Lomme Park in Lille

It’s a lovely little route through an urban park, which may seem ordinary but has its own charm.
Just behind Kinépolis and almost car-free.
Lomme Park is densely wooded, with a lake and some gentle hills. Personally, I really like this spot and often walk there, either forwards or backwards, for the peace and quiet.
Allow between 45 minutes and an hour without breaks, walking at a leisurely pace.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.71 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 6 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 8 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 43 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Lille (59800|59000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.654092° / E 2.980089°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2404E, 2504E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Start from the car park opposite the Cirque school.

(1) Enter the park through the gate. Immediately take the path on the left, go through a second gate and turn left again. Continue to the crossroads.

Turn left, cross the small wooden bridge and stay on this path. After the descent, turn right with the stadium on your left.

(2) Take the path on the left. This passage is not marked on the map but is clearly visible on site. Cross another small wooden bridge, after which you will still have the stadium on your left and the educational farm on your right. Go through the gate leading out of the park to reach the stadium car park. Cross the car park, following the allotments, and head back up towards Rue de Lompret.

(3) Turn right and go round the Mitterie Hospital, continuing right along Rue Adolphe Defrennes, which is a dead end.

(4) After the clinic’s car park, turn right onto Chemin Lehu and follow it to the allotments. Go through the gate and enter the park. Follow the tarmac path alongside the picnic tables and continue in the same direction until you reach the junction you passed on the way there.
Turn left, then left again about twenty metres further on towards the lake. Go round the lake on the left until you reach the Cirque school.
Turn left to go through the gate and reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 37 m - Circus School car park
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 32 m - Carrefour de la circular
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 30 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.64 - alt. 33 m - Rue de Lompret
  5. 4 : km 2.23 - alt. 36 m - Chemin Lehu
  6. S/E : km 3.71 - alt. 35 m - Circus School car park

Notes

Please note! The park’s opening and closing times vary depending on the season

From 1 April to 30 September: 9am to 9pm
From 1 October to 31 October: 9am to 6pm
From 1 November to 29 February: 9am to 5pm
From 1 March to 31 March: 9am to 7pm

If you don’t want to take your car: take the metro to Saint-Philibert. Walk along the back of the Carrefour shopping centre. Go straight on until you reach the lake; the Cirque school, which looks like a castle with tent-like domes, will be slightly to your left.

Worth a visit

You can see some animals around the educational farm
Fishing competitions held from time to time.
Plenty of restaurants nearby.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Mascotte16
Mascotte16

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

I really enjoyed this short walk through a quiet, wooded park.
The route description was very clear.
A very pleasant route away from roads and vehicles of all kinds (apart from a short section).

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Manou59700
Manou59700

A short but lovely route!
Partly in the shade, it leads to the Cirque de Lomme.
A lovely walk!

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Mic Bravoure
Mic Bravoure

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for such a lovely walk. I had no idea there was such a green space here.
It was a bit busier towards the end near the cirque, but the whole route is very pleasant.

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Manou59700
Manou59700

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk in a natural setting, offering a bit of a change of scenery just outside Lille.
Even though it’s only a 4 km route, it’s lovely and relaxing!

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François59
François59

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route, taking about 55 minutes at a normal pace

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fxsauvage
fxsauvage
• Edited:

In the end, we didn’t go on that walk: the route was a bit short; we’re aiming for 8–9 km instead.

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