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Start: Car park at Villers-la-Ville Abbey. GPS coordinates: Avenue Georges Speeckaert 50 - 1495 Villers-la-Ville.
The Bois de l'Étoile and the Bois Pinchet
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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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 3.34 mi -
Average duration: 1h 45 -
Difficulty: Easy -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 292 ft -
Descent: - 285 ft -
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Highest point: 499 ft -
Lowest point: 315 ft
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Country:
Belgium
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Start/End: N 50.588515° / E 4.530027° -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 322 ft - Abbey car park
- 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 325 ft - Rue de l'Abbaye - Ancienne Abbaye de Villers
- 2 : mi 0.16 - alt. 404 ft - Crossing the circular loop
- 3 : mi 0.3 - alt. 449 ft - Trail No. 29
- 4 : mi 0.79 - alt. 397 ft - Tourist trail
- 5 : mi 1.56 - alt. 472 ft - Chemin du Bati Gai (No. 22)
- 6 : mi 2.06 - alt. 476 ft - Trail no. 45
- 7 : mi 2.61 - alt. 449 ft - Junction of Chemin Notre-Dame and Boulevard Neuf
- 8 : mi 2.72 - alt. 453 ft - Path at the corner of house no. 43
- 9 : mi 2.82 - alt. 456 ft - Trail No. 47
- S/E : mi 3.34 - alt. 315 ft - 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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