The mountains from Angres

This hike, starting from Angres, will take you through the Bois de l'Abîme and the Bois des Bruyères before descending to Souchez. You will then pass through Prés Molaine and Ablain-St-Nazaire before climbing to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, the highest point of this hike, before a more leisurely return.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.20 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 45 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 203 m
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    Descent: - 201 m

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    Highest point: 179 m
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    Lowest point: 62 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the Jesse Owen sports hall.

(S/E) With the hall behind you, head left. At the end, turn left onto Rue Anne Franck and continue to a junction.

(1) Turn right and continue straight ahead.

(2) Go straight ahead, then cross the road, continue straight ahead along Rue des Ornes and carry on until you reach Rue des Normands. Cross it.

(3) Take the side street on the right. At the end, turn left. At the fork, keep right and continue straight on until you reach a junction.

(4) Turn right onto Rue de Givenchy and continue along this street, ignoring the three paths on the left.

(5) Head straight on, onto Rue Raoul Briquet, and continue to the town hall.

(6) First turn right then left, and continue straight on until you reach the path on the left after the chapel.

(7) Turn left, pass the old station, then the pigsty, and reach the first crossroads.

(8) Take the track on the right, towards Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.

(9) Turn right, then cross the road and continue straight on. After the bend, turn left, then take a right-left turn, and continue straight on until you reach a junction.

(10) Take the path on the right and head up to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette.

(11) Cross the road and take the side lane on the left. Go round the cemetery and head towards the café, then take the track on the left and join the road.

(12) Take the path down to the left, then take the first left to reach a crossroads.

(13) Turn left, pass two junctions, then turn right twice, and continue straight on until you reach the Route du Roi d'Angleterre (second road junction).

(14) Cross the road and continue straight ahead until you reach another road.

(15) Go straight ahead, then take the first left, and continue straight on until you reach the D937.

(16) Cross the road, go straight ahead, then take the second right, until you pass under the A26.

(17) Take the D58e2 on the left, go under the A26, cross the road and continue to the right, before turning onto the path on the left and continuing straight ahead, until you reach the street called Maisonnerais du Bois des Bruyères.

(18) Turn right; at the end, turn left onto Route de Souchez. Cross the road and take the second street on the right. Follow the A26 and continue straight ahead to reach (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Jesse Owen Sports Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 69 m - Crossroads
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 73 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.43 - alt. 65 m - Rue des Normands
  5. 4 : km 3.38 - alt. 128 m - Rue de Givenchy
  6. 5 : km 4.86 - alt. 76 m - Rue Raoul Briquet
  7. 6 : km 5.66 - alt. 74 m - Town hall
  8. 7 : km 6.21 - alt. 77 m - For the 10km route, turn right
  9. 8 : km 7.03 - alt. 84 m - Junction
  10. 9 : km 7.71 - alt. 84 m - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
  11. 10 : km 8.8 - alt. 127 m - Fork
  12. 11 : km 9.17 - alt. 171 m - For the 14 km route, turn right - Cimetière National de Notre-Dame de Lorette
  13. 12 : km 10.34 - alt. 157 m - Route of the King of England - Cimetière National de Notre-Dame de Lorette
  14. 13 : km 11.43 - alt. 109 m - Junction
  15. 14 : km 13.09 - alt. 100 m - Route of the King of England
  16. 15 : km 14.11 - alt. 117 m - Route
  17. 16 : km 14.59 - alt. 103 m - Rue Pasteur
  18. 17 : km 15.75 - alt. 69 m - Route de Souchez, A26
  19. 18 : km 16.25 - alt. 66 m - La Maisonnerais du Bois des Bruyères - Sochez (rivière) - Canal de Lens
  20. S/E : km 18.2 - alt. 71 m - Jesse Owen Sports Hall

Notes

No water source.

Two alternatives:

-At (7), take the path on the right, turn right at the end and head for point (16), approximately 11 km.

- At (11), take the D58e3 to the right and head to (15), approximately 15 km.

At the point (7) take the track on the right, at the end first turn right then left, and continue to the point (15) for approximately 13 km.

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