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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Bois du Cazier Coal Mine loop from Charleroi-Central

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Belgium

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Hainaut

Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Bois du Cazier Coal Mine loop from Charleroi-Central

Moderate

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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Bois du Cazier Coal Mine loop from Charleroi-Central

03:30

13.4km

110m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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After 358 m for 182 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.08 km

Saint Martin's Church (Marcinelle)

Highlight • Religious Site

If the current city of Charleroi was under the Old Regime on the lands of the county of Namur, the entity of Marcinelle, it was possession of the principality of …

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3.32 km

Marcinelle Mining Disaster Murals

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Two murals depicting people at the Marcinelle mining disaster in 1956.

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3.42 km

Bois du Cazier Mining Site

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Bois du Cazier is a coal mine in Marcinelle, Belgium, best known for the Marcinelle mining disaster that killed 262 miners on August 8, 1956. The site has been included …

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3.74 km

Bois du Cazier Coal Mine

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The origins of coal mining date back to September 30, 1822, when the coal concession was granted by a Dutch royal decree from William I to a certain Eulalie Desmanet …

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4.05 km

Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

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On the right side of the path, trees of twelve different species have been planted in memory of the 262 miners, of twelve nationalities, who perished in the Bois du Cazier disaster on August 8, 1956.

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4.21 km

Pedestrian Bridge Between Le Bois du Cazier and Terril 2

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Mooie verbinding tussen Le Bois du Cazier en de Terril 2 du Bois du Cazier.

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12.7 km

Statue - The Crouching Miner

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Work by Constantin Meunier

Source: charleroi-discovery.be | The crouching miner and the resting blacksmith / F. Dierick

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12.7 km

The neoclassical station was built during the great industrial heyday. Following the example of the Paris East station, glass and steel were used.

Source: pivotmedia.tourismewallonie.be/OTH-A0-006O-5HIE/OTH-A0-006O-5HIE.pdf

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13.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.56 km

2.73 km

2.28 km

1.71 km

1.08 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

5.29 km

5.06 km

1.79 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Bois du Cazier Coal Mine loop from Charleroi-Central

Saint Martin's Church (Marcinelle)

Marcinelle Mining Disaster Murals

Bois du Cazier Mining Site

Bois du Cazier Coal Mine

Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

Pedestrian Bridge Between Le Bois du Cazier and Terril 2

Statue - The Crouching Miner

Charleroi South Station

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