Dive into the heart of the Avesnois countryside from Aulnoye-Aymeries

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A superb 45 km hike combining nature and heritage. You will pass from the banks of the Sambre to the green countryside of the Avesnois. Take a deep breath of fresh air among the flora and fauna and typical landscapes of the Avesnois!

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  • Touring/Gravel
    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 27.40 mi
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    Duration according to the author: 4 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 479 ft
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    Descent: - 456 ft
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    Highest point: 574 ft
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    Lowest point: 410 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
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    Area: Avesnois
  • ⚐ City: Aulnoye-Aymeries (59620)
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    Start/End: N 50.203675° / E 3.819471°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2706OT, 2707E, 2806O
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Description of the route

Start at Rue Roger Salengro, near the Aulnoye-Aymeries bridge, close to No. 40 on the Réseau Points Nœuds Vélo cycle network.

(S/E) Turn left onto the V363 41-40 towpath towards No. 41, pass it and continue on the towpath which winds its way to No. 94 and the Leval backwater.

(1) Continue on the towpath to No. 92.

(2) Leave the towpath on the right towards No. 95, cross a railway line and continue straight ahead on Chemin du Capitaine until you reach No. 90 and Chemin des Vignerons.

(3) Continue right towards No. 96 until you reach Chemin des Hayzettes.

(4) Turn right towards No. 96 and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue Achille Delhaye.

(5) Go straight ahead towards No. 96, enter Berlaimont and take the footbridge on the left to cross the railway line before reaching Rue des Berceaux.

(6) Turn left and take the first right onto Rue de Turenne. Ignore the side streets until you reach Rue du 5 Novembre.

(7) Turn right and continue to No. 96. Turn left onto Rue Neuve and continue to Rue des Anglais.

(8) Turn right towards No. 40, cross Grand-Rue and continue straight ahead on Rue d'Aulnoye. Cross the bridge over the Sambre and join the towpath.

(9) Follow it to the left, V363, and continue straight ahead until you reach No. 97.

(10) Take the bridge over the Sambre on the left and follow the V31, Chemin de Gommegnies, until you reach No. 25.

(11) Turn right towards No. 70, then go straight ahead towards No. 71, Route de Berlaimont. Cross the Grand Rue and continue straight ahead on Rue de Bel-Air until you reach Rue de Quartes.

(12) Turn left towards No. 71. The Quartes church is in front of you. Follow the road to the left, V31, until you reach No. 71.

(13) Pass the military cemetery.

(14) Turn right onto Chemin de Boussières à Berlaimont, then continue along Rue des Trente Pieds towards No. 61. Continue until you reach Rue de l'Église.

(15) Turn right and continue to the Saint-Marcel Church.

(16) Turn left, cross over the Sambre river and take the towpath on the left, V31, towards no. 60. Continue to Rue des Bateliers.

(17) Leave the towpath and continue left on Rue des Baleliers until you reach the T-junction with Rue Marcel Aymé.

(18) Keep right until you reach Place du Général de Gaule.

(19) Make a quick left/right turn towards No. 63, then turn quickly left, then right again onto Rue Nationale. At the large roundabout, take thefirst right onto Rue Saint-Pierre.

(20) At the roundabout, take the third road on the right, Rue de l'Abattoir. Continue straight ahead until you reach a fork.

(21) Turn right onto Rue de l'Abattoir, then left onto Rue des Américains. Continue straight ahead until you reach Route de Landrecies.

(22) Continue right, then turn left onto Rue d'Hautmont and continue until you reach the Saint-Nicolas Church in Limont-Fontaine.

(23) Turn right onto Rue d'Hautmont, pass the cemetery on your right and continue straight ahead. At the Y-junction, turn left onto Rue d'Eclaibes and continue to No. 63 and Rue des Falizes.

(24) Turn right towards No. 62 and, at the end, turn left onto Rue de la Couturelle and continue to No. 62.

(25) Turn left onto Rue de la Brasserie and continue until you reach Rue de l'Église on the right.

(26) Follow this road, pass the Saint-Géry and Saint-Nicolas churches, then continue along Rue de Bachant and Chemin de Limont. Cross the railway line and continue straight ahead on Rue du Calvaire until you reach number 64.

(27) Turn left onto the V31 V363, pass the Bachant church and continue along Rue Maurice Poirette until you reach the roundabout at No. 65.

(28) Take the second left onto Rue du Président Kennedy. At Rue de Maubeuge, go straight ahead, cross the railway line and you will immediately come to a fork.

(29) Keep right towards no. 66, then turn right onto Avenue Maurice Thorez, which continues onto Rue Joseph Fontaine until you reach the roundabout.

(30) Take the first right at the roundabout, take the third right and then the first right onto Rue Jean Jaurès, then Rue Mirabeau. You will arrive at Rue Parmentier.

(31) Turn left towards No. 66 and at the roundabout, turn right onto Rue du Foyer. At the intersection with Rue Mirabeau, turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach the fork.

(32) Turn right along Rue Mirabeau, then take the third right to stay on this street and go straight ahead until you reach the D117.

(33) Turn right and at No. 98, turn left onto Chemin de l'Abreuvoir and continue to the bridge over the Sambre.

(10) Just before,take the towpath on the left, V363, and follow the river to No. 40 (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 420 ft - Pont Aulnoye-Aymeries - RPN 40 - Sambre à finaliser
  2. 1 : mi 2.03 - alt. 430 ft - Leval dead arm
  3. 2 : mi 2.68 - alt. 430 ft - No. 92, Chemin du Capitaine
  4. 3 : mi 4.77 - alt. 554 ft - Chemin des Vignerons
  5. 4 : mi 4.98 - alt. 541 ft - Chemin des Hayzettes
  6. 5 : mi 6.08 - alt. 446 ft - Rue Achille Delhaye
  7. 6 : mi 6.43 - alt. 443 ft - Rue des Berceaux
  8. 7 : mi 6.86 - alt. 449 ft - Rue du 5 Novembre
  9. 8 : mi 7.03 - alt. 436 ft - Rue des Anglais
  10. 9 : mi 7.27 - alt. 423 ft - V363 towpath
  11. 10 : mi 8.1 - alt. 420 ft - Chemin de Gommegnies
  12. 11 : mi 8.99 - alt. 436 ft - No. 25 - Sambrette (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Sambre
  13. 12 : mi 10.5 - alt. 436 ft - Rue de Quartes
  14. 13 : mi 10.86 - alt. 476 ft - Cimetière militaire britanique (Pont-sur-Sambre)
  15. 14 : mi 12.13 - alt. 499 ft - No. 71
  16. 15 : mi 14.09 - alt. 456 ft - Rue de l'Église
  17. 16 : mi 14.24 - alt. 440 ft - Saint-Marcel Church
  18. 17 : mi 16.27 - alt. 420 ft - Rue des Bateliers
  19. 18 : mi 16.42 - alt. 423 ft - Rue Marcel Aymé
  20. 19 : mi 16.48 - alt. 440 ft - Location
  21. 20 : mi 16.68 - alt. 466 ft - Roundabout, Rue de l'Abattoir
  22. 21 : mi 17.04 - alt. 545 ft - Fork
  23. 22 : mi 17.27 - alt. 518 ft - Route de Landrecies
  24. 23 : mi 18.9 - alt. 472 ft - Saint-Nicolas Church, Rue d'Hautmont
  25. 24 : mi 19.77 - alt. 525 ft - Rue des Falizes
  26. 25 : mi 19.99 - alt. 476 ft - No. 62
  27. 26 : mi 20.17 - alt. 505 ft - Rue de l'Église
  28. 27 : mi 22.97 - alt. 456 ft - No. 64
  29. 28 : mi 23.38 - alt. 420 ft - Roundabout
  30. 29 : mi 23.75 - alt. 433 ft - Crossroads
  31. 30 : mi 24.85 - alt. 482 ft - Roundabout - Gare d'Aulnoye Aymeries
  32. 31 : mi 25.35 - alt. 482 ft - Rue Parmentier
  33. 32 : mi 25.88 - alt. 472 ft - Fork Rue Mirabeau
  34. 33 : mi 26.43 - alt. 443 ft - D117
  35. S/E : mi 27.4 - alt. 420 ft - Pont Aulnoye-Aymeries - RPN 40 - Sambre à finaliser

Notes

Follow the RPN numbers: 40 41 94 92 95 90 96 40 97 25 70 71 61 61 61 60 63 62 64 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 64 98 97 40.

Worth a visit

- Aulnoye-Aymeries: theatre, train station and shops.

- The Maison de Pays in Pont-sur-Sambre and the Tour du Guet welcome visitors individually or in groups by appointment or every second Sunday of the month from 3pm to 6pm.

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