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Avesnois Greenway – Liessies Picnic Area loop from Felleries

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Avesnois Greenway – Liessies Picnic Area loop from Felleries

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Avesnois Greenway – Liessies Picnic Area loop from Felleries

01:53

31.3km

280m

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: June 20, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de l'Avesnois

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7.62 km

Château de la Motte

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Built in the 18th century, Château de la Motte was originally a farm belonging to Liessies Abbey, used as a retirement home and infirmary for the monks. The structure was supposedly erected in 1725, but a bluestone lintel bears the date 1755.
The château, long owned by the Lhomme family, was divided in two around 1925. A large bourgeois house next to the farm became a hotel-restaurant, which in 1936 was run by the Soufflet de Fourmies family, grandparents of Franck Plateau, the current owner. In the 1980s, Mrs. Plateau (Frank's mother) and her two sisters continued to run the hotel restaurant, which was taken over by Franck Plateau and his wife in 2000.
All the buildings are constructed of brick for the entire walls, and bluestone and local marble for the window frames, chains, bands, and cornices. From the pond, the plan appears simple: U-shaped, with a square tower rising in the center of the horizontal beam of this U. The two buildings forming the parallel sides are pierced by a cart door, which leads to the open courtyard overlooking the pond. The entrance to the dwelling is located on the ground floor of the two-story tower, which is crowned with a picturesque roof in three distinct volumes: the four upright sides, in inverted cavettes, with skylights, are extended by a vertical, rectangular, closed campanile, itself crowned by an inverted pavilion. The water from the forge was used to power machinery. At the foot of the dike, a dovecote dominates, with a roof barely simpler than that of the castle tower. Some of the old buildings are characteristic of the construction of this region.

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16.0 km

Château de Trélon

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The Château de Trélon is a castle located in Trélon, in the north of France. It belongs to the de Merode family and has been registered as a historic monument since 1986. Built on the site of an old 15th-century fortress, the castle has undergone significant transformations over the generations, with great attention always paid to the architecture. It is a majestic Louis XIII style house, richly decorated with collections of furniture, tapestries, Sèvres porcelain and beautiful works of art.
The de Merode family is one of the largest families that has been associated with most European courts throughout history. Since the 15th century, members of the House of Merode have held titles such as count, baron of the Holy Empire and prince. They are related to families such as Monaco, d'Arenberg, the Spanish and Italian royal families... The estate has been in the family since at least 1580.
The castle offers guided tours from April to October and promises a visit you will long remember!

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18.4 km

Drinking water fountain

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Very nice asphalted railway line cycle path EV3.
Small bridge, does the fountain work?

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19.1 km

Avesnois Greenway

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Located in the Avesnois Regional Natural Park, the greenway of Avesnois connects Trélon to Ferrière-la-Grande in the north via Liessies, Solre-le-Château, Lez-Fontaines, Sars-Poteries and Dimont. Along the way, you will discover the landscapes of the state forest of Abbé-Val-Joly, the valley of Helpe Majeure and the basin of Solre. A varied route between nature and heritage.
The Voie Verte de l'Avesnois (Emerald Trail) uses about 30 km of the old railway line that opened in 1885 and connected Maubeuge to Fourmies. Closed to passengers in 1969 and to goods in 1976, it is still occasionally used for freight on the Maubeuge-Ferrière-la-Grande and Trélon-Fourmies sections.

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24.1 km