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Hiking in Pas-de-Calais

300

routes

10.6 km

median distance

62 m

median elevation gain

Few departments carry this much history in their soil. Around Arras, Rivière and Bapaume, the circuits cross the First World War battlefields: the Vimy memorial, underground quarries, Commonwealth cemeteries.

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz opens onto the mining basin, a World Heritage site: reforested slag heaps climbed for the view, old mine railways turned into paths, workers' housing estates.

Auxi-le-Château, to the south, shows another face with the Authie valley, its wet meadows and chalk slopes. Allow time: the median reaches 10.6 km, among the highest in the catalogue.

When to go — Shoulder seasons for preference: winter makes the chalk paths particularly sticky.

OpenRando lists 300 hiking routes in Pas-de-Calais. The median distance is 10.6 km, and most routes fall between 5.1 and 17.7 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

The terrain stays gentle: median elevation gain is 62 m, and even the hilliest routes rarely exceed 152 m. Good ground for long outings without the climbing.

The most common starting points cluster around: Rivière, Arras, Maisnil-lès-Ruitz, Bapaume, Auxi-le-Château, Wailly. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Pas-de-Calais

  • Ruines du donjon et motte boucle à partir de Simencourt28.4 km
  • Boucle Anneau de la Mémoire – Anneau de la Mémoire au départ d'Angres27.4 km
  • Boucle Bois des Dames – Terril n° 12 au départ de Fouquereuil27.3 km

All routes in Pas-de-Calais