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Quiestède walks
Laprée Trail
During this walk, you will see some old watercress beds. These are located just past the church. You will pass close to Laprée Castle. It was built in 1740 on the ruins of a feudal castle. This is a signposted trail maintained by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community.
Circuit d'Ecques par les landes
Leave Ecques via the same route, then take a long, flat walk through the fields to reach Heuringhem. Continue across the moors of Blendecques, Rietz de l'Église and Bibrou before reaching Quiestède via Les Bruyères. Return via the Bois d'Ecques.
The route is relatively flat, but there are a few wet areas (more depending on the weather). During hunting season, avoid Sundays, as some communal woods are rented to hunting clubs!
Route modified and improved in September 2024 to avoid the D 190.
Hugo Trail in Racquinghem
This route will take you through several different types of landscape: the Plateau des Landes regional nature reserve, the plain and the Neuffossé Canal. The latter separates the Pas-de-Calais department from the Nord department.
It is a marked trail maintained by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community.
The Ponds Trail
A short 6 km walk to explore the Étangs de la Sauvagine in Mametz and the Étangs de Rebecques.
Val de Lys and woods
After following the River Lys and passing near the Étangs de Crecques, you’ll cross through two woods before finishing the walk along the paths and small roads of the plain.
A route without any major difficulties, apart from its length. Best undertaken in dry weather.
In wet weather, the two woods are quite tricky and, this winter, the path between Glomenghem and Mametz was flooded (it was fine on 25 April 2024, but the ditches are full to the brim and are just waiting to overflow).
The Arbre Hardi from Blendecques
This route will take you through a variety of landscapes: the Plateau des Landes Regional Nature Reserve and the plain. It is a signposted trail maintained by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community. This trail shares a few kilometres with the Longatte de Blendecques route.
The Longatte Route in Blendecques
This route will take you through a variety of landscapes: the Plateau des Landes Regional Nature Reserve and the plains. It is a signposted trail maintained by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community.
La Melde from Wittes
This route will allow you to discover the diversity of water in Wittes and Aire-sur-la-Lys. In Wittes, you will find the Melde, a tributary of the Lys. In Aire-sur-la-Lys, you will walk along the Lys, the Bassin des Quatre-Faces, the Ballastière ponds and the Canal de Neuffossé. This is a signposted trail maintained by the Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer.
The Bietz tour in Aire-sur-Lys
A pleasant and very easy hike around Le Bietz. You will pass through two hamlets in Aire-sur-la-Lys before returning to Moulin le Comte, following the Lys at the end of the route.
Yellow River Trail
A short walk around the La Coupole blockhouse, where forest and magnificent ponds come together.
A bucolic escape between Aire and Mametz
This route follows the path known as the Bruveau d’Aire-sur-la-Lys, with a few variations. It takes you to the Church of Saint-Vaast in Mametz via the Glomenghem marshes, then back to the hamlet of Moulin-le-Comte via the Chemin de Fauquenthun in the hamlet of Rincq.
The Fontinettes boat lift
The Sentier des Fontinettes invites you to discover the sometimes unexpected natural treasures of Arques: from the Étang de Beauséjour to the Étang de Malhôve, via the Rihoult Forest and the canal towpath, not forgetting the water sports centre and the boat lift.
Mont d’Hiver and the Neufossé Canal in Blaringhem
A pleasant walk around the Brasserie du Pays Flamand in Blaringhem. With views over the Lys valley. Discover local agriculture and the hedgerow landscape.
Route des Batailles in Thérouanne
Thérouanne was the capital of the Gallic tribe known as the ‘Morins’. The town was conquered by Julius Caesar. In the Middle Ages, it was the seat of an important bishopric stretching from the Canche to the Yser. It was completely destroyed following the siege by Charles V’s imperial army in 1553, as it was a French enclave.
This trail pays tribute to the three battles that took place at Enguinegatte during the capture of Thérouanne. It is a signposted trail managed by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community.
The marshes as seen from Aire-sur-la-Lys
This is a route combining town and countryside. Walkers will discover part of Aire-sur-la-Lys’s historic heritage (remains of the fortifications, the bailiwick and the town hall) as well as a number of watercourses. It is a signposted trail managed by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community.
Le Bruveau
During this walk, you will discover the Lys valley. On the way back, you will follow the course of the Lys before it is channelled in the eastern part of Aire. This is a signposted trail maintained by the Pays de Saint-Omer Urban Community.
Between Lys and the Canal
The town of Aire-sur-la-Lys is crossed by the Lys river. It is bordered by the Neuffossé Canal, which takes the name Canal d'Aire at La Bassée, from this town onwards. The Bassin des Quatre Faces (Four Faces Basin) once allowed boats to turn around and sail in the desired direction: towards the town, the Lys, the canal towards Saint-Omer or Béthune. It is a signposted trail in the Pays de Saint-Omer urban community.
A short, leisurely walk around Delettes
A ride to enjoy with friends, on mountain bikes or hybrid bikes, with plenty of country lanes along this route.
La Cuvette from Clamarais
This route is divided between marshland, bocage and forest. It crosses Flanders before returning to the Audomarois region. In the first part of this itinerary, walkers will see street names in Flemish. This is a signposted trail of the Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer.
Hillsides of La Laquette
A long journey around Enquin-les-Mines that will take you across the northern and southern slopes of Laquette.
The Sentier de l’Alouette in Enquin-les-Mines
This walking trail, designed for school groups as well as families, allows you to discover, through educational information boards, life in the mining settlements, the Fléchinelle slag heap, wind power and agriculture in rural areas.
The Surgeon hills
A short, undulating route offering beautiful views.
Discovering the Audomarois marshlands
A walk that combines crossing the Clairmarais market garden marsh with the Romelaëre Nature Reserve.Lots of birdwatching: ash herons, coots, storks... And the star attraction of this walk: crossing the canals on the chain ferries, which will appeal to young and old alike!Please note: chain ferries and drawbridges only operate from March 15 to September 5.
Ecou marsh “Marais d’Ecou” in Tilques
Houses, each with its own dock and boat moored on the Lansberg. People fishing practically from their homes. Cottages, each more beautiful than the last. Little market gardeners' boats loaded with crates of vegetables heading off to who knows where.Truly, the passage along the Lansberg will delight you with its beauty.You'll find a tranquil, picturesque feel that's rare in the region.