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Orchies walks
Route des Voyettes d'Orchies
Visorando Member
5.75 mi
+30 ft
-30 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Orchies (Nord)
A walk through the capital of the Pévèle region. It allows you to admire the town’s historical heritage, but also to see how the town has expanded over the last century.
Around Landas
5.60 mi
+36 ft
-36 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Landas (Nord)
Discover the beauty of the countryside around Landas on a picturesque walk that will take you through the charming streets, lanes and paths of this delightful village in the Pévèle region. This walk is suitable for everyone and offers a chance to relax in the heart of the countryside.
Circular walk through the Marchiennes State Forest
4.20 mi
+10 ft
-10 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Beuvry-la-Forêt (Nord)
A circular route taking you around the Marchiennes State Forest.
Walk in Cappelle-en-Pévèle
1.67 mi
+30 ft
-30 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from Cappelle-en-Pévèle (Nord)
A short walk in Cappelle-en-Pévèle, where you can discover the Zécart and the beautiful Saint-Nicolas Church.
Accessible to all, it is very easy to do, preferably in dry weather.
Circular loop from Zécart to Blatiers
1.75 mi
+13 ft
-13 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from Cappelle-en-Pévèle (Nord)
A short, leisurely walk for the whole family, taking you over the Zécart. You will also pass close to the Cultiv'Arts media library.
Chemin du Marais in Flines-lez-Raches
3.28 mi
+7 ft
-7 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Flines-lez-Raches (Nord)
Short walking route, suitable for children on two-wheeled bikes. Scooters and other similar vehicles are not permitted.
Ideal for introducing children to walking and for a Sunday stroll. The only tricky bit is crossing the main road.
A walk through the fields where you can admire the locally grown vegetables and discover a small, open and safe blockhouse.
Between Cobrieux and Bachy
7.51 mi
+167 ft
-171 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Cobrieux (Nord)
A pleasant stroll across the plain between the villages of Bachy and Cobrieux, just a stone's throw from the Franco-Belgian border.
The cross-border section between Bachy and Rumes
9.59 mi
+118 ft
-118 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Bachy (Nord)
A pleasant walk between France and Belgium with no real change in altitude.
Cross-border trail - Bachy Rumes Bachy
6.70 mi
+105 ft
-105 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Bachy (Nord)
A walk between France and Belgium in the Pévèle and Hainaut plains. This trail crosses the path of Monique, a Resistance fighter who evacuated Allied pilots who had fallen during the war. It also gives an idea of the work of the customs officers who guarded this border and the tricks that smugglers could use to thwart their surveillance.
Around Bachy
3.52 mi
+66 ft
-66 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Bachy (Nord)
This route between the Bachy plain and the Belgian border allows you to discover Mont Saint-Aubert in Belgium. You will discover part of the route used by "Monique", a member of the Resistance who helped airmen escape between France and the town of Rumegies in Belgium.
The Mons-en-Pévèle Greenway
6.78 mi
+174 ft
-164 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Mons-en-Pévèle (Nord)
This route allows you to discover the pretty town of Mons-en-Pévèle and the Pévèle Greenway.
La Voie du Sucre (Sugar Way)
6.92 mi
+177 ft
-180 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Mons-en-Pévèle (Nord)
Follow part of the old railroad line. Promenade du Préfet, Voie du Sucre from Mons-en-Pévèle.This new version takes into account suggestions made by users. Many thanks to them.
Match carriers in the Offlarde woods
8.70 mi
+276 ft
-279 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Raimbeaucourt (Nord)
There is nothing monotonous about this route: you run or walk across a huge site, skirting an agricultural area here, old paths lined with sweet peas and wild blackberries there, sheltered by undergrowth or alongside a large pond.
And without even noticing, you arrive at the foot of the old conical slag heap on the border between Nord and Pas-de-Calais.
To reach the top, it takes a little more effort, but it's worth it because once you're at the top, the view is exceptional!
Between marsh and pasture around Fretin
5.11 mi
+16 ft
-16 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Fretin (Nord)
A hike that begins by circling the Marais de Péronne, then moves on to the hamlet of Maresqueldes and ends at the Marais du Warlet. This loop offers diverse landscapes, between water (the Marque (stream), marsh, pond), and fields and pastures. It runs alongside two small roads, otherwise it's all on footpaths.On the program: observation of marsh birds, fish in a fishing pond and a variety of native wildlife.
From Fretin to Sainghin-en-Mélantois, along the Marque
9.39 mi
+7 ft
-7 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Fretin (Nord)
A circular loop that is almost a round trip, passing from the Warlet Marshes (Fretin) to the Bonance Marshes (Péronne-en-Mélantois) and arriving at the Bois de la Noyelle (Sainghin-en-Mélantois) along the Marque.You will walk along well-maintained paths and quiet roads through the woods and along the marshes. In the right season, you can observe the flora and fauna as well as an impressive willow sculpture (Eldorado Lille 3000 Festival). Crossing of two busy roads.
Moncheaux barren lands route
13.32 mi
+213 ft
-243 ft
6h 20
Difficult
Departure from Moncheaux (Nord)
This circular allows you to admire the rich natural landscapes and mining heritage of the region. During this walk in the great outdoors, you will follow "les cavaliers", the old railway tracks of the Compagnie des Mines that connected all the mine shafts and slag heaps in the region when mining was in full swing. An excursion combining nature and history, to be discovered without delay!
Around the golf course, slag heap and Leforest lake
8.64 mi
+259 ft
-272 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Moncheaux (Nord)
This hike from Moncheaux passes by the Thumeries golf course, slag heap 122, Leforest lake, and then the greenway. It is fairly shaded, especially in the first part.
Around Fretin and Avelin
7.44 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Fretin (Nord)
A walk that can be enjoyed in wet weather, with little mud and very quiet roads.As you leave Pont Thibault, you'll come to the cobblestones of the same name. They are used by the Paris-Roubaix cyclists in early April.
Around Ennetières
6.86 mi
+52 ft
-52 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Fretin (Nord)
Walk around the village of Ennetières along the TGV (high-speed train) line and then the runways of Lesquin airport.Cobblestones and tarmac, ideal when the dirt roads are too muddy.
Les Petits Pas at Les Boudaines d’Coin in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes
6.00 mi
+23 ft
-23 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Bruille-lez-Marchiennes (Nord)
Explore Bruille-les-Marchiennes, the ancient lime tree at the Muid farm (classified as a remarkable tree), then Villers Campeau (Somain) with its 17th-century ‘château’, a testament to an aristocratic residence, and finally, the Sainte-Marie slag heap in Auberchicourt, an iconic feature of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mining Heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A circular through the Bois de Noyelle and Bois de l'Infière woods in Val de Marque
4.76 mi
+36 ft
-36 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Sainghin-en-Mélantois (Nord)
A pleasant route from Sainghin-en-Mélantois, passing through Gruson and then Bouvines. Cross the Bois de Noyelle, go around the Bois de l'Infière and return via theGR® in Val de Marque.
Mare à Goriaux circuit
6.02 mi
+79 ft
-72 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Hasnon (Nord)
This route takes you through the mythical 'Trouée d'Arenberg' (Arenberg gap), the venue for the Paris-Roubaix race, and then on to the Mare à Goriaux bird sanctuary.
The battle of Bouvines
12.43 mi
+75 ft
-102 ft
5h 45
Moderate
Departure from Sainghin-en-Mélantois (Nord)
A beautiful, varied and very natural route, especially the last 7 km.You can visit the church at Bouvines, with its stained-glass windows recounting the battle of the same name, the outcome of which contributed to the creation of France.
Sainte-Marie slag heap in Auberchicourt
4.82 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Auberchicourt (Nord)
Short hike around the area developed around the Sainte-Marie slag heap.
Fontaine d'Haveluy, the ponds and return via Hérin
6.17 mi
+59 ft
-59 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Bellaing (Nord)
Easy walk from Bellaing to the slag heap, the mining cottages and the Haveluy pit.Return through the countryside with a view of the Arenberg slagheap and the Saint-Amand forest.Enjoy the walk.
