WALKING in the NORD WALKING in the NORD
All the practical information featured relates to an
area within a radius of 10 km from the trail.
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Bondues: Château du Vert Bois XIXth century
(+33(0)3.20.46.26.37), museum of the Resistance
(+33(0)3.20.28.88.32).
Lille: Fine-Arts museum (+33(0)3.20.06.78.00),
Hospice Comtesse museum (+33(0)3.
28.36.84.00), Garrison museum (Canonniers sédentaires) (+33(0)3.20.55.58.90), Natural history
museum (+33(0)3.28.55.30.80), Lille zoo
(+33(0)3.28.52.07.00), guided theme tours, bus
tours (+33(0)3.59.57.94.00), Charles de Gaulle
museum (+33(0)3.20.38.12.05).
Marquette-lez-Lille: AMITRAM touristic
tram (+33(0)3.28.42.44.58).
Marcq-en-Barœul: Walks with commentary
1st Sunday of each month (+33(0)3.20.72.60.87),
telecommunications museum (+33(0)3.20.
72.30.28), Garden of sculptures (+33(0)3.20.
46.26.37), Septenrion – Trades art of village
(+33(0)3.20.46.26.37).
Roubaix: La Piscine, museum of Art and Industry
(+33(0)3.20.69.23.60), shopping at McArthur Glen
and L’Usine (+33(0)3.20. 65.31.90), Manufacture
des Flandres – “Jacquard” museum
(+33(0)3.20.20.09.17), The “Condition Publique”
(+33(0)3.28.33.57.57), guided theme tours
(+33(0)3.20.65.31.90), riverboat cruises on board
the “Destinée” (+33(0)3. 20.65.31.90).
To u r c o i n g : Fine-Arts museum (+33
(0)3.20.28.91.60), local history centre (+33(0)3.
20.27.55.24), guided tours in summer (+33(0)3.20.
26.89.03), carillon museum (+33(0)3.20.26.89.03),
5th June 1944 museum (+33(0)3.20. 24.25.00).
Villeneuve d’Ascq: Forum des Sciences
(+33(0)3.20.19.36.36), Museum of Modern Art
(+33(0)3.20.19.68.68), Asnapio archaeology park in
season (+33(0)3.20.47.21.99), school museum
(+33(0)3.20.43.55.75), windmills museum (+33
(0)3.20.05.49.34), local rural heritage museum
(+33(0)3.20.91.87.57), guided theme tours of the
town and company visits (+33(0)3.20.43.45.75).
Wa m b r e c h i e s : Genever distillery
(+33(0)3.20.14.91.91), dolls and toys museum
(+33(0)3.20.39.69.28), “Kidzy” indoor play zone
(+33(0)3.20.40.45.20), “What’s up” climbing
walls (+33(0)3.20. 39.78.88), firefighters museum
(+33(0)3.20.39.66.66).
Wasquehal: “La Gardine” circus museum (+33
(0)3.20.98.38.06 – closed during August),
“Autopompe” firefighters museum (+33(0)3.20.
65.73.40).
Villeneuve
d'Ascq
Annual events
Comines: “Fête des Louches” in October, “Talent
Day” in June, Combined arts festival in September
(+33 (0)3.20.14.58.58).
Lille: Short films festival in March (+33
(0)3.20.15.48.25), “La Louche d’Or” international
soup festival 1st May (+33(0)3.20.31.55.31), “Dix
Vagues” festival in Lille, Hellemmes, Lomme) end of
May to end of July (+33 (0)3.28.82.07.22),
Montgolfiades balloon festival in May
(+33(0)3.20.05.40.62), “Les Transphotographiques” in May/June (+33(0)3.20.33.00.22),
Braderie 1st weekend in September (+33(0)3.
20.21.94.21 or +33 (0)3.20.49.50.00), Christmas
market (+33(0)3.20.21.94.21).
Lomme : Summer carnival in June
(+33(0)3.20.09.87.05).
Marcq-en-Barœul: Living crib in December
(+33(0)3.20.72.60.87), Music festival in OctoberNovember (+33(0)3.20.45.46.37).
Neuville-en-Ferrain: “Craquelins Fete” in
July (+33(0)3.20.11.67.11).
Roubaix: “Paris-Roubaix” cycle race in April,
“Friendship festival” in May, “Cavalcades” in
September, “Transculturelles” in November, Art market in December (+33(0)3.20.65.31.90).
Tourcoing: Carnival in March, the Franche Foire
in May, “Tourcoing Jazz Planètes” festival in November
(+33 (0)3.20.26.89.03).
Villeneuve d’Ascq: Tree festival at the Ferme
du Héron in March (+33(0)3.20.43.19.53),
International athletics meeting in June
(+33(0)3.20.19.69.70).
Wambrechies: “Eurotoy” international old toys
fair in September (+33(0)3.28.39.69.28).
Wasquehal: International books and old
weaponry fair in January (+33(0)3.20.65.72.00), Old
books fair in April (+33(0)3.20.65.72.00), Minerals
and fossils fair in October (+33(0)3.20.65.72.00).
Enquiries
Marcq-en-Barœul Tourist Office:
+33(0)3.20.72.60.87.
Comines Tourist Office: +33(0)3.20.14.41.51.
Roubaix Tourist Office: +33(0)3.20.65.31.90.
Tourcoing Tourist Office: +33(0)3.20.26.89.03.
Deûle Valley Tourist Office: +33(0)3.28.38.84.21.
Wasquehal Tourist Office: +33(0)3.20.65.73.40.
Further information
Nord Tourist Board
6, rue Gauthier de Châtillon - B.P. 1232 - 59013 Lille Cedex - FRANCE
+33 (0)3 20 57 59 59. All our tourist information can be found on the
Tourist Board web site: www.cdt-nord.fr, where this leaflet and others
can be viewed and downloaded free of charge.
Lys
Deûle
the
to the
Bondues, Mouvaux
(5.5 or 8 km - 1 hr 50 or 2 hr 40)
Bondues countryside.
Lille
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Wasquehal
From
Au départ
de Bondues
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Walking trail:
Au départ de Bondues:
5.5 or 8 km
Duration: 1 hr 50
or 2 hr 40
Start: Fort or square,
Bondues
Yellow waymarking
Alternative route using
the GR 121B
IGN map: 2504 Est
Around Bondues.
Around Bondues.
still enjoy the grand perspectives of
the avenues in the Parc du
Septentrion, laid out in accordance
with XVIIIth century fashion. Its
woodlands, groves of rare varieties
of trees and shrubs, and orna-
Roubaix
Marcq-en-Barœul
Lys
to the
Deûle
the
Editor: Aline Ackx - Graphic design and production: Penez Edition - Lille
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No 10
From
Credit for photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: P. Houzé.
Château du Vert Bois.
Château du Vert Bois.
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World Wars and was even the
scene of a terrible tragedy. Over a
period of fifteen months, 68
members of the Resistance were
shot there, including the Abbé
Bonpain, and then, as if to erase all
traces of these massacres, the
Germans blew up the Fort in 1944.
To d a y, a M u s e u m o f t h e
Resistance, set up in the still intact
blockhouses, pays tribute to these
courageous fighters. A statue by
Eugène Dodeigne with the name of
Témoignage, or Witness, portrays
the movement of a body as it
crumbles under the bullets of the
firing squad.
Tourcoing
Mouvaux
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Activities and curiosities
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N 17
Bondues
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mental pools and fountains neatly
deployed in typically French
fashion, bestow on the Septentrion
a distinctly royal appearance.
The History is there too, almost
discreet, camouflaged behind a
mound of earth, Bondues’ fort, or
at least what remains of it. Built in
the XIXth century, like thirteen
others, to defend Lille, Fort Lobau
was not a lot of help during the two
Lille Métropole
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Bondues, according to the angle
adopted by its promoters, is a town
with artistic and historical associations. The Art is the Château du
Vert-Bois, owned by the Prouvost
family which for over 25 years,
through its Foundation and its
exhibitions, put the great names of
paintings in the limelight and also
helped to bring young talent to the
notice of the public. Visitors can
Lille Métropole
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Bondues, a town that will
never forget its past
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Notes for walkers:
A country walk out
of Bondues,
a large village
very close to Lille,
full of variety and
extraordinary landscapes.
A trail for all seasons,
although the best time
of year is between
April and October.
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Au départ de Bondues
(5.5 or 8 km - 1 hr 50 or 2 hr 40)
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Start: Fort or square, Bondues
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Fort Lobeau, a military structure on the
strategic axis between Lille and Ghent was built
in the late XIXth century. Inside, a Museum of the
Resistance traces, each in their turn, the refusal to
accept, the courage, the commitment and finally
the sacrifice of these “soldiers of the shadows”,
through the recounting of the tragic journey of 68
members of the resistance who fell under the
bullets of the Nazi oppressors. Go on up to the
roundabout and head off in the direction of
Roncq and Halluin (here is a pedestrian track
alongside the avenue du Général De Gaulle).
Note to your right the Chapelle de la Quenouille.
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Cross the road and take the chemin de la
Chanterelle and then, at the end, turn left into
the chemin de Gueldre. These two tracks on the
foothills of the Ferrain district offer wide views
over the Marque plain and the rapidly
changing urban landscape of the metropolis.
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At the intersection, continue straight
ahead to the Fondation Septentrion. Pass by the
craft village and the Château du Vert Bois until
you reach the rue de Tourcoing. The Fondation
Prouvost stages cultural events all year round,
whilst the Château du Vert Bois, a historic
monument and in private ownership, opens its
numerous collections to the public every
summer.
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Turn left and then right towards Roncq
and Halluin. 250 m further on, turn left onto the
“chemin à carriot”, also called the “Train de
Car”, the Carrière Lagache, leading to the rural
residential areas of Les Bois Blancs and Le Pot de
Follow the guide!
Arrows, marker posts and paint
marks are positioned all along the
various circuits.
Au départ
de Bondues
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2
Change
of direction
4
Go down the cobbled track to the route
de Linselles, then turn along to the right.
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Turn left into road 33 of the Domaine de
la Vigne – a residential estate on a golf course
– which leads to the rue René d’Hespel, heading
towards the town centre. As you are passing by,
note on your left the old country manor, the
manoir de l’Espadoue.
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Turn right and cross the RN 354 with
care.
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At the intersection with the René
d’Hespel, go back up towards the town centre
along the pedestrian avenue. Note the bluestone
Chapelle du Vœu and the porch at the entrance to the farm known as the Ferme de l’Hôtel.
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Place de l’Abbé Bonpain: you will come
out opposite the church and the Mairie. At the
other end of the square, take the rue du Fort
Montagne. After 100 m, take the Bas de l’Enfer
footpath on the left.
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Turn right along the rue César Loridan,
through the S-bends and then, at the next
junction, turn left onto the chemin Saint-Georges
heading towards the Fort. The chemin SaintGeorges offers views of the Deûle plain over
towards Wambrechies. As you pass by, note the
plaque mentioning the Chapelle la Croix and
the great plague epidemic of 1668-1669.
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Scale:
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SHORTER ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
via the GR 12/13 – 5.5 km
Continuation
Wrong
direction
Fer. Pass by the Pavé du Bas Chemin on your
left. The road takes you gently downhill towards
a former farm. Take the Pot de Fer to the left. The
track winds along to finish up at the Pavé du Bas
Chemin. These 1200 metres of old-style cobles
are typical of the region and the Tour de France
has been raced over them.
• Stick to the waymarked route and show consideration for the work of growers,
forestry workers and those in charge of the sites you pass through.
• Safeguard the local flora, fauna and environment; take your litter away with you.
• Observe signs and respect the amenities along your route.
• In the event of changes in the route (improvements, diversions, ongoing works etc)
follow the revised waymarking, even though it does not correspond to this description.
• To report a error (sign-posting, classification or a similar problem) or to suggest an
improvement to the route or to this leaflet, please contact the CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL DU
NORD, Direction du Sport, du Tourisme et des Espaces Naturels
Hôtel du Département - 59047 LILLE CEDEX - FRANCE (+33 (0)3.20.63.53.89)
pdipr@cg59.fr
Extracts from map IGN 2504 Est - Convention n° 7006/IGN - Copyright 2003
Trail produced with the help of the Comité Départemental de la Randonnée Pédestre.
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