walk

Departure from the nature and hiking centre car park, parking permitted from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. only.

(S/E) Follow the yellow trail and the signs for the Elincourt wood walk (very good signage).
Start on the right of the sign summarising the various hikes available at the centre. Go straight ahead and, 400 metres after the left-hand bend, turn right.
Then continue straight ahead for 300 metres and turn right at the three-way junction, following the sign.
Continue straight ahead for about 1.1 km until you reach a crossroads.

(1) Follow the sign (on the right) and then the path for 350 m until you reach a forest track (accessible to vehicles).

(2) Turn right and follow the path for 2 km as it leaves the forest and descends through fields.

(3) Turn right and continue for 250 m.

(4) Turn right again towards the houses (sign) and then go through the housing estate (straight ahead). Cross Allée Chantoiseau and walk along a pond.
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(5) When you reach the private Château de Bellinglise, turn right onto the road. Walk along the castle pond and continue to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 102 m - Nature centre car park
  2. 1 : km 1.79 - alt. 167 m - Crossroads
  3. 2 : km 2.1 - alt. 174 m - Forest path
  4. 3 : km 3.6 - alt. 89 m - Fork in the road at the forest exit
  5. 4 : km 3.87 - alt. 79 m - Fork towards houses
  6. 5 : km 4.49 - alt. 88 m - Château de Bellinglise
  7. S/E : km 5.07 - alt. 100 m - Nature centre car park

Notes

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 27586356

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike through the undergrowth.
Visiorando estimated the hike would take 1 hour and 40 minutes, but we completed it in 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Easy hike

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Marinebc
Marinebc

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant, in the forest, with lovely views of the surrounding plains. It's a bit of a climb at the start, but after that it's easy going!

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Clara35
Clara35

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Enjoy your walk!

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CelineBreizhel
CelineBreizhel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A nice little walk!

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Donovan. P
Donovan. P

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Enjoy your walk!

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L'Art-des-Choix
L'Art-des-Choix

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Everything is perfect and it's a beautiful route.

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