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The Site 1815 car park is accessible by car via the Brussels ring road (R0), exit 25, or by train: alight at Braine-l’Alleud station, then take the Braine-l’Alleud–Waterloo bus to the ‘Chaussée de Nivelles, Site 1815’ stop.
(S/E) Head towards the Visitor Centre and the Butte du Lion. Turn left in front of the hotel and continue to the Chaussée de Charleroi. On your right, on a hillock, is the Gordon Monument.
(1) Cross the road carefully. On the other side, you’ll see the Monument to the Belgians on your left and, about fifty metres away on your right, the Monument to the Hanoverians. Between the two, a road with uneven cobblestones leads into the fields. Follow it to the first Fork in the road.
(2) Take the left-hand fork, which runs between a house and Fichermont Convent. Here is the first fine view of the battlefield. Continue to the junction with the Chemin des Catamouriaux.
(3) Turn right and head down the sunken lane. It leads you to a quiet tarmac road, but be careful just before a bend that obscures the view. On your right is the Ferme de la Papilotte.
Follow the road to the right for about a hundred metres.
(4) Cross the road and head down another sunken track. At the Fork in the road, take the path going uphill to the right, which will quickly lead you onto the plateau. As you emerge from the sunken track, you’ll see the route you’ve already covered: the Butte du Lion, Fichermont Convent and the Ferme de la Papelotte. Continue along this dirt track until you reach the Charleroi road. Please be careful: traffic is heavy and there is only one pedestrian crossing.
(5) Cross the road and take the dirt track opposite, which will lead you to the Chemin des Vertes Bornes. Take a moment to admire the Hougoumont farm on your left, a key site of the 1815 battle.
(6) Turn right and head towards the Butte du Lion and the car park (S/E).
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