Arenberg Creative Mine – View of the Mare à Goriaux loop from Valenciennes

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Arenberg Creative Mine – View of the Mare à Goriaux loop from Valenciennes

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Arenberg Creative Mine – View of the Mare à Goriaux loop from Valenciennes

01:36

27.3km

110m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.12 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.23 km

Arenberg Creative Mine

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Site of the former Arenberg pit converted into a center dedicated to image and digital media
arenberg-minecreative.fr

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9.74 km

Old mine shaft

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Arenberg

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9.79 km

Mare a goriaux

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10.4 km

Trouée d'Arenberg (Arenberg Forest Cobbled Sector)

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It hits hard!
The paving stones are really brittle!
To do at least once on the top of the cobblestones to try to imagine the difficulty that the runners encounter.

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11.0 km

View of the Mare à Goriaux

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A fantastic view of the Goriaux pond, of which you can see almost the entire length.

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15.5 km

Technical descent

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Single to do 😉🚴 ♂️

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19.7 km

View of the Mining Site

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21.5 km

Terrils

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South of Valenciennes, the succession of slag heaps in the Raismes-Saint-Amand-Wallers forest offers a dream terrain for mountain biking!

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27.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

5.24 km

4.49 km

3.41 km

3.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

6.34 km

5.66 km

2.82 km

733 m

331 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

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Arenberg Creative Mine – View of the Mare à Goriaux loop from Valenciennes

Arenberg Creative Mine

Old mine shaft

Mare a goriaux

Trouée d'Arenberg (Arenberg Forest Cobbled Sector)

View of the Mare à Goriaux

Technical descent

View of the Mining Site

Terrils

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