Maroilles – Grand Fayt Mill loop from Aulnoye-Aymeries

Maroilles – Grand Fayt Mill loop from Aulnoye-Aymeries

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Maroilles – Grand Fayt Mill loop from Aulnoye-Aymeries

03:30

75.7km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de l'Avesnois

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2.58 km

Berlaimont Church

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Nice little place, beautiful church.

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3.24 km

Berlaimont Footbridge

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Very nice bicycle bridge over the railway in Berlaimont

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14.2 km

L'Helpe Mineure near the Moulin des Prés inn

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The Helpe Mineure is a French river that flows through the Nord and Aisne departments, in the Hauts-de-France region. It is a left bank tributary of the Sambre, and therefore a sub-tributary of the Meuse. The Helpe Mineure is 50.4 km long and rises in Ohain in the south of the forest of Trélon, in the communal forest of Ohain at an altitude of 273 m.

It flows through Fourmies, Rocquigny in the Aisne, then Étrœungt, Boulogne-sur-Helpe, meets the Sambre on its right bank at Locquignol, at an altitude of 132 m, located west of Maroilles. The average slope is 2.1‰.

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18.8 km

Bandstand at Place Verte, Maroilles

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This small park is a perfect stopover on your journey. Quiet and shaded, well maintained and equipped with several garbage cans. The center of Maroilles will provide you with everything you need to eat on the go.

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19.3 km

Maroilles

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Famous for its cheese, Maroilles is a charming village located in the middle of the Avesnois countryside. Don't miss its emblematic mill as well as its abbey site.

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19.7 km

Très beau village de MAROILLES

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A very lively and pleasant village 🫶 shops, boutiques and restaurants open even on Sundays, perfect 👌 👏👍

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24.7 km

War Memorial Grand-Fayt

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This memorial commemorates the residents of Grand-Fayt who were killed or missing in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), the Great War (World War I).

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25.0 km

Grand Fayt Mill

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Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention that dates back to pre-Christian times. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could simply be replaced by a natural or artificially created watercourse, for example to grind grain grains into grain.
There are essentially two different types of drive for water mills: either the water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or the watercourse is guided above the wheel and falls on the blades, with this design the natural gravity gives a higher efficiency.

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