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Sauwartan Mining Tower – Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m loop from Boussu

Mountain biking trails

Sauwartan Mining Tower – Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m loop from Boussu

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Sauwartan Mining Tower – Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m loop from Boussu

01:52

26.7km

230m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel des Hauts-Pays

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

6.36 km

Bois de Colfontaine

Highlight • Forest

One of the beautiful forests in the renatured, former mining area between Dour and Mons.

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2

11.1 km

Sauwartan Mining Tower

Highlight • Monument

3

11.1 km

Le Sauwartan slag heap, 162 m

Highlight • Monument

The Sauwartan mine was closed early on 6 October 1938. Traces of exploitation, all that remain today are the concrete main frame, which guards the entrance to the Bois de …

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4

12.4 km

Street Art Lamina

Highlight • Structure

Discoloration in the street scene.

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17.2 km

Terril 8 Escouffiaux

Forest

6

18.7 km

Vincent Van Gogh House

Highlight • Historical Site

In this house on the corner of Rue Wilson, the now world-famous Vincent van Gogh lived in 1879. However, he did not come to Wasmes as an artist, but as a Protestant missionary. He discovered painting later.

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7

20.3 km

Marcasse Coal Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

The Charbonnage de Marcasse is a coal extraction mining site located in the Borinage in Wasmes (Sentier Saint-Ghislain) in the Walloon region of the province of Hainaut. It is mainly …

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8

21.0 km

Terril de la Réserve Marcasse

Highlight • Monument

9

23.7 km

Terril du Sept Summit

Highlight • Summit

B

26.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

7.54 km

4.33 km

3.60 km

2.66 km

216 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

7.36 km

6.14 km

2.35 km

351 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Thursday 29 October

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