The Sentier de l’Alouette in Enquin-les-Mines

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This walking trail, designed for school groups as well as families, allows you to discover, through educational information boards, life in the mining settlements, the Fléchinelle slag heap, wind power and agriculture in rural areas.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.90 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 262 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 256 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 322 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 184 ft
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Description of the walk

Start from the large car park opposite Enquin Town Hall.

(S/E) Take the Allée des Galibots to reach the sports hall car park. Take the small path behind the sports hall and continue until you reach the junction with another path. Then turn right and follow it for about 650 metres to reach the D159 at a place called Fléchinelle.

(1) Turn right and, 20 metres further on, turn left onto a path that leads to Rue de la Carnoye at the top.

(2) Carry straight on and stay on the tarmac for about 550 metres.

(3) In front of the Carnoye farm, keep to your left and follow a dirt track for about 850 metres.

(4) When you reach the bottom of the slope, facing the wind turbines, turn round and follow the same route as on the way there to return to the car park opposite the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 269 ft - Car park opposite the Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.73 - alt. 184 ft - Fléchinelle, D159
  3. 2 : mi 0.93 - alt. 295 ft - Top of the path, Rue de la Carnoye
  4. 3 : mi 1.26 - alt. 322 ft - La Carnoye Farm
  5. 4 : mi 1.44 - alt. 279 ft - Turn round and follow the same route as on the way there
  6. S/E : mi 2.9 - alt. 269 ft - Car park opposite the town hall

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Periode Kara
Periode Kara

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

If you’ve got children, it’s worth making the effort to walk all the way to the wind turbines – that’s an extra 2 x 1 km.

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Val Emeraude
Val Emeraude

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk with a beautiful view as you approach from the direction of the wind turbines

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