Hike along the Grande Honnelle — loop from Gussignies
Hike along the Grande Honnelle — loop from Gussignies
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Hike along the Grande Honnelle — loop from Gussignies
02:55
11.0km
100m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 12, 2024
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Start point
Parking
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1.59 km
Former Roisin-Autreppe station
Highlight • Historical Site
At the beginning of the First World War, international traffic was interrupted.
From that moment on, changing trains at the border became mandatory.
The border crossing was interrupted in 1939 and never used again.
Passenger traffic continued between Dour and Roisin Autreppe until 1960.
Traffic to France stopped by 1939 at the latest.
Source: garesbelges.be/roisin.htm
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3.41 km
Le Caillou-qui-Bique
Highlight • Natural Monument
A little step back in time...
Saint-Ghislain completes the construction of its abbey.
The devil decides that he will take advantage of the inauguration day to destroy the abbey and its occupants, by throwing an enormous stone found in the Pyrenees at the community.
An angel warns Saint-Ghislain of the imminent danger weighing on the abbey.
He gathers as many pairs of worn shoes as possible, which he slips into a huge bag and takes to the road to meet the evil one.
Coming across a poor fellow in rags with holes in his shoes at this place, the devil, quite exhausted by the heavy load, questions him: “Is the abbey of Saint-Ghislain still far away? ".
- “I’m coming from there, if it’s far!” » replies the old man while emptying his bag, filled with threadbare shoes, in front of the devil.
Discouraged and disappointed, Satan preferred to give up, dropping his heavy stone on the ground and walking away blaspheming, fooled by the subterfuge.
An hour and a half.
N.B.: some historians say that this is the legend of Saint Remacle, during the construction of Stavelot Abbey.
You are therefore free to substitute Remacle for Saint-Ghislain since this substitution does not modify the spirit of the story.
In both cases, the devil is defeated.
Cfr de informatiesteen ter hoogte van Le Chalet de Garde.
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4.50 km
Bois d'Angre
Highlight • Forest
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11.0 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.20 km
2.31 km
2.06 km
1.13 km
332 m
Surfaces
4.08 km
3.20 km
2.04 km
943 m
749 m
< 100 m
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