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Park in a car park; there are actually several between the Albert I slag heap and the park opposite.
For the entire section of the route up to the canal, you can follow the red and white markings ofthe GR®®
(S/E) Head west. Walk past the Hockey Club to reach the junction with Rue du Château Fagnart.
(1) Continue straight ahead to reach another junction. Take the dirt track opposite, Rue du Castillon, to reach a wooded section
(2) Leave the track and take the path on the right which climbs up the Saint-Emmanuel slag heap. At the top of the short but steep slope, follow the ridge of the slag heap to the right. At the fork, take the path leading down to the right. You will rejoin the road from Tierne to Tartres.
(3) Turn left and go under the railway line, then head left towards the Bois-du-Luc site. (Mining Museum & Ecomuseum). With your back to the mine, then crossing the mining village, climb the slope along the road; halfway up, you will see a fence on the left.
(4) Turn left before this fence. Continue along this gently sloping path opposite another mining settlement. Turn right, then continue along the Route du Vivier and then the Route de Saint-Amand, which joins it on the right. You will reach the junction with the Ruelle de Saint-Amand.
(5) Turn left into this lane and head downhill behind the houses. Cross Rue du Marais, first turning right then left to join Rue de la Platinerie. Continue straight on until you reach the junction with Rue Jules Monoyer.
(6) Take the steep path opposite, which runs between the houses and continues through gardens and meadows to the canal. Cross the bridge on the left. Afterwards, head towards the parapet of the steps.
(7) Take the steps on the left and head down towards the canal; follow it westwards – you are now on the Canal du Centre Historique. Pass lifts no. 2 and no. 3 in turn, taking time to admire the scenery and minding the numerous steps.
Note: to avoid these steps, you can follow a gentler route by moving slightly away from the canal.
At a bend in the canal, you’ll reach the Salle des Machines, which also serves as a Tourist Information Centre. Continue along the towpath to reach the swing bridge.
(8) Cross it and continue to the right, along the canal. You’ll reach thefirst drawbridge.
(9) Do not cross it, but stay on the same bank and continue on to the second drawbridge. Enjoy the view of the Strépy-Thieu funicular lift here. Cross this bridge to reach the north bank of the canal.
(10) Turn right and follow the canal again. Head towards thefirst drawbridge, cross it to return to the junction you passed earlier.
(9) Head straight ahead onto Rue Omer Houssière, cross Rue Wauters and go under the railway bridge. Carry on straight ahead (Rue Victorien Ergot) until you reach No. 8.
(11) Turn left onto Rue Mongaveau and continue straight on to the end. Turn left (Rue Balasse), go under the road bridge and you’ll reach a fork at No. 115.
(12) Take the sharp right-hand bend onto Rue de l'Arbre Tout Seul and follow the dual carriageway. At the next junction, turn left and you’ll soon reach the crossroads in the wooded section you passed on the way out.
(2) Follow the same route as on the way out until you reach the junction with Rue Château Fagnart, which you passed at the start.
(1) Turn left into the woods to return to the Terril car park (S/E).
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