On the small country roads of Landrecies, Fontaine-au-Bois, Bousies

Cycle ride along the small country lanes north-west of Landrecies.

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Creation:
21 Jan 2020

Last update:
25 Oct 2025

Last review:
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Activity: Touring/Gravel
Distance: 12.33 mi
Duration according to the author: 2 hrs
Difficulty: Moderate
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 174 ft
Descent: - 144 ft
Highest point: 558 ft
Lowest point: 446 ft

Country: France
Area: Avesnois
City: Landrecies (59550)
Start/End: N 50.127825° / E 3.686452°
IGN map(s): Ref. 2706OT, 2707O
Type of surface: Not specified
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Description of the route

Car park and departure point: Clarke Barracks in Landrecies

(S/E) Turn right onto Avenue de la Marne and cross the railway bridge. At the roundabout, take the^fourth exit on the right, D959 (Rue d'Happegarbes). Continue straight ahead.

(1) Military cemetery.

(2) At the bend, take the^first right, Rue d'en Haut, and follow this road, which becomes Chemin Saint-Jacques further on

(3) At the T-junction, turn left onto Rue du Cateau, then take the^first right, Rue du 8 Mai.

(4) At the T-junction, turn left onto Rue du Pont: you are now in Fontaine-au-Bois.

(5) Just after the military cemetery on your right, at Le Chêne, turn right onto Rue d'Ors.

(6) Continue straight ahead. Ignore Avenue du Château on your right.

(7) Take the next right, Rue de la Galocherie: you are now in Bousies.

(8) At the roundabout, take the^second exit, staying on Rue de la Galocherie, then turn right onto Rue Pasteur. Continue straight ahead, pass the museum on Rue René Ruelle and follow the main road (D43).

(9) Continue straight ahead on Rue de Robersart (D243), then follow Rue de Bousies as it continues: you are now in Robersart. Go around the church on the left.

(10) Continue along Rue de Landrecies, which continues as Chemin de Robersart.

(11) At Les Grands Chênes, turn right onto Rue du Chêne.

(12) At the T-junction, turn left onto Rue de Landrecies (D43), then take^{the first} left onto Chemin Dame Marguerite and continue to the T-junction with Rue du Pavé Blanc (D934).

(13) Carefully follow the Route de Preux-au-Bois to the right for a short distance, then turn left onto Chemin Dame Marguerite.

(14) At the next four-way intersection, continue straight on the GR®122 (white and red markings), and do the same at the next two four-way intersections.

(15) At the end of Chemin Dame Marguerite, turn right towards Les Étoquies. Continue straight ahead, go under the bridge and follow Rue du Syndicat. Turn right with the street, join Rue d'Happegarbes and turn right.

At the roundabout, take the^first exit on the right, cross the railway bridge and return to your starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 446 ft - Clarke Barracks in Landrecies, near the - Canal de la Sambre à l'Oise
1 : mi 0.48 - alt. 479 ft - Cimetière militaire Britanique (Landrecies)
2 : mi 0.8 - alt. 486 ft - Rue d'en Haut
3 : mi 2.29 - alt. 531 ft - Rue du Cateau
4 : mi 2.88 - alt. 515 ft - Rue du Pont
5 : mi 3.5 - alt. 502 ft - Rue d'Ors - Cimetière militaire Britanique (Fontaine-au-Bois)
6 : mi 4.22 - alt. 466 ft - Lannoy, straight ahead
7 : mi 4.6 - alt. 469 ft - Rue de la Galocherie
8 : mi 4.75 - alt. 456 ft - Roundabout, 2nd exit
9 : mi 5.22 - alt. 459 ft - Crossroads with Rue de Landrecies, straight ahead
10 : mi 6.45 - alt. 492 ft - Rue de Landrecies
11 : mi 7.28 - alt. 518 ft - Rue du Chêne
12 : mi 7.82 - alt. 512 ft - D43. Near - Cimetière militaire britannique 2- Cross Roads Cemetery (Fontaine-au-Bois)
13 : mi 8.94 - alt. 548 ft - T-junction, turn right
14 : mi 9.47 - alt. 538 ft - Four-way crossroads
15 : mi 10.69 - alt. 463 ft - Les Etoquies
S/E : mi 12.33 - alt. 446 ft - Clarke Barracks in Landrecies - Sambre à finaliser