Pinchonvalles slag heap via Bois de l'Abime and Givenchy

This hike between woods and town will take you past the former Fosse n°6 in Liévin, the Bois de l'Abime and Givenchy, before climbing the Terril de Pinchonvalles on good paths. It is a remarkable route for its biodiversity.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.26 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 99 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 95 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 117 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m

Description of the walk

Departure from the car park on Rue Jean de la Bruyère.

(S/E) Exit the car park, take the street on the left, then cross Rue Uriane Sorriaux and turn left for 50 metres. Follow the path on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue Henri Vuillemin.

(1) Cross the street, walk a few metres straight ahead, then turn left onto thefirst path on the left and continue straight ahead. At the Y-junction, keep right and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue Georges Clemenceau.

(2) First turn left then right and go straight ahead, passing the four hairpin bends. You will come to a fork.

(3) Take the road on the left, keep left at the Y-junction, then first turn right then left and continue straight ahead along Rue Victor Hugo until you reach Rue Montesquieu.

(4) First turn left then right, continue straight ahead to the church, then take the street on the left and pass between the town hall and the church to reach Rue de la Chapelle.

(5) Turn right, then at the end turn left onto Rue des Alouettes and continue straight ahead until you reach a junction.

(6) Turn left onto Chemin des Nonnes. At the end, keep left onto Rue Léon Degreaux and continue straight ahead until you reach the second street on the right (Chemin de Lievin).

(7) Turn onto this road and, before the bend, turn right, then continue straight ahead until you reach a fork at the foot of the hill.

(8) Continue up the hill on the right, following the hairpin bends. At the top, at the Y-junction, take the path on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach a fork.

(9) Turn right, then at the Y-junction, keep right and continue straight ahead until you reach the GR®.

(10) Turn right onto the GR®, continue straight ahead, then first turn left then right at the bottom to reach a fork.

(11) Turn left, then right and go behind the building to reach the car park, keeping to the right (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 42 m - Rue Henri Vuillemin
  3. 2 : km 1.84 - alt. 60 m - Rue George Clémenceau
  4. 3 : km 2.4 - alt. 72 m - Fork
  5. 4 : km 3.51 - alt. 92 m - Rue Montesquieu
  6. 5 : km 4.19 - alt. 83 m - Rue de l'Église
  7. 6 : km 5.07 - alt. 62 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 5.87 - alt. 67 m - Chemin de Liévin
  9. 8 : km 7.31 - alt. 80 m - Fork at the foot of the climb
  10. 9 : km 8.12 - alt. 88 m - Fork - terril de pinchonvalles
  11. 10 : km 9.69 - alt. 56 m - GR
  12. 11 : km 10.33 - alt. 40 m - Fork
  13. S/E : km 11.26 - alt. 34 m - Car park

Notes

No water source

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