Le Bois de Mont (short version)

Lots of paths, a beautiful crossing of the Bois (with decent tracks) and a beautiful view as you reach the plateau (but frequent fog in autumn).

2021: I've gone back to the original route, which is more pleasant.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 156 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 154 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 191 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 100 m

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Description of the walk

Start: Bouvigny, small square in front of the town hall.

(S/E) Take the stairs down to Rue Dujardin. Follow it for a hundred metres to the right, then turn left into Rue du 11 Novembre. After 800m, reach a fork.

(1) Just before the fork, turn right at 90°, then follow the path along the tarmac (which leads to a house). Follow it to the junction with a street.

(2) At the first houses, turn right (Rue du Moulin). At the fork, turn right onto the D165.

(3) Follow it a few metres to the right, then turn left into Chemin du Mont Breuvart. At the crossroads, turn left onto the GR® at the edge of the wood. 300m further on, turn left towards Marqueffles. Take the 1st street on the right, opposite the Maison de Retraite (retirement home).

(4) Turn right (GR®). Ignore the street on the left, take the track opposite and reach the edge of the woods. Ignore a small sign on the left and, climbing steeply, reach a crossroads (multi-arrow sign). Turn right (still GR®) to reach the summit.

(5) Leave the GR® and head straight ahead. The start can be a little tricky, but after that, the trail is excellent.
At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. Eventually, you'll reach a wider path (the wood opposite was thinned out at the end of April 2021).

(6) Turn right and stay on this wide path. You'll pass a chapel (on the left) and come to a tarmac road near Ferme du Bois de Mont.
(7) Take the left-hand track, which bends 90° to the right, passes the motocross course and reaches a crossroads.

(8) Turn right onto tarmac and a few metres further on, take the track which runs alongside a small wood. At the T-junction, turn right, ignore the left-hand path and reach a crossroads near the pylon.
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(9) Follow the (good) downhill path opposite the barrier, which joins the D75. Follow it for 100 metres on the right.

(10) Turn right on the GR® into the beautiful driveway that crosses the Institut Saint-François (walk straight ahead, the barbed wire is lurking!). At the end of the alley, turn left into Rue Maurice Gouy, which takes you back to the car park(S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 119 m - Small square in front of the town hall
  2. 1 : km 0.77 - alt. 100 m - Path on the right
  3. 2 : km 1.36 - alt. 128 m - Rue du Moulin
  4. 3 : km 1.71 - alt. 124 m - Junction D165
  5. 4 : km 3.01 - alt. 118 m - Retirement home. Close to the source of the - Surgeon (rivière) - Affluent du canal d'Aire
  6. 5 : km 4.08 - alt. 182 m - Summit
  7. 6 : km 4.69 - alt. 148 m - Junction with wider path
  8. 7 : km 5.87 - alt. 155 m - Bois de Mont Farm
  9. 8 : km 6.95 - alt. 148 m - Right towards the wood
  10. 9 : km 8.46 - alt. 191 m - Pylon
  11. 10 : km 8.94 - alt. 146 m - Back to the GR
  12. S/E : km 9.89 - alt. 119 m - Small square in front of the town hall

Notes

Good footwear is essential, as the paths in the Bois de Mont deteriorate quickly.

Worth a visit

In autumn, the colors are magnificent!
Beautiful church in Bouvigny and a very pleasant village.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
souchez rando
souchez rando

Thank you for your feedback, it's been great and I'll continue to offer you walks in our beautiful region. I think there's a bug.

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joorange
joorange

I wonder if that message was really meant for me???

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souchez rando
souchez rando

Thank you for your feedback, it feels good and I will continue to suggest walks in our beautiful region.

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Jomat
Jomat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice and pleasant walk

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souchez rando
souchez rando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I made this hike in 2020 and now at the level of our club we put it back without problem and concerning the point 10 it is reopened they finished the works of fence

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souchez rando
souchez rando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did this walk in 2020 and now our club is doing it again without any problem.

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souchez rando
souchez rando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did this ride in 2022 and now our club is doing it again with no problem.

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edith et marcel
edith et marcel
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I'd already done this hike with my sweetheart and wanted to take my group of friends along on Thursday. They really enjoyed this hike, which was a change from their usual routine.
I was a little taken aback when in 10 we had to take the GR and found ourselves in front of... a closed gate! But the GR path, a tiny little one, was twenty metres further on (thanks to the neighbour opposite)! OUF! And then... what a beautiful path!

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GOLGOTE
GOLGOTE

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

route chosen by the "les galoches d'eleu" club on sunday mornings

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hugues Vandenkerckhove
hugues Vandenkerckhove

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Superb route with varied scenery. Done as a trail, it's a good workout with a bit of a climb. Please note that at point 10, due to the school holidays, access to the college park is closed.

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souchez rando
souchez rando

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 : Yes

very nice hike varied between uphill flat and downhill without particular difficulty

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potshots
potshots

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I was not disappointed at all, the sections in the woods were really nice and the sections on the roads were rather rare.
Paths maintained at the time of my visit

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Lamartine63
Lamartine63

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk with beautiful scenery and views.

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jacques.cambray@sfr.fr
jacques.cambray@sfr.fr

Very nice course but quite muddy when it rains. It's quite physical;

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Phile et DM
Phile et DM

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

This hike should be done in good weather, as there are a few muddy sections, and you should be well shod. A very pleasant walk.

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