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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Duck Island loop from Le Bois du Cazier

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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Duck Island loop from Le Bois du Cazier

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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Duck Island loop from Le Bois du Cazier

03:02

11.0km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.06 km

Arboréo

Highlight • Structure

These are adventure courses in the treetops and interactive outdoor treasure hunts, for fun times with friends, family, or colleagues, ages 3 and up.

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3.38 km

Pedestrian Bridge Between Le Bois du Cazier and Terril 2

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Mooie verbinding tussen Le Bois du Cazier en de Terril 2 du Bois du Cazier.

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4.26 km

View of the Terril from the Belvédère

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4.29 km

View from Terril Saint-Charles Sud (Bois du Cazier)

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The Saint-Charles Sud slag heap, entirely wooded, has been converted into a place of discovery and relaxation. It adjoins the Bois du Cazier site, where the biggest mining disaster in …

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5.81 km

Trail of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

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The "Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities," known in French as the Drève de la Mémoire (Avenue of Memory), is located in Marcinelle (Charleroi), near the Bois du Cazier site.
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6.04 km

Bois du Cazier Mining Site

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Bois du Cazier is a coal mine in Marcinelle, Belgium, best known for the Marcinelle mining disaster that killed 262 miners on August 8, 1956. The site has been included …

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6.58 km

Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

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On the right side of the path, trees of twelve different species have been planted in memory of the 262 miners, of twelve nationalities, who perished in the Bois du Cazier disaster on August 8, 1956.

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9.99 km

Duck Island

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nice walk

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.29 km

2.16 km

1.15 km

232 m

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.61 km

1.95 km

734 m

380 m

150 m

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Friday 28 August

21°C

14°C

95 %

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Bois du Cazier Mining Site – Duck Island loop from Le Bois du Cazier

Arboréo

Pedestrian Bridge Between Le Bois du Cazier and Terril 2

View of the Terril from the Belvédère

View from Terril Saint-Charles Sud (Bois du Cazier)

Trail of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

Bois du Cazier Mining Site

Path of the Trees of the Twelve Nationalities

Duck Island

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