The Bois de l'Étoile and the Bois Pinchet

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A circular route through the Bois de l'Étoile and across the very pleasant residential neighbourhood of Bois Pinchet, starting from the car park at Villers-la-Ville Abbey. A peaceful and varied route with few roads.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.38 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 89 m
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    Descent: - 87 m
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    Highest point: 152 m
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    Lowest point: 96 m
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Description of the walk

Start: Car park at Villers-la-Ville Abbey. GPS coordinates: Avenue Georges Speeckaert 50 - 1495 Villers-la-Ville.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 98 m - Abbey car park
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 99 m - Rue de l'Abbaye - Ancienne Abbaye de Villers
  3. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 123 m - Crossing the circular loop
  4. 3 : km 0.48 - alt. 137 m - Trail No. 29
  5. 4 : km 1.27 - alt. 121 m - Tourist trail
  6. 5 : km 2.5 - alt. 144 m - Chemin du Bati Gai (No. 22)
  7. 6 : km 3.32 - alt. 145 m - Trail no. 45
  8. 7 : km 4.21 - alt. 137 m - Junction of Chemin Notre-Dame and Boulevard Neuf
  9. 8 : km 4.38 - alt. 138 m - Path at the corner of house no. 43
  10. 9 : km 4.55 - alt. 139 m - Trail No. 47
  11. S/E : km 5.38 - alt. 96 m - Abbey car park

Notes

A relatively flat route overall, but it does include two short, steep slopes, so you’ll need at least good shoes and ideally one or two walking poles.

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