Towards the Gerpinois countryside from Bouffioulx

A walk that should delight everyone. RAVeL, paths, trails, country roads, woods and beautiful neighbourhoods are all on the menu for this walk.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 133 m
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    Descent: - 129 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 231 m
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    Lowest point: 111 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Bouffioulx pottery museum.

(S/E) Cross the village to reach the old railway line at the village exit.

(1) Take this old railway line, which will soon be converted into an autonomous network of slow lanes (RAVeL), as is already the case further on in the municipality of Acoz. You will arrive in front of the Goulette mill (an old water mill) and the Montrou cave.
You also pass along the Sébastopol reserve, which can be visited at certain times of the year. Continue through the Bois d'Acoz to reach the Château d'Acoz.

(3) Shortly afterwards, you leave the RAVeL on the right. At the small school, turn left onto a country lane. Follow the Lormaleau stream, then turn off, ignoring the roads on the right and left. You will arrive at the road near the Fagnet stream. Turn right and then right again onto Rue Jean-Joseph Piret until you reach the next crossroads.

(4) Leave this street and take the one on the left. At the next crossroads, turn left again to reach the crossroads in the strawberry village.

(5) Turn left onto Rue du Godiassau to reach the strawberry village.

(6) Return to the previous crossroads.

(5) Turn left to enter the Tri Gilson neighbourhood. Turn right onto Rue du Trieu Gilson, then turn left to cross the Ruisseau du Chârnoi stream and you will reach a T-junction.

(7) Leave the small roads and head towards the Joncret woods. Stay on this track to cross the woods and reach the edge.

(8) Leave the woods and enter the beautiful Morlaires neighbourhood.

(9) Turn right to enter the Fromont woods. Take Rue du Bois de l'Orvée on the right, then turn left onto Rue Longue and you will arrive at a Y-junction with a small street.

(10) Leave Rue Longue via a small street on the left. Continue along a series of paths. You will end up on Rue de Vaucelles and turn left onto Rue A. Piérard to return to the pottery museum car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Bouffioulx (Wallonia, Belgium)
  2. 1 : km 0.35 - alt. 111 m - Railway
  3. 2 : km 0.97 - alt. 119 m - Le moulin de la Goulette
  4. 3 : km 4.53 - alt. 160 m - Acoz Castle
  5. 4 : km 7.21 - alt. 215 m - Rue Jean-Joseph Piret
  6. 5 : km 7.9 - alt. 225 m - Carrefour village des fraises
  7. 6 : km 8.23 - alt. 226 m - The Strawberry Village
  8. 7 : km 9.3 - alt. 206 m - T-junction
  9. 8 : km 11.53 - alt. 205 m - Morlaires district
  10. 9 : km 12.09 - alt. 201 m - Entrance to the Fromont woods
  11. 10 : km 13.53 - alt. 180 m - Crossroads alleyway
  12. S/E : km 15.85 - alt. 114 m - Bouffioulx (Wallonia, Belgium)

Notes

(S/E) The car park is equipped with terminals for mobile homes.

RAVeL.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Vincentvince67
Vincentvince67

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, but far too much tarmac at the start of the route. I really enjoyed the last part, and you can cool off at Poterie Dubois.

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evelinekievits
evelinekievits

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Varied route with pleasant scenery, just a bit long on the cycle path.

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JM Maquet
JM Maquet

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I cannot comment on the reliability of the description as I did not use it. I transferred the GPX track to plot my route on an IGN map, which I followed by "walking by map". I also extended this route to make it a 22 km hike. At point 3 (Acoz), I made a circular route via Villers-Poteries and Gerpinnes (snack break). I then rejoined the route at Joncret. I would like to make another suggestion: on leaving the Fromont woods, I took Rue du Bois de l'Orvée to the left (rather than to the right as indicated) and after about 200 metres, I followed a very beautiful path to the right that runs alongside the settling basins. At the end of the path, a quiet little road leads back to Rue Longue, again to the right. This alternative route is a pleasant way to avoid traffic.
A very beautiful region with unexpected landscapes just a stone's throw from the Pays Noir!

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Superbock
Superbock

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nothing to say. Smooth sailing.

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jean-pierre andries
jean-pierre andries

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route description could be more detailed as we had to make a few detours, but luckily the app was a great help!

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Martine Van Steenbrugge
Martine Van Steenbrugge

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The walk in the sunshine was pleasant. The first part on the railway ballast is not comfortable for your feet, so you definitely need a good pair of boots. The rest of the walk through the countryside and Joncret wood was very beautiful. Perhaps the crossing of Joncret could be shortened: too many roads! With a hiking GPS, we had no problems finding our way. Thank you for this walk in a region that is too little known.

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nicole de wolf
nicole de wolf

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pros and cons: pros: the section through the fields after Acoz and the Joncret woods. Magnificent. The rest, mostly on small roads, is less charming...
Without downloading the map onto our iPhone, we would probably have made quite a few mistakes, as the route description lacks a little precision...
Otherwise, a very nice walk in the snow!
Thank you!
Nicole

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tahutte01
tahutte01

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Inter
Inter

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you for sharing.

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MumRose
MumRose

You're a great listener!
See you next time...
Rose-Marie

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tahutte01
tahutte01
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Hello.
First of all, thank you for your review. I am indeed from the region, and after rereading it, I agree that there is a lack of description. I will try to correct this. Your comments will also help me when editing future walks.
Kind regards.
Claude

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MumRose
MumRose

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I have rarely read such a sparse description, which makes it impossible to do the walk without consulting a map on your mobile phone... from start to finish. Indeed... finding the starting point was no easy task. It would have been so much simpler to use street names or prominent landmarks (ACOZ war memorial)...
I get the impression that the person knows the area and didn't describe the route for people coming from... elsewhere!
The hike itself is beautiful, especially the first and last thirds!

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tahutte01
tahutte01

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Wallly
Wallly

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed on 13/06/2020
Lovely hike! We didn't know the area at all, so it was a wonderful discovery.
A very pleasant, peaceful walk through the woods.
The little paths between two fields

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tahutte01
tahutte01

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