Tour at the foot of the Levant slag heap in Cuesmes

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A short walk along a small section of the Ravel and around the bottom of the Levant slag heap.
You will see the Levant site and the remains of the old coal mine.
If you feel brave enough, you can climb to the top.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.26 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 00 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 34 m
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    Descent: - 34 m
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    Highest point: 87 m
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    Lowest point: 53 m
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Levant site
Levant site

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 53 m - Cité du Repos
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 61 m - Fork before the meadow
  3. 2 : km 0.67 - alt. 62 m - Crossroads of the circular
  4. 3 : km 0.95 - alt. 65 m - Path at the bottom of the slag heap
  5. 4 : km 1.48 - alt. 77 m - Slag heap trail
  6. 5 : km 2.37 - alt. 67 m - Levant site
  7. S/E : km 3.26 - alt. 53 m - Cité du Repos

Reviews and comments

3 / 5
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Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
2 / 5
User 25495589
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2025
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

- Beautiful slag heap and lovely views of the region
However,
- Numerous rubbish dumps, burnt-out car on the route.
- Quite a lot of noise from the R5 motorway for about half of the route
- Muddy

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boussu101
boussu101

Hello

I know the region and have already done several routes in the Borinage.

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