The Bois de l'Abime and Givenchy from Angres

This hike, starting from Angres, will take you through the Bois de l'Abimes and Givenchy, with a passage over the Terril de Pinchonvalles. Angres was occupied during the Gallo-Roman period, but is better known for its mining industry (from 1907 onwards), with pits No. 6 and No. 6 bis. They were destroyed during the First World War. Mining resumed in 1920, before closing permanently in 1984.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 84 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 89 m

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    Highest point: 117 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 59 m

Description of the walk

Departure from Collège Jean Vilar, Rue du Maréchal Joffre.

(S/E) With your back to the college, turn left, then turn left onto Rue Anne Franck. Find a path on the right.

(1) Take this path, continue straight ahead until you reach Route de Souchez, and cross it.

(2) Continue straight ahead on Rue des Ornes and, at the end, join Rue des Normands.

(3) Turn right. At the end, turn left, then take the first left again. Continue straight ahead until you reach a Y-junction.

(4) Turn right, then take the first left. Stay on the right-hand path. At the T-junction, turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue Léon Dégreaux. Cross it and continue straight ahead until you reach the Résidence de la Place d'Or.

(5) Turn left onto Rue du Bois Malo. At the end, first turn right then left, and continue straight ahead until you reach an X-shaped crossroads, elevation 81.

(6) Circular junction. Turn right onto the uphill path. At the top, at the Y junction, take the left fork and continue straight ahead until you reach a T-junction.

(7) Turn left, then take the second left and continue to the previous circular junction.

(6) Turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue Léon Dégreaux.

(8) Cross the street, continue straight ahead, then take the third left. At the end, turn left again and join Rue des Normands.

(9) First turn right then left to take Rue Champaubert. At the end, take the steps and follow the path slightly to the left. Cross Rue des Hirondelles and join Rue des Colombes.

(10) Turn left, then take the second street on the right. At the roundabout, turn right and stay on Rue de Souchez. Enter the cemetery on the left and cross it.

(11) At the cemetery exit, turn left, then take the third street on the right. At the end, turn right and return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(1) Return to the starting point by following the same route in reverse (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 71 m - College Jean Vilar
  2. 1 : km 0.45 - alt. 69 m - Foruche Rue Anne Franck/path
  3. 2 : km 1.03 - alt. 71 m - Route de Souchez
  4. 3 : km 1.46 - alt. 65 m - Rue des Normands
  5. 4 : km 3.02 - alt. 91 m - Y-shaped fork in the Bois de l'Abîme
  6. 5 : km 4.29 - alt. 76 m - Résidence de la Place d'Or
  7. 6 : km 5.66 - alt. 80 m - Fork
  8. 7 : km 6.41 - alt. 88 m - T-junction
  9. 8 : km 9.12 - alt. 61 m - Rue Léon Dégreaux
  10. 9 : km 9.93 - alt. 61 m - Rue des Normands - Sochez (rivière) - Canal de Lens
  11. 10 : km 10.15 - alt. 63 m - Rue des Colombes
  12. 11 : km 10.83 - alt. 59 m - Exit the cemetery
  13. S/E : km 11.67 - alt. 71 m - Jean Vilar Secondary School

Notes

No water source.

Reviews and comments

souchez rando
souchez rando

The barrier at point 4 is for entering the site. Unfortunately, at the moment, it is complicated due to the weather conditions.

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joorange
joorange

Route I followed in part and in the opposite direction between point 8 and the motorway.
The path between points 5 and 6 is still slippery, but it's passable.
I mainly wanted to locate the path between the motorway and point 4; it's very easy, despite several fallen trees, which are relatively easy to get past. Note that there is a barrier (???) at point 4.

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