The Surgeon hills

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A short, undulating route offering beautiful views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.05 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 186 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 178 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 152 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
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Church of Enquin
Spanish mill

Description of the walk

Start from the large car park opposite Enquin town hall on the D158.

(S/E) Follow the D158 towards Erny-Saint-Julien. At the first crossroads, turn right onto Rue de la Brasserie. Drive down to the Lacquette, cross it and turn left.

(1) Under the church and opposite the beautiful Spanish mill, cross the Lacquette again (footbridge or ford for enthusiasts) and reach the D158 opposite the calvary. Turn right into Rue du Calvaire. At the fork, turn right onto a grassy path and join the D77. Follow it to the left for 300m.

...(2) Take the right-hand path to reach a T-junction. Turn left and, a few metres further on, right to climb Mont de Cuhem.

(3) At the edge of the Bois des Moines, take the path on the left with the GR®127 (white and red markings). This is a beautiful downhill path, unfortunately regularly massacred by quadbikes and other "green" motorcycles (excellent on August 15, 2020).
Keeping the same direction, reach the tarmac. Turn right to reach Cuhem and the D159.

(4) In the village, follow the GR®127 signs. Follow the D159 to the right, reach the church and turn left immediately. Follow the cemetery, then turn left at the first crossroads to join the D77 (route de Saint-Omer).

(5) Follow this for 100m, then turn right onto the D159.

(6) At the fork, turn right and climb Mont Roger (small asphalt road). Stay on this small road until you reach the fork at the summit (elevation 112).

(7) Leave the GR® and turn right down to Fléchin.

(8) Shortly before reaching Fléchin, don't miss the upward path on the left (GR®). At the crossroads, go straight ahead for 1km.

(9) At the antenna, turn left towards Ferme de la Carnoye (path sometimes damaged). Before reaching the farm, turn right onto the tarmac and 100m further on, turn left.

(10) In the right-hand bend, leave the tarmac to take a path leading down to Fléchinelle (still GR®).
Reach the D159, follow it to the right and immediately turn left. Cross the Surgeon, and turn right on a good path that takes you up to Enquin-les-Mines.

(11) Shortly before the D158, at a hiking pole, turn left. Shortly afterwards, turn right through the beautiful new buildings of Enquin, to reach the car park.(S/E) 

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 82 m - Car park opposite the town hall
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 59 m - Crossing the - Laquette (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 2.02 - alt. 107 m - Three-way junction past large building on the left
  4. 3 : km 3.38 - alt. 152 m - Mont de Cuhem, on the edge of the wood
  5. 4 : km 4.15 - alt. 77 m - Cuhem, D159
  6. 5 : km 4.54 - alt. 80 m - T-junction with D 77
  7. 6 : km 4.92 - alt. 71 m - Three-way junction, right towards Mont Roger
  8. 7 : km 6.51 - alt. 111 m - Mont Roger: three-way junction near a calvary
  9. 8 : km 6.89 - alt. 88 m - Path leading up to the left (GR)
  10. 9 : km 8.13 - alt. 89 m - Left towards the antenna
  11. 10 : km 9.46 - alt. 90 m - Bend, follow path opposite
  12. 11 : km 10.44 - alt. 89 m - Hiking pole
  13. S/E : km 11.05 - alt. 82 m - Car park opposite the town hall

Practical information

Good shoes and at least one stick are essential.

In the nearby area

Moulin Espagnol d'Enquin.

 Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
joorange
joorange

I couldn't agree more!
The routes of the GR and GRP in this area are not very attractive (but they are small roads nonetheless).

Note that in the past (last century!), the GR used to cross the Bois des Avesnes (trace visible on the IGN map).
Unfortunately, in our beautiful country, woodland owners like to enclose their woods behind barbed wire.
Perhaps to hide the traps they set from view?
I recently freed (in a corner where I shouldn't have been) a bird of prey caught in one of these pieces of crap!

Yesterday I hiked in Belgium on the Monts de Flandre, where you can cross a lot of small woods on well-maintained paths!

Different country, different customs!

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riquita
riquita

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : May 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : N/A
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

I was a little disappointed at the end of this walk, which had a fine start and a fine finish: small, varied paths with a good gradient.
But between Cuhem and the ferme de la Carnoy, there was a lot of tarmac!

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55aeiou11
55aeiou11

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

best done in dry or frosty weather

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BenBay
BenBay
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

It's a beautiful, undulating route with some fine examples of the Lys region's architectural heritage!

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lilifanfan69
lilifanfan69

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very nice route with a few difficulties but some beautiful views.
Worth repeating

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roquetoire1169
roquetoire1169

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Super hike.
Quite a few changes in altitude, but with superb views.

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joorange
joorange

I'm guessing the wrong path is between points 4 and 5. Unfortunately, it happens all the time and yet it's on the GR!

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cathdec
cathdec

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The only problem we encountered with this walk was that at one point we had to take a path (used by quad bikes) and this path had not been cleared of undergrowth and was therefore full of brambles.
Otherwise, the route is nice and we saw some beautiful views.

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dekooninck
dekooninck

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 16, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The landscapes and villages are very pretty. Some parts of the path are indeed damaged, but I did the walk in dry weather. I alternated walking and running, which explains the duration. There are quite a few changes in altitude, which spices up the route and gives some very pleasant views.

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dekooninck
dekooninck

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 16, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The landscapes and villages are very pretty. Some parts of the path are indeed damaged, but I did the walk in dry weather. I alternated walking and running, which explains the duration. There are quite a few changes in altitude, which spices up the route and gives some very pleasant views.

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YJH
YJH
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Hello everyone.
We tried this circuit on 9 August 2014.
Problem after 1.3 km:
in the rue du Calvaire, at the three-way junction, we turned right hoping to reach the D77.
Unfortunately, this narrow path (which at first glance looked like a nice place to walk) quickly turned into an obstacle course, with a profusion of nettles and, above all, brambles clinging stubbornly to our clothes. Not having thought to bring pruning shears, we decided to turn back after 100 metres.
Back at the three-way junction, we turned left this time towards the Hermitage woods, hoping to find a passageway to the D77. Unfortunately, once we entered the wood, the 2 exits we found were blocked, and in fact they only led to pastures surrounded by barbed wire.
So we went back to the entrance to the wood and tried to go round it to the right, but we were soon blocked by bushy hedges and barbed wire.
In short, by the time we finally got back to the three-way junction, we'd covered 4.8km (a diversion of 3.5km).
We then decided to return to the entrance to rue du Calvaire, in order to rejoin the D77 on the tarmac, which meant yet another small diversions.
Given the time lost and the number of kilometres already covered, we finally abandoned the planned route and improvised a short loop (alas, most of it tarmac!) to return to the car park after 10.8 km.

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monpays
monpays

Thank you Gérard.
Good evening to you.
Sincerely
Annie-Claude

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POULIN Gérard
POULIN Gérard ★

Hello and welcome to this site.
To find out, just open the page for this walk by clicking on "Map and diagram" and view the route. You'll find the answer to your question.

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monpays
monpays

Hello,
Could someone tell me if there are any streams other than the Surgeon at Fléchinelle? Thank you

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