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Manual Lock at Aulne Abbey – Aulne Abbey Ruins loop from Forchies

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Fontaine-L'Évêque

Manual Lock at Aulne Abbey – Aulne Abbey Ruins loop from Forchies

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Manual Lock at Aulne Abbey – Aulne Abbey Ruins loop from Forchies

02:43

38.5km

340m

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: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 17.3 km for 6 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

7.72 km

Parc Nelson Mandela

Forest

2

8.75 km

Cartier Castle (Château de Cartier)

Highlight • Castle

Origins of the château can be traced back to the 17th century, around 1635, when the Honoré family builds a castle on the Sambre river bank. The place had formerly …

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3

9.57 km

Upper Sambre: Charleroi to Abbaye d'Aulne

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lots of good paths, there's still a lot of nature here.
Be extremely careful when quarrying

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4

14.7 km

Sambre Canal Lock and Bascule Bridge

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One of many locks along the Sambre, built during the height of Walloon industrialization to make the river navigable and thus better transport the valuable cargo.

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5

17.3 km

Manual Lock at Aulne Abbey

Highlight • Structure

This manual lock is one of the 25 that line the Sambre.

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6

17.5 km

Aulne Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Meanwhile, the entrance is 5 €

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7

18.1 km

Saint Joseph Church

Highlight • Religious Site

In 1869, the Saint-Joseph church was built and, at the end of the century, the architect Louis Cloquet carried out major consolidation and restoration work.

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8

21.3 km

Château d'Hourpes

Highlight • Castle

"In Hourpes, the second residence linked to the family of Thomas Bonehill, an English engineer and founder of the Forges de la Providence in Marchienne-au-Pont (a company specializing in steel …

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9

21.3 km

Hourpes Mining Village

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful place to stop by following the Sambre via the towpath.

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B

38.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

11.8 km

4.60 km

3.43 km

2.85 km

299 m

174 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

13.7 km

8.64 km

944 m

173 m

154 m

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Tuesday 13 October

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