Voyettes and paths of the Béthunois

A short country walk in the middle of the Béthune-Nœux-Bruay conurbation.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.95 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

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

  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 31 m

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Description of the walk

Verquin Cemetery car park

(S/E) Head towards the village and turn left at the first street. After about 100 metres, don't miss the small road on the right. It winds between the village and the fields to reach the D 72 near the post office.

(1) Follow the D72 on the left to the water tower. Then turn left and cross the town to a T-junction. Turn right to reach a crossroads.

(2) Take the small street on the left that crosses the new town and continue straight ahead (church opposite) until you reach Rue de Barlin. Follow it a few metres to the right, then turn left towards the church. After the church, turn left, then immediately right into Rue du Bois Villain. The tarmac gives way to dirt and you reach a T-junction (left branch not very visible).

(3) Turn left onto the path that immediately turns right along the edge of the fields.
After 250 metres, turn left and continue in the same direction until you reach the D 72 (Houchin school on the left).

(4) Cross the D72 (traffic lights) and take the lane opposite. At the end, turn left onto Chemin Lonchinelle. After 400 metres, at the crossroads (but the left-hand path is not very visible), turn right. A very beautiful path then leads you to another crossroads (house opposite).

(5) Turn right. At the next crossroads (ruins), turn right again. After 500 metres, turn left to reach the cemetery. Ignore the first street on the right and a few metres further on, take the small road on the right to join the D72.

(6) Follow it for a few metres to the left and turn right into Rue de Ruitz (yellow and red markings). 200 metres further on, just before a house, take the path on the right (yellow and red markings). Turn left, right and left again (yellow and red markings) to reach Rue du Jeu de Paume. Cross it and take the alley opposite. After a few metres, turn right onto the path to reach a T-junction.

(7) Turn left. Ignore the first street on the left, then the path on the right, and you will reach a three-way junction.

(8) Take the path on the left and follow it for about 250 metres. When it turns left, leave it and take a pretty path on the right at the edge of the woods. You will reach a T-junction.

::9: Turn left towards Drouvin-le-Marais. Pass the meadow and continue to the Drouvin cemetery. Shortly after the cemetery, you will reach a crossroads.

(10) Take the second street on the right (nice pavement on the right) and you will reach a crossroads.

(2) Continue straight ahead for a long 700m stretch and then turn left. You will reach the cemetery. Enter the cemetery and head towards the monument dedicated to African soldiers, then turn right to reach the car park. (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 31 m - Verquin Cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.69 - alt. 49 m - Junction with the D72, near the post office.
  3. 2 : km 1.36 - alt. 51 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.68 - alt. 51 m - T-junction (left branch not very visible)
  5. 4 : km 3.44 - alt. 51 m - Traffic lights (crossing the D72)
  6. 5 : km 4.55 - alt. 56 m - Crossroads (house opposite)
  7. 6 : km 5.67 - alt. 59 m - Junction with the D 72
  8. 7 : km 6.17 - alt. 70 m - T-junction, left
  9. 8 : km 6.59 - alt. 55 m - Path fork
  10. 9 : km 6.97 - alt. 54 m - Fork towards Drouvin-le-Marais
  11. 10 : km 8.36 - alt. 50 m - Crossroads at the exit of Drouvin
  12. S/E : km 9.95 - alt. 31 m - Verquin Cemetery car park

Notes

In wet weather, some paths become very slippery and it is easy to fall over.
Therefore, good shoes and walking stick(s) are recommended.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
joorange
joorange

It's easy to spot thanks to the hiking marks on the ground. That doesn't stop me from missing it from time to time, but since the alley is a dead end, it's not a big deal.

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Jaja62
Jaja62

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The turn-off wasn't very well signposted at the start. We missed it

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62149Bruno
62149Bruno

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route
Pleasant with these little paths that wind through the villages.

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MF MARCQ Auchy-les-mines
MF MARCQ Auchy-les-mines

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy and pleasant walk, although muddy in places.

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DUHAMEL NATHALIE
DUHAMEL NATHALIE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Overall, it was a pleasant, easy hike that wasn't very long.

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joorange
joorange

Glad to see you back on the trails!
This morning was very pleasant (I enjoyed it too), but it's true that the paths are starting to become difficult.
We'll have better days ahead.

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capauri
capauri

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely family walk this morning. Some paths are very muddy in wet weather, but that's part of the charm. A wonderful discovery that can be done with a pushchair.

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cess62
cess62

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful route, which can be shortened or lengthened depending on your preferences, and which is very well described. Lovely views of the Noeux les Mines slag heap and its ski slope, the hills of Artois, and the charming villages of Verquin, Houchin nestled in its green setting, and Drouvin le Marais. Beautiful paths, either through fields or surrounded by trees that form a pretty green canopy.
We had a wonderful morning!!!

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