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: 2.03 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 00 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 112 ft
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    Descent: - 112 ft
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    Highest point: 285 ft
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    Lowest point: 174 ft
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Levant site
Levant site

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 174 ft - Cité du Repos
  2. 1 : mi 0.27 - alt. 200 ft - Fork before the meadow
  3. 2 : mi 0.42 - alt. 203 ft - Crossroads of the circular
  4. 3 : mi 0.59 - alt. 213 ft - Path at the bottom of the slag heap
  5. 4 : mi 0.92 - alt. 253 ft - Slag heap trail
  6. 5 : mi 1.47 - alt. 220 ft - Levant site
  7. S/E : mi 2.03 - alt. 174 ft - 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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