Loker via Saint Jans Cappel, Mont Noir, Douve valley and Mont Rouge

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Departure and arrival at the car park of Loker Church via the countryside of Saint Jans Cappel and the Marguerite Yourcenar Nature Reserve at Mont Noir. Pass through the Douve Valley, which forms the border with France, and along Mont Rouge.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.37 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 712 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 702 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 466 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 112 ft
  • ⚐ Country: Belgium
  • ⚐ City: Heuvelland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.782121° / E 2.771834°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2403O, 2404E, 2404O
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 295 ft - Loker
  2. 1 : mi 0.53 - alt. 299 ft - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : mi 1.18 - alt. 194 ft - French-Belgian border - Douve (rivière) - Belgique - Affluent de la Lys
  4. 3 : mi 2.1 - alt. 262 ft - The Cross of Poperinghe
  5. 4 : mi 3.09 - alt. 144 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 3.91 - alt. 118 ft - Rue de la Blanchisserie, St-Jean-Cappel
  7. 6 : mi 4.69 - alt. 144 ft - Intersection
  8. 7 : mi 5.17 - alt. 361 ft - Parc Route
  9. 8 : mi 5.49 - alt. 404 ft - Turn
  10. 9 : mi 5.98 - alt. 351 ft - D223
  11. 10 : mi 6.49 - alt. 394 ft - French-Belgian border
  12. 11 : mi 7.54 - alt. 322 ft - Crossroads
  13. 12 : mi 7.96 - alt. 466 ft - Mill
  14. 13 : mi 9.05 - alt. 315 ft - Cross
  15. S/E : mi 9.37 - alt. 295 ft - Loker

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 1 review
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
michel tout court
michel tout court

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2026
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route offering everything a walker could wish for: varied trails, beautiful scenery and a bit of elevation gain. There’s a short stretch of tarmac at the start. The heat was bearable thanks to a light breeze, but mainly because 70 per cent of the route was in the shade. We were able to add a further 4 km of trail on the Belgian side of Mont Noir.

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