The Carré des Sources – Downhill MTB Trail loop from Wailly
The Carré des Sources – Downhill MTB Trail loop from Wailly
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The Carré des Sources – Downhill MTB Trail loop from Wailly
02:29
40.5km
300m
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: April 24, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.53 km
The Carré des Sources
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In 1723, at his request, the springs that gush out in Brétencourt, a hamlet of Rivière, were collected in a reservoir, it is a vast rectangular basin surrounded by brick walls now called "Carré des sources". Its dimensions: 33 m long, 11 m wide and 8 m deep.
The works were carried out by the Military Engineering on the orders of the king, who financed them, as recalled by a sandstone sealed in a wall: "In the year 1723, under the reign of Louis XV, the sources of the Crinchon were sought and enclosed in this basin at the expense of the king"
Le Carré des sources delivers 64 liters per second of water that is extremely fresh and remarkably clear. The stream thus formed crosses the park of the castle and joins the initial bed of the Crinchon, after a course of 500 m. The flow being capricious, the system was completed by the digging of a few artesian wells, from the end of the 18th century.
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13.8 km
Downhill MTB Trail
Highlight • MTB Park
40.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
26.9 km
10.5 km
2.98 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
30.3 km
5.72 km
4.03 km
389 m
< 100 m
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