Short circular loop: Servins – Gouy-Servins

Ideal for a family walk, this route passes through the villages of Servins and Gouy-Servins. You’ll walk along grassy and stony paths, as well as tarmac roads. You’ll catch sight of the Bouvigny-Boyeffles mast and enjoy lovely views of the surrounding countryside.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.21 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 22 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 22 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 173 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 146 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Servins (62530)
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    Start/End: N 50.407233° / E 2.639221°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2405O
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Description of the walk

Parking available in front of the sports hall, Rue Tetelin, in Servins.

(S/E) Opposite the hall, turn right, then left onto Chemin Croisé until you reach a junction.

(1) Turn left again onto Rue de la Mairie and follow it.

(2) At the junction, take Rue de Gouy on the right, walk past the church and the cemetery, then turn left onto Chemin du Paradis. Further on, this path takes a 90° right-hand bend and joins the T-junction with Chemin de Bouvigny.

(3) Turn right (it goes downhill). Then take the first path on the left, which leads towards a small wood and runs along its edge before joining a tarmac path.

(4) Turn right onto it towards Gouy-Servins. At the first houses, turn right, cross the town hall square and join Rue Happé Garbe.

(5) Continue to the right and follow the road to the edge of the village to reach the cemetery and the wayside shrine.

(6) Turn left and follow the grassy path back to the original junction.

(1) Cross the street and take Chemin Croisé to return towards the sports hall on the right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 161 m - Sports Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.29 - alt. 160 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 0.76 - alt. 163 m - Servins church and cemetery
  4. 3 : km 2.28 - alt. 169 m - Chemin de Bouvigny junction
  5. 4 : km 3.2 - alt. 149 m - Chemin du Vert Mont junction
  6. 5 : km 4.12 - alt. 161 m - Gouy-Servins, Place de la Mairie
  7. 6 : km 4.64 - alt. 164 m - Calvary
  8. S/E : km 5.21 - alt. 162 m - Sports Hall

Notes

Water point at Servins cemetery (2) then at Gouy-Servins cemetery (6).

Worth a visit

The Bouvigny-Boyeffles mast, 307 m high.

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