Cantaing-sur-Escaut Lock – Tour de l'Échauguette loop from Villers-Guislain

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Cantaing-sur-Escaut Lock – Tour de l'Échauguette loop from Villers-Guislain

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Cantaing-sur-Escaut Lock – Tour de l'Échauguette loop from Villers-Guislain

03:14

55.9km

250m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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28.0 km

Single du Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A fun and technical little single, just to change the monotony of the canal.

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31.5 km

Cantaing-sur-Escaut Lock

Highlight • Other

lock of the St Quentin canal in Cantaing sur Escaut

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31.8 km

Bois de la Folie

Forest

35.6 km

Bois de Talma

Forest

45.4 km

Tour de l'Échauguette

Highlight • Monument

The Romanesque tower, seemingly lost along the road, was once part of a huge fortification wall, 7 kilometres long and 5 to 6 metres high, built between 1204 and 1238 …

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47.2 km

Vaucelles watering trough

Highlight • Structure

This watering trough is probably a distant legacy of the Cistercian monks of Vaucelles. Nestled in the pastures surrounding the farm, it is fed by the nearby fountain, which filters …

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47.4 km

Vaucelles Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

Always pleasant passage in all seasons

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55.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

17.4 km

11.5 km

4.60 km

503 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.2 km

14.9 km

4.87 km

2.54 km

1.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

April 12, 2025,Tour : Randonnée balade. -> La randonnée des sources.

The Escaut Valley offers a lush green setting.
An ideal spot starting from Vaucelles Abbey to admire the Château d'Esne, pay your respects at the Newfoundland Memorial in Masnières and other monuments along the route, take a refreshing dip in the Bois des Sources and along the St. Quentin Canal, ending at the two German casemates of the Hindenburg Line …

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