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Marsolle Blast Furnace

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Marsolle Blast Furnace

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Marsolle Blast Furnace

Recommended by 58 mountain bikers out of 60

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Location: Libin, Neufchâteau, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Best Mountain Biking Routes to Marsolle Blast Furnace

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1. Along the Lesse River – The Lesse River loop from Grupont

65.6km

05:23

990m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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2. Étang de Kaolin – Marsolle Blast Furnace loop from Libin

19.8km

01:45

280m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Gravel Road Through Forest – Saint-Roch Singletrack loop from Arville

52.3km

04:51

980m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Michel

June 3, 2020

It is the end of the Middle Ages, a period rich in discoveries begins.
In 1536, the Lord of Mirwart decided to build a blast furnace in Marsolle to manufacture iron and immediately hired a master of forges and steelworkers. In fact, there are three interesting resources in this place: water, wood and ore. The blast furnace will be used until 1568.
Loggers, charcoal burners and miners worked near the site. The forest is overexploited. The blast furnace alone consumes several thousand m³ of wood per year.
We use a Walloon technique that revolutionized its time: the "indirect process", or the manufacture of iron in two stages, instead of one. The cast iron geuzes (iron beams containing a lot of carbon) will then be reworked and purified in order to produce quality iron in a refining forge located at the foot of the castle.

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Michel

June 3, 2020

Magnificent place full of tranquility

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Joris

July 27, 2025

Interesting historical location, stop to read the information boards.

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Elevation 330 m

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Location: Libin, Neufchâteau, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Marsolle Blast Furnace

1. Along the Lesse River – The Lesse River loop from Grupont

2. Étang de Kaolin – Marsolle Blast Furnace loop from Libin

3. Gravel Road Through Forest – Saint-Roch Singletrack loop from Arville

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