Tour du Trou à l’Eau

A countryside walk that can be enjoyed in all weathers.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.45 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 43 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 43 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 289 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 230 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Boyelles (62128)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.203671° / E 2.816725°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2407E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the town hall car park, near the church.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, turn left and follow Rue d’Hamelincourt without going all the way to the main road.

(1) At the junction, take the track on the right, go under the bridge, turn right immediately and continue alongside the D917, first below it and then on the pavement for 800 m.

(2) At thesecond junction, take the local track on the left, heading towards the water tower.

(3) At the next junction, take the local track on the left, heading towards the water tower.
Turn right and continue along the path to the Boileux-Saint-Marc cemetery. Cross the track and carry on straight ahead until you reach the junction with the D35. Join the D35 by going down a flight of steps. At the junction at the bottom of the steps, take the track on the right, which runs alongside the road for 150 m, then cross the road with the chapel 50 m ahead.

(4) At the junction in front of the chapel, take the track (known as the ‘Chemin rural dit des processions’) which branches off to the right, with the Cojeul on your right.

(5) At the junction with the local track, turn right and enter Boileux-Saint-Marc via Rue de Mercatel, continuing to the fork. Turn left onto the D35 and follow it to the D917. Cross the road carefully and head straight on into Boiry-Becquerelle, staying on Rue de l’Église.

(6) Walk past the church, ignore two streets on the left and turn right onto Rue Saint-Léger.

(7) At the junction (pumping station), take the track on the right and follow it alongside a stream.

(8) At the junction, turn left and enter Boyelles by heading up Rue d’Hénin. At the crossroads, turn right and head back to the car park at Boyelles Town Hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 246 ft - Town hall car park - Église Saint-Léger (Boyelles)
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 262 ft - Junction of street and track
  3. 2 : mi 0.61 - alt. 249 ft - Junction of the D917 and the local track
  4. 3 : mi 1.19 - alt. 256 ft - Junction of street and local track
  5. 4 : mi 1.96 - alt. 249 ft - Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Salette (Boisleux-Saint-Marc)
  6. 5 : mi 2.35 - alt. 240 ft - Junction of the track and Rue de Boyelles
  7. 6 : mi 3.17 - alt. 233 ft - Église Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais (Boiry-Becquerelle)
  8. 7 : mi 3.7 - alt. 230 ft - Junction of local track and path
  9. 8 : mi 4.29 - alt. 243 ft - Junction of the track and Rue d’Hénin
  10. S/E : mi 4.45 - alt. 246 ft - Town hall car park - Église Saint-Léger (Boyelles)

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
camille2710
camille2710

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk!

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immercurien
immercurien
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy route alternating between fields and tarmac
You can buy some delicious strawberries at the start of the route – a real treat
Thank you for sharing this

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