4h30
easy
Length of the route : 17.7 km Town : Mécrin Path marked out by La Grolle Sammielloise: lagrollesammielloise55@laposte.net Departing from the center of Mécrin, you will travel 17.7 km between plains and hills without particular difficulty (difference in level of 250 m). Over the km, you will enjoy pretty viewpoints, and discover a heritage rich in various remains and ordeals. On your return (or departure ...), do not hesitate to cross the porch of the St-Evre church to enjoy the frescoes painted by Dante Donzelli in 1937. In one of the chapels, the altarpiece of the St-Evre altar. Evre dated from the 17th century, vestige of the old church. On leaving the village, you will take a slight climb towards the forest, it is the Côte à Pierre (name of the first part of this hike). Take advantage of the views of Les Koeurs and Sampigny (castle of Raymond Poincaré, President of the Republic during the Great War) and the quarries of Lérouville. Further on, an ancestral terminal of triangular shape. It marks the boundary between the municipalities of Han-sur-Meuse, Mécrin and Apremont-la-Forêt. Further on, new points of view over the Camp des Romains, a former oppidum, to the west of the Côte de Fer. The return via the villages of Ailly, Han and Brasseite leads you to some sights and crosses. Good walk. |
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