Pecq – Tournai

Start on the Chaussée d’Audenarde at the small square and the Chemin des Étangs.

(S) Follow this path to the left.

(1) At the junction, take the GR®122 to the left and join the Ravel.

(2) Turn left and follow the Scheldt.

(3) At the fork, leave the GR®122 and carry on straight ahead.

(4) Go under the bridge and take the road on the left until you reach the main road. Turn left, cross the bridge and carry on straight ahead until you reach the junction.

(5) Take Rue du Rivage on the right, join the towpath and turn right to follow it to the bridge at the junction of Rue du Cygne and Quai des Salines.

(6) Turn your back on the river and follow Rue du Cygne, which further on becomes Rue de la Tête d’Argent.

(7) At the roundabout, take the third exit to follow Rue de l’Yser to the Grand’Place. Cross the square by taking the first street on the left as you face away from it. Take the small street opposite, Rue Saint-Georges. Cross Place de Nédonchel and continue straight on until you reach the T-junction at the end. Turn left into Rue Roc Saint-Nicaise, then right into Rue du Ballon.

(8) At the third Fork in the road, turn left into Rue de France to reach the Youth Hostel (E).

As you pass through Tournai, the route constantly runs alongside the GR®122 and the Way of St James.