RAVeL L156: Chimay to Aublain – Blaimont Viaduct loop from Mariembourg
RAVeL L156: Chimay to Aublain – Blaimont Viaduct loop from Mariembourg
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RAVeL L156: Chimay to Aublain – Blaimont Viaduct loop from Mariembourg
02:09
36.7km
170m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 30, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
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Parc national de l’Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
Parc naturel Viroin Hermeton
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
8.43 km
Ravel 156
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10.5 km
RAVeL L156: Chimay to Aublain
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17.7 km
Chimay Castle
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17.8 km
Main Square of Chimay
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In plan, the church includes a central nave of five bays bordered by narrower aisles onto which open an equal number of chapels installed between the buttresses. The oriented choir (1250), with a flat apse, comprises four bays, it is part of the architecture in use in Laonnais and Soissonnais. The rest of the building belongs to the Hainaut Gothic style characterized by great sobriety (15th century).
In the choir, we can still see a high altar in colored marble, a taulet from the end of the 15th century and the funeral plaques of the last two princely families.
The beautiful mausoleum of Charles de Croÿ, godfather of Charles V, 1st Prince of Chimay (died in 1527) is decorated with a superb alabaster recumbent figure.
The bulbous bell tower surmounting the tower erected from 1732 to 1742 houses a unique carillon. A real bell piano with a small keyboard, it has the particularity of not having an E flat. It has a total of 26 bells, the oldest of which dates from the 17th century.
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21.8 km
Sundial Sculpture on the Bridge
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21.8 km
Blaimont Viaduct
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Height: 26.5 meters; Length: 135 meters; Year of construction: 1856; Number of arcs: 81
The viaduct was built to carry the Chimay railway across the Eau Blanche valley.
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22.2 km
Along the Eau Blanche
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26.6 km
RAVeL L156 with a view.
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36.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
29.1 km
4.56 km
1.91 km
635 m
481 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
31.6 km
3.99 km
1.10 km
< 100 m
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A small remnant of the past with a few exposed rails 🚃
Fagnes karting track for those who want to combine pleasures 🚵♀️🏎😀
Smooth surface throughout and picnic tables. The route is a bit monotonous due …
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