The German-British cemetery and the Champ à Cailloux in Saint-Symphorien

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An easy country walk starting from the German-British cemetery of the 1914–1918 war. This cemetery is well worth a visit for its unique layout and its century-old trees, which make it a small botanical park. Here lie the first Commonwealth soldier killed in action and the last! You will notice the presence of numerous flint fragments, which gave the Champ à Cailloux its name.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.74 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 161 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 102 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 142 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
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The final round

Description of the walk

Park on Rue Nestor Dehon, near the military cemetery.

(S/E) Take the path heading east, marked by a yellow marker.

(1) When you reach the houses on Rue Blancart, turn right towards the south. Go under the power line.

(2) When you reach the junction, turn right onto the paved path, then turn left at the crossroads. Follow the path, which bends to the right and joins the N40. You are now at Champ à Cailloux.

(3) Cross the N40 with care and take the path in front of you.

(4) At the quarry, turn right.

(5) Before reaching the first houses in Spiennes, turn right again to rejoin the N40.

(6) Cross the road with the same care and take the path opposite.

(7) Turn left and return to the car park near the cemetery.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - German-British Cemetery 1914–1918
  2. 1 : km 0.6 - alt. 104 m - Rue Blancart
  3. 2 : km 1.51 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 2.98 - alt. 141 m - N40
  5. 4 : km 3.75 - alt. 79 m - Career
  6. 5 : km 4.41 - alt. 125 m - Crossroads, on the right
  7. 6 : km 5.23 - alt. 108 m - N40
  8. 7 : km 6.09 - alt. 114 m - Crossroads, on the left
  9. S/E : km 6.74 - alt. 111 m - German-British Cemetery 1914–1918

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Ced.F.
Ced.F.

A lovely walk through the flint fields, with beautiful views of Mont Panisel, as well as the belfry and Sainte-Waudru on a clear day. A visit to the military cemetery is the icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, a large part of the walk is on concrete paths, which puts a strain on the joints.

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Myvi
Myvi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely route through the countryside, though it was muddy due to all the rain!! To find the name of the first street, you need to keep the cemetery on your right; otherwise, the rest is well signposted, so there’s no chance of getting lost on this route. The cemetery was a lovely find.

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boussu101
boussu101

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

I’ve already done part of the route on an ADEPS walk. It was great

Kind regards,

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Pat Kodiak
Pat Kodiak

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the fields.
Worth doing again in summer; avoid winter after the beetroot harvest.
Finishing the circular tour with a visit to the German-British cemetery at St Symphorien is definitely a bonus.

Thank you for this lovely "outing".

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virgule
virgule

To be continued.

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