The Maronnes Hills

A lovely hike in the Ternois region starting from the charming village of Humières with its castle and cave.
You’ll be walking mainly on paths and trails that can get muddy in wet weather, but the scenery quickly makes you forget that.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.84 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 110 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 106 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 132 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 76 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Humières (62130)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.386989° / E 2.203507°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2306O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park near the town hall and the church

(S/E) Set off along Rue de l’Église, following the D98 for about 300 m.

(1) At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue des Enclos and, at the end of the street, turn right onto Rue du Château.

(2) At the junction of Rue du Château and Rue de la Grotte, turn left and, 200 m past the grotto, take the path on the right.

(3) At the T-junction with the D105, at elevation 118, take the path on the left, ignore the two paths on the right, go under the power line and ignore a path on the left. At elevation 113, ignore another path on the left and turn right towards the D105.

(4) At the junction, follow the D105 to the left; at the bottom of the hill, just after the 85-metre mark, take the road on the right heading south-west.

(5) On leaving Bois Robert, at elevation 79, turn onto the track on the left and, at the end of the track, turn right. At the next junction, continue straight on along the track until the next crossroads.

(6) At this junction of three paths and a road, turn right onto the path heading north-west and follow it for approximately 3.1 km, ignoring the two paths on the right and the one on the left. Pass under the power line.

(7) At the entrance to Noyelles-lès-Humières, turn left towards the church.

(8) At the church, take the road on the right via Place de l’Église, leave the road on the left and continue along Rue Ravage then the track for approximately 3,500 m until you reach Rue de la Briqueterie (D105).

(9) Then turn right towards Humières, then after about 175 m take the path on the left (Rue du Brun), cross a road and continue straight ahead.

(10) About 175 m after the road, take the path on the right heading south, rejoin the road and follow it to the left, then at the Y-junction ahead turn right and head towards (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 128 m - Town Hall - Église Saint-Martin (Humières)
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 128 m - Rue des Enclos junction
  3. 2 : km 1 - alt. 126 m - Junction with Rue de la Grotte - Château de Humières
  4. 3 : km 1.51 - alt. 118 m - Crossroads where paths meet and the D105
  5. 4 : km 3.47 - alt. 108 m - Junction D105
  6. 5 : km 4.16 - alt. 78 m - Path on the left: Bois Robert
  7. 6 : km 5.15 - alt. 106 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 7.76 - alt. 109 m - Crossroads at the entrance to Noyelles-lès-Humières
  9. 8 : km 7.88 - alt. 108 m - Église Saint-Martin (Noyelles-lès-Humières)
  10. 9 : km 10.86 - alt. 119 m - T-junction
  11. 10 : km 11.51 - alt. 132 m - Path on the right
  12. S/E : km 11.84 - alt. 128 m - Town Hall - Église Saint-Martin (Humières)

Notes

Wearing hiking boots is highly recommended, as are walking poles, especially in wet weather.
Don’t forget a bottle of water and a snack for when you get peckish.

Worth a visit

Before (2), the Château de Humières (18th–19th centuries).
After (2), the Cave.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

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

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An area I hadn't been to in quite a while.
Very pleasant, with some lovely paths.
I spiced it up a bit this August by taking the Eteules route.

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Yves Verhaeghe
Yves Verhaeghe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely group hike in fine weather. A lovely glimpse of the Ternois countryside.

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Renato 62
Renato 62

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I went for a walk during the week, so there weren't many people around.

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sa marche
sa marche

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello.
At the moment, hiking opportunities are very limited.
So I can’t give a recent review at the moment.
But the routes I’ve done are REALLY WELL DESCRIBED
it works.

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