The Chartiaux from Villers-au-Bois

A lovely walk through the Bois de la Loterie and Bois d’Ecoivres. Ascent of Mont Saint-Éloi, returning via the Artois countryside.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.71 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 200 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 203 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 486 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 331 ft

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Description of the walk

Start from the car park at the village hall on Rue du Chantier.

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn right onto Rue du Chantier, which continues as Rue de l’Église until it reaches Grande Rue.

(1) Turn right onto the Grande Rue and walk past the cemetery.

(2) After the cemetery, turn left and continue straight on for about 1 km until you reach a Fork in the road at the edge of a wood.

(3) Turn right and carry on straight ahead to the Y-junction on the opposite side of the woodland.

(4) Turn right into the woods and carry on straight ahead until you reach Rue Roger Salengro.

(5) First turn right then left, and follow Rue Montidien. At the end, turn left along Rue de la Mairie and carry on straight ahead to Ferme Saint-Antoine.

(6) Go past the farm to reach a four-way crossroads.

(7) Carry on straight ahead to the woods at a T-junction.

(8) Turn left and carry on straight ahead until you reach the crossroads at a place called La Moniquelle (elevation 132 on the IGN map).

(9) Turn left, then turn right at the end, and carry on straight ahead until you reach Rue du 8 Mai.

(10) Take the street on the left, then, in a wide left-hand bend, take the path on the right and continue straight on until you reach a 90° bend.

(11) Turn right; at the end of the path, first turn right then left, and carry on straight ahead until you reach the Grande Rue.

(12) First turn right then left again, and follow Rue Paquenettes to the end.

(13) Turn left and, at the end of the road, turn right onto Rue de Servins, then immediately left onto Voie du Guenet. At the end, turn left onto Rue Pasteur and head for the car park (S/E). 

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 486 ft - Car park on Rue du Chantier
  2. 1 : mi 0.19 - alt. 469 ft - Grande Rue
  3. 2 : mi 0.39 - alt. 404 ft - Cemetery
  4. 3 : mi 1.01 - alt. 397 ft - Fork in the road at the edge of the woods
  5. 4 : mi 1.59 - alt. 443 ft - Y-junction
  6. 5 : mi 2.07 - alt. 404 ft - Rue Roger Salengro
  7. 6 : mi 2.56 - alt. 344 ft - St-Antoine Farm
  8. 7 : mi 2.91 - alt. 331 ft - Crossroads with four paths
  9. 8 : mi 3.71 - alt. 387 ft - T-junction – Wood
  10. 9 : mi 4.35 - alt. 433 ft - La Moniquelle
  11. 10 : mi 4.93 - alt. 433 ft - Rue du 8 Mai
  12. 11 : mi 5.51 - alt. 413 ft - 90° bend
  13. 12 : mi 6.24 - alt. 453 ft - Grande Rue
  14. 13 : mi 6.35 - alt. 443 ft - End of Rue Paquenette
  15. S/E : mi 6.71 - alt. 486 ft - Car park on Rue du Chantier

Notes

No water point

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
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rinder
rinder

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route through woods and fields.
Not much tarmac. A lovely finish on Mont St Eloi and a great view as you head away from it
A few muddy patches due to the recent rain, but nothing too bad.

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Syned 26
Syned 26

Thank you for your feedback and I wish you all the best on your hiking trails.

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User 10663771

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice little walk, not much tarmac, well-maintained paths, very pleasant between meadows and woods

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Syned 26
Syned 26

Thank you for your feedback. We wish you all the best on your walks.

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User 3261507

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Plenty of open woodland and, above all, very little tarmac

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