The Baudour Woods (East)

Easy hiking for pedestrians, mountain bikers and horse riders, and for every season: in spring there are pretty flowers, in autumn there are colours and mushrooms.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.34 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 9 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 9 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 91 m
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    Lowest point: 75 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park, take the road south-east at the sign marked 'Sauf autorisation' (No entry without permission).

(1) Turn left, northeast, onto a sandy path.

(2) Turn right, south-southeast.

(3) Turn right again at a white house, southwest, and continue for just over 2 km until you reach an old gatekeeper's house.

(4) Turn left, southeast, and shortly after, at asecond fork, turn left, southeast.

(5) At the crossroads, turn right, west-southwest.

(6) Continue right, northeast. You will come to thesecond fork again. Turn left here.

(4) At the old gatekeeper's house, turn left. The road turns right, northwest.

(7) Bank. Turn left, south-southwest.

(8) Bridge and bench. Turn right, west-southwest, arrow Long Boule and Baudour.

(9) On the left, look for a shelter. Turn completely right, northeast. Arrow: among others, Les 6 Chemins.

(10) Crossroads of Les 6 Chemins. Bench. Turn completely left, south-west.

(11) At the next crossroads, turn right, northeast. Arrow "Herchies" and "Vacresse"

(12) At the new crossroads, turn right. Arrow pointing to 6 Chemins (among others).

(10) Back at the crossroads of 6 roads. Take the second left. Arrow pointing to Erbisoeul, among others. There is a pond on the left.

(13) Turn left, north-east, red and white markings, continue towards La Ronde Maison.
Here you can admire a large pond.
Go through the gate to the left of the Ronde Maison and you will arrive at the car park.
Alternative: cross the lawn to the right of the Ronde Maison and a white building; at the end, a path will take you to the car park.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 82 m - Car park (Rue Montauban 1, 7331 Baudour)
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 85 m - Turn left at the fork.
  3. 2 : km 0.67 - alt. 79 m - Turn right at the fork.
  4. 3 : km 0.85 - alt. 78 m - White House
  5. 4 : km 2.12 - alt. 78 m - Former gatekeeper's house
  6. 5 : km 3.13 - alt. 89 m - Turn right at the fork.
  7. 6 : km 4.24 - alt. 87 m - Turn right at the fork.
  8. 7 : km 5.49 - alt. 88 m - Bank
  9. 8 : km 6.36 - alt. 75 m - Bridge
  10. 9 : km 7.16 - alt. 80 m - Shelter
  11. 10 : km 8.46 - alt. 90 m - Crossroads of the "6 chemins". Bank.
  12. 11 : km 9.48 - alt. 84 m - Crossroads
  13. 12 : km 10.07 - alt. 87 m - Crossroads
  14. 13 : km 11.94 - alt. 87 m - Pond
  15. S/E : km 12.34 - alt. 82 m - Car park (Rue Montauban 1, 7331 Baudour)

Notes

Parking: (Rue Montauban 1, 7331 Baudour, behind the Ronde Maison (which cannot be seen from the car park).

Please note: between 1 October and 31 January, hunting often takes place. This is particularly the case on Thursdays and Fridays, but not usually at weekends. Access to the woods will be prohibited on the days concerned.
Dates for the 24/25 season: 4-8-22-25-28/10; 5-15-19/11; 3-13-20-27/12. Other dates are possible.

During periods of heavy rain, boots are recommended.

Worth a visit

At (8), near the bridge =>
In spring, flower lovers (wild garlic, bluebells, etc.) may wish to take a short detour.
Cross the bridge, then take the road on the right (arrow pointing to "Canette de cuivre", sign saying "Sauf vélos" [except bicycles]).
After ± 250 m: turn left and after ± 50 m turn left again (between two "Air liquide" posts).
At the end, you will see the bridge on your left, which you cross again and continue along the route.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
ArinaTomberg
ArinaTomberg

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Today, in mid-March, the roads are impassably muddy. We couldn’t continue our walk and had to turn back.

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Jean-Luc Magermans
Jean-Luc Magermans

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Right from the start, we lost our way on what looked like a path but was actually just a firebreak.

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Yogiyoga
Yogiyoga

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The walk takes place entirely in the woods, on flat ground, which makes it easy, pleasant and relaxing in such surroundings, but a little monotonous in the long run, especially due to the lack of spring flowers.

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Joffrey Lhoir
Joffrey Lhoir

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A route that is exactly as described.
Pretty woods with clear, pleasant paths, but very linear and sometimes monotonous.
Some sections are very muddy when it rains.
Despite everything, it was a nice change of scenery.
Thank you for sharing.

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FFB185
FFB185

Very nice place. We couldn't follow the GPS route because the 4G network was very poor and the app couldn't locate us. No matter, we improvised a walk instead. The advantage of this place is that it's huge and you can choose between wider paths or narrower ones with lots of possible turnoffs, which helps to "spread out" the walkers and/or cyclists. We came across other people but never felt "cramped" :-) We'll be back, but this time with the description ;-) Thank you for the publication!

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sdenis90
sdenis90

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We didn't see anyone (well, except for one jogger), but we didn't see any animals either. The only thing we noticed was the noise!!!! (from nearby factories + traffic?). The only advantage is that you can easily adapt the route (turn or go straight ahead). Personally, at this time of year, this walk is not worth the detour, especially if you are looking for the peace and quiet of nature!

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Hilde Lochs
Hilde Lochs

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

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Benjamin Hellendorff
Benjamin Hellendorff

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk in the Baudour woods.
The description was excellent (despite a few minor errors) and really easy to follow.
I recommend it.

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junkersdorf
junkersdorf

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The paths are sometimes a bit long, but considering the time of year and the weather, I had a very nice walk.

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