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Hauts-De-France
Avesnes-Sur-Helpe
Fontaine-Au-Bois

Fontaine-au-Bois – Flaquet Pond loop from Fontaine-au-Bois

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Hauts-De-France
Avesnes-Sur-Helpe
Fontaine-Au-Bois

Fontaine-au-Bois – Flaquet Pond loop from Fontaine-au-Bois

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4

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Fontaine-au-Bois – Flaquet Pond loop from Fontaine-au-Bois

01:51

29.5km

110m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de l'Avesnois

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26 m

Fontaine-au-Bois

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Fontaine-au-Bois is a commune in the French department of Nord, in the Hauts-de-France region. It has an area of 7.68 km² and has 686 inhabitants (2020)1. It is part of …

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3.74 km

The Bousies Museum of Evolutions

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The Bousies Evolution Museum was opened in 1993 on the initiative of its curator Jean Vaillant, in a building dating from 1576 that was saved from destruction and subsequently restored. …

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7.09 km

Oak Path

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Beautiful, very smooth gravel path.

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9.01 km

Flaquet Pond

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Super nice passable terrain despite the many rains in recent days
The passages under the trees are nice with very green moss on the ground

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14.7 km

Most of the soldiers were killed on November 4, 1918, while trying to cross the canal on engineer footbridges.

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17.3 km

Along the Sambre-Oise Canal

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The grassy towpath crosses an area of ponds. Waterfowl hunting (the gabions are clearly visible)

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19.6 km

The Powder Tower

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"La poudrière" is the only remaining vestige of the fortified castle built by the lords of Avesnes in 1140. This small tower stands on the edge of the main street.

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20.3 km

The Tree of Life

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The Tree of Life is an artistic work produced by Landrecien Thierry Blanchard in 2016 at the request of the Association of Volunteer Blood Donors of Landrecies. This tree whose …

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29.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

9.20 km

3.49 km

2.20 km

1.84 km

Surfaces

15.3 km

9.51 km

4.16 km

500 m

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