Several picnic tables near the Abbaye d'Aulne lock (km 9.6).
A bench in the small park near the playground at km 13.4, Rue de la Madeleine, just before entering the communal woods.
Several restaurants/cafés around the Abbaye d'Aulne.
Sambre et Bois via Landelies
Take a walk in the woods of the Sambre valley around Landelies and Aulne Abbey.
Bois du Prince, Bois de la Grattière, Bois communal, a bit of towpath, a bit of traffic-free tarmac with distant views of the region's mining and industrial past, two lift bridges, Aulne Abbey: that's the programme for the walk.
With hyacinths as a bonus in mid-April.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 16.59 km -
Average duration: 5h 30 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 275 m -
Descent: - 273 m -
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Highest point: 212 m -
Lowest point: 103 m
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Country:
Belgium
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District:
Montigny-le-Tilleul -
Start/End: N 50.379038° / E 4.355771° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 107 m - Landelies lock - Sambre à finaliser
- 1 : km 0.24 - alt. 109 m - Sambre à finaliser
- 2 : km 1.71 - alt. 132 m - Crossroads in the woods
- 3 : km 3.49 - alt. 195 m - Fork on Rue d'Aulne
- 4 : km 6.03 - alt. 195 m - Ermitage stream
- 5 : km 9.64 - alt. 110 m - Lock - Sambre à finaliser
- 6 : km 11.45 - alt. 187 m - The Viewpoint
- 7 : km 13.04 - alt. 127 m - Landelies
- 8 : km 14.68 - alt. 151 m - Start of the winding descent
- 9 : km 16.13 - alt. 107 m - Fourche at Try des Gaux - Sambre à finaliser
- S/E : km 16.58 - alt. 107 m - Landelies lock - Sambre à finaliser
Notes
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