Lake Viewpoint – Eau d'Heure Dam loop from Walcourt

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Lake Viewpoint – Eau d'Heure Dam loop from Walcourt

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Lake Viewpoint – Eau d'Heure Dam loop from Walcourt

02:39

40.8km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.94 km for 99 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.98 km

Lake Viewpoint

Highlight • Lake

From this point you can see the jet skis at work and the fish swimming in the water.

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9.02 km

Bois des Maréchaux

Forest

12.9 km

Little harbor

Highlight • Structure

13.4 km

L'Eau d'Heure

Lake

13.9 km

L'Eau d'Heure Path

Highlight • Trail

A place to go in case of extreme heat like today.

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18.5 km

Lac de Falemprise

Lake

23.3 km

View of the Marina and Lake at Eau d'Heure

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view overlooking both the port and the lake is remarkable. The artificial lake has two reservoirs: an upper and a lower.

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26.2 km

Eau d'Heure Dam

Highlight • Monument

The l'Eau d'Heure dam is located on a site of 1800 hectares dedicated to sports and leisure activities, in the provinces of Hainaut and Namur. This impressive structure is the …

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26.5 km

View of the Eau d'Heure Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

nice bikepath with nice views at the other side of lac d'eau dheure

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40.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.7 km

9.24 km

2.37 km

2.10 km

1.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.3 km

13.6 km

3.42 km

1.44 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

13°C

61 %

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Comments

May 26, 2023,Lac de l'Eau d'Heures

Mostly well-developed bike path around the reservoir. Unfortunately, few picnic opportunities and not always consistent signage, which is why we accidentally shortened it once 😄

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May 28, 2023,Fietsrondje Lac de l'heure

Today we take the bike to do a tour around the lake. We don't think that will add too much elevation gain. That is disappointing, it is sometimes quite a climb and nice descent. Cycling here is an adventure anyway. If there is already a bicycle path, it can simply end spontaneously. And the drainage gutters sometimes run crosswise to …

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August 5, 2023,🇧🇪Lac de La Plate Taille

All on the bike around the lake. Hennie and I a normal bicycle, the rest on mountain bikes. There were parts that Hennie and I had to walk because of the inclines. This was a bit too much. But other than that it went fine. At the end only the expected rain so we were very lucky. A wonderful bike …

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September 8, 2023,Sortie à vélo

Surface condition of the tarmac areas is quite bumpy

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June 12, 2024,Fietstocht grand tour de l'eau d'heure

In reality 40km, I don't know why the last part registered as a straight line. We followed Ravel with a Stop at Cerfontaine center

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July 18, 2023,Fietstocht lac de l'eau d'Heure

Boring bike ride around the lakes of lac de l'eau d'Heure, nowhere you cycle along the water, but along boring asphalt roads and along busy N roads. Never again to the lakes

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February 17, 2024,water

After a week in bed with a fever, the plan was to do it together with my sister. And we had never seen Mom either, so we took them with us. Cycling very carefully. It's a little better again. No one knows for how long, I'm afraid.
The Lakes of the Eau d'Heure.large reservoir of. Belgium. Wallonia is also Belgium.

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