Les deux abbayes depuis Mont-Saint-Éloi

De la plaine de l'Artois au marais de Maroeuil par la traversée du bois, cette randonnée vous fera prendre un bol d'air.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.56 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 167 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 180 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 312 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 197 ft

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Description of the walk

Start from the Calvary car park on Rue de la Source (for sat-navs, enter Mont-Saint-Éloi, Rue de la Source).

(S/E) Walk up Rue de la Source towards the Calvary, then turn left onto Chemin des Normands. Continue straight on until you reach the bridge under the railway line.

(1) Just after the bridge, turn left and follow this small road to Bray, arriving at the end of Chemin du Calvaire.

(2) Turn right onto Rue de l’École and continue straight on along the dirt track after the railway line. You’ll come to a Fork in the road (elevation 89).

(3) Turn left, then carry on straight ahead. Cross the D56 with care and continue to the path on the right.

(4) Take this path; at the end, keep left onto Rue du Mont César, and carry on straight ahead to cross the railway line.

(5) Keep going straight on, pass the town hall, then head across the road to Rue François Lemaitre. Carry on until you reach a footpath on the right.

(6) Turn right, then immediately left, and take the second right. Carry on straight ahead, and when you reach the River Scarpe, head upstream and cross the metal bridge.

(7) Turn left and carry on to the end, following the river.

(8) Keep to the right onto Rue de la Source and continue straight on until you reach Rue de la Marlière.

(9) Turn left and, at the end, first turn right then left onto Rue du Four, continuing to its end at Rue Notre-Dame.

(10) Turn right onto it; at the end, first turn left then right onto the path running alongside the church, which leads to Rue Neuve.

(11) Turn left; at the end, veer right onto Rue des Rossignols, and continue straight on until the Fork in the road leading out of town.

(12) Turn right onto Chemin du Bois, turn left and continue straight on until you reach the edge of the woods. Carry on until you reach the path on the left.

(13) Take this path, then turn right onto Rue de Maroeuil and continue straight on until you reach the second Fork in the road.

(14) Keep going straight ahead and turn left after the cemetery to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 249 ft - Calvary car park - Eglise Saint-Martin(Ecoivres)
  2. 1 : mi 0.52 - alt. 256 ft - Level crossing
  3. 2 : mi 1.05 - alt. 246 ft - Rue de l’École - Eglise Saint-Martin(Ecoivres)
  4. 3 : mi 1.81 - alt. 292 ft - Fork at elevation 89
  5. 4 : mi 3.15 - alt. 259 ft - Path on the right
  6. 5 : mi 3.72 - alt. 236 ft - Railway
  7. 6 : mi 4.02 - alt. 210 ft - Path on the right
  8. 7 : mi 4.62 - alt. 197 ft - Fork in the road after the bridge - Scarpe (rivière)
  9. 8 : mi 4.98 - alt. 200 ft - Junction at the end of the path
  10. 9 : mi 5.37 - alt. 207 ft - Rue de la Marlière
  11. 10 : mi 5.57 - alt. 217 ft - Rue Notre-Dame
  12. 11 : mi 5.72 - alt. 256 ft - Rue Neuve
  13. 12 : mi 6.06 - alt. 236 ft - Fork in the road with the Chemin du Bois
  14. 13 : mi 6.73 - alt. 259 ft - Path on the left
  15. 14 : mi 7 - alt. 240 ft - Crossroads
  16. S/E : mi 7.56 - alt. 249 ft - Return to the Calvary car park - Cimeière militaire d'Ecoivre

Notes

Pas de point d'eau

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

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Ease of following the route
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Route interest
4 / 5
souchez rando
souchez rando

Thank you for your feedback; I’ll look into making the change.

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VAN DE WOESTYNE
VAN DE WOESTYNE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point 1, turn left after passing under the railway bridge – this is not a level crossing.

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