Circular around Souchez

This local hike starting from La Pyramide will take you around Souchez along good paths. You will walk along the Souchez river and then climb up to the site of Notre-Dame de Lorette before returning to the village via Parc Cassin.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.96 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 564 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 571 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 594 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 233 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Souchez (62153)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.38619° / E 2.744032°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2405E, 2406E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Departure from the Pyramid car park, Rue Carnot

(S/E) Head up towards the cemetery, keep to the right, then stay on the right and continue straight on to the top of the hill.

(1) Turn right, then first turn right then left at the bottom (caution: no pedestrian crossing).

(2) Cross the Carency, turn right onto Chemin des Oziers, then continue straight ahead until you reach the crossroads.

(3) Turn left and continue straight ahead, then turn right onto Rue Marcel Lancieno to reach La Souchez.

(4) Keep left to follow the river until you reach the third crossroads.

(5) Turn right, then left, passing alongside the stadium, then turn right and continue straight ahead until you reach the top of the hill.

(6) Turn right, then left at the end and walk along the cemetery to the café and continue straight on to Route du Roi d'Angleterre.

(7) Turn left (be careful in winter, as there may be black ice) and continue straight ahead.

(8) At the houses, turn right and continue straight ahead to cross the D58E3 and arrive at a fork.

(9) Turn left downhill, then cross Rue Pasteur with caution, go straight ahead and continue straight on at the road until you reach a sharp fork.

(10) Turn right and keep going straight ahead.

(11) At the end, enter Parc Cassin and cross it before exiting onto Rue Jean Jaurès.

(12) First turn right then left and continue along Rue Voltaire.

(13) Cross La Souchez and at the end of the street, first turn left then right and continue straight on to Rue Victor Hugo.

(14) Turn right onto the street, then take the second right and head to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 312 ft - Pyramid car park. Passage near the - Cimetière militaire britanique de la Vallée des Zouaves (Souchez)
  2. 1 : mi 1.29 - alt. 446 ft - Top of the hill
  3. 2 : mi 1.86 - alt. 282 ft - Carency (ruisseau) - Affluent du Souchez
  4. 3 : mi 2.45 - alt. 276 ft - Crossroads
  5. 4 : mi 2.94 - alt. 272 ft - Saint-Nazaire (ruisseau) - Affluent du Souchez
  6. 5 : mi 3.23 - alt. 279 ft - Crossroads
  7. 6 : mi 4.1 - alt. 594 ft - Top of the hill. Towards - Cimetière National de Notre-Dame de Lorette
  8. 7 : mi 5.01 - alt. 515 ft - Route of the King of England
  9. 8 : mi 5.45 - alt. 328 ft - Fork
  10. 9 : mi 6.24 - alt. 351 ft - Four-way fork
  11. 10 : mi 6.56 - alt. 279 ft - Fork
  12. 11 : mi 7 - alt. 262 ft - Cassin Park
  13. 12 : mi 7.16 - alt. 233 ft - Rue Jean Jaurès
  14. 13 : mi 7.3 - alt. 236 ft - Sochez (rivière) - Canal de Lens
  15. 14 : mi 7.55 - alt. 246 ft - Victor Hugo Street
  16. S/E : mi 7.96 - alt. 312 ft - Pyramid car park

Notes

No water source

Alternative route: at point (7), go straight ahead, turn left at the end and continue to point (9).

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