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Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m – Lamina Wind Tree loop from Hainin

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Belgium
Wallonia
Hainaut
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Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m – Lamina Wind Tree loop from Hainin

Hard

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Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m – Lamina Wind Tree loop from Hainin

06:53

26.1km

230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel des Hauts-Pays

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.14 km

Saint-Antoine slag heap

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The Saint-Antoine slag heap is a slag heap located in the towns of Dour and Boussu in Belgium. With an area of 33 ha 0 are 35 ca It extends …

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5.49 km

Ancien Charbonnage Frédéric (Machine à Feu)

Forest

3

8.63 km

Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m

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The Sauwartan mine was closed early on 6 October 1938. Traces of exploitation, all that remain today are the concrete main frame, which guards the entrance to the Bois de …

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4

9.93 km

Lamina Wind Tree

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Beautiful wind tree on the sentier de Lamina

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5

12.2 km

Marcasse Coal Mine

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The Charbonnage de Marcasse is a coal extraction mining site located in the Borinage in Wasmes (Sentier Saint-Ghislain) in the Walloon region of the province of Hainaut. It is mainly …

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6

12.9 km

Terril du Dix-Huit, 97m

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The Grand Buisson coal mine and its slag heap (known as the 18th century)

Located between rue Wilson and rue de Warquignies (see map).

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7

15.1 km

Terril du Sept Summit

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15.5 km

Terril du Sept

Peak

18.2 km

Terril du Douze

Forest

10

18.7 km

The Grand-Hornu site

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In 1855 the family placed a cast iron statue of Henri De Gorge in the middle of the courtyard. The statue of Egide Mélot would remain after the closure. Weather …

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11

19.6 km

Bust of Henri De Gorge

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Henri Degorge: He first came to the Southern Netherlands in 1795, as a servant to the Intendency of the French occupying army of Sambre-en-Maas. In 1804 he was a coal …

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26.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

6.43 km

5.48 km

5.26 km

346 m

158 m

Surfaces

8.11 km

7.55 km

6.89 km

1.96 km

976 m

586 m

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Tuesday 18 August

20°C

16°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

September 3, 2025,Dag 6: Provincie Henegouwen
Day 6... Woke up to a tapping sound on the roller shutter. Got up with rather stiff muscles. The prospect of rain during the walk... You can imagine how discouraged I was 😅 Still, I packed my backpack and set off. We started today in Hainin. We didn't think we'd have much elevation gain today, but after a kilometer, the …

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We leave the station of Saint-Ghislain and walk to the N547 where we have a view of the station and the track complex at the bridge. There is still some shunting activity.

Along a descending path and later via a path behind a school we arrive at the N51 which we cross.

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