The Carency roller coaster

This walk from Carency takes you through Villers-au-Bois between plains and woods without any great difficulty. Carency was a seigneury until around 1620, then became a barony until 1665 before becoming a marquisate.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.09 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 42 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 50 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 142 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 90 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Carency (62144)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.378737° / E 2.704765°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2406E, 2406O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Start from the car park at the village hall, opposite the church.

(S/E) Exit the car park on the right, then at the end turn right onto Rue Jules Ferry. Follow it to Rue du Général Barbot.

(1) Turn left then right, then in the bend, take the path on the right. At the bottom, follow Rue Gambetta (D58) to the left for about 400 m.

(2) Take the first road on the right.

(3) At the end, turn left to immediately reach a fork.

(4) Turn left and continue straight ahead. At the end, you will reach the D58.

(5) First turn left then right to cross the road and continue straight ahead on a field path.

(6) Take the first road on the right.

(7) At the end, first turn right then left onto Rue Pâquerette. At the next intersection, continue straight ahead on a path.

(8) At the end, first turn right then left to continue between the fields, heading north-west.

(9) At the crossroads, turn right into Vallée Niclette. Ignore a turn-off on the left (elevation 118) and continue through the woods.

(10) At a fork, turn left onto Rue Joliot-Curie. When this road turns left, continue straight ahead onto Rue du Quai.

(11) At the end, turn right, cross a stream and follow Rue du Moulin. At the end, turn right. Then take the first left, Rue de Castellane, and you will quickly reach the church and the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 111 m - Parking at the village hall - Église Saint-Aignan (Carency)
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 115 m - Rue Jules Ferry x Rue du Général Barbot
  3. 2 : km 0.78 - alt. 120 m - Path on the right
  4. 3 : km 1.14 - alt. 99 m - Intersection of the eastern loop
  5. 4 : km 1.2 - alt. 99 m - Crossing of the western loop
  6. 5 : km 2.11 - alt. 130 m - Route D58
  7. 6 : km 2.61 - alt. 135 m - Intersection
  8. 7 : km 3.08 - alt. 138 m - Crossing the D58
  9. 8 : km 3.83 - alt. 142 m - T-junction
  10. 9 : km 4.59 - alt. 133 m - Crossroads - Vallée Niclette
  11. 10 : km 7.45 - alt. 95 m - Fork
  12. 11 : km 7.78 - alt. 91 m - Rue du Quai x Rue du Moulin - Carency (ruisseau) - Affluent du Souchez
  13. S/E : km 8.09 - alt. 111 m - Parking at the village hall - Église Saint-Aignan (Carency)

Notes

No water source.

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
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Thank you for your feedback and best wishes for your future hiking adventures.

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DESNAINS62
DESNAINS62

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little bucolic walk. A must-do between forest and fields. Easy, no major difficulties.

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