Route 1 Somme-Leuze (blue)

There are 4 signposted MTB routes in Somme-Leuze, all of which start at Heure.

This blue route is the shortest , good for 8.7 km and 165 hm.

The remaining routes are 12 km/170 m altitude (yellow) , 20 km/333 m altitude (red) and 26 km/456 m altitude (green).

A combination of course 3 and 1 , where you switch from course 3 to course 1 at the Drêve de Waillet to continue course 3 on the return, is 29 km/ 500 hm .

The cream of the crop for enthusiasts, however, is the Somme-Leuze challenge , good for 48 km and 837 hm.

The course starts in the parking lot near the Heure church.

We start with a climb of about 2 kilometers on asphalt to Jalna. We pass one of the works of Les Sentiers d'Art: Le chemin des 4 lunes.

Then there is a pleasant descent where the tarmac becomes the Rau du Trou du Loup.

Now follows a long dirt climb of 2 km between the firs, larches and oaks of the Bois d'Heure . Let's move on to another work by Les Sentiers d'Art: Lartbri Cubique. On Waillet Avenue we are at the top of Bernauthier (280m) with sweeping views over the city.

We linger on this plateau for a while and then begin a pleasant descent of a kilometer and a half to reach the Rau du Trou du Loup again.

The path is now paved again and it goes up and down to the starting point again.

Also, check out the sightseeing information while you're there. They tell you what you can see!

01/2023