The Carré des Sources loop from Boisleux
The Carré des Sources loop from Boisleux
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The Carré des Sources loop from Boisleux
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62.4km
430m
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: May 14, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 22.7 km for 199 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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50.9 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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60.6 km
Chapel of Our Lady of La Salette
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It is a small square building. On the facade is the entrance door. On each side are two Corinthian-style pilasters. Above the door is the name of the chapel and above it is a triangular molding. Then we have a cornice. On each side of the wall, a bay in a pointed arch. The roof is a bulbous roof with four sides. The chevet is a regular apse,
Inside is a niche where you can see a statue of the Virgin. Just below the Virgin is a small altar. On each side of the walls there are two small shelves.
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62.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
22.0 km
21.0 km
15.3 km
2.79 km
1.45 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
24.7 km
22.7 km
7.58 km
7.17 km
307 m
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Elevation
Highest point (160 m)
Lowest point (70 m)
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