Crèvecoeur

Departure : Place communale of Anhée.

Cross the main road under the protection of the traffic lights. Turn into the rue Ribot, then right into the rue Petit, extended by the rue des Fusillées. At the cross, turn right into rue Ste Barbe, cross the main road and continue on the road in front of you which leads you to the old Dinant-Tamines railway line. Follow this line to the left. Cross the main road. Join the junction with the Dinant-Namur line near the Houx bridge defended in 40 by the Ardennes hunters and whose fortress still exists. Follow the dirt road along the Namur-Dinant line. Take the "rue de l'écluse" which brings you close to the place used by the Germans to cross the Meuse. Join the towpath. After 2500 meters, pass under the railroad, shortly before the lock and join the pelota game. Follow the main road to the left, pass in front of the Amand de Mendieta castle (former convent of the Sépulchrines) and take the road to the right, the rue de Meez. Then to the right, the Richier street, so as to go along the ruins of the castle. When you arrive near the Place du Baillage, take a look at the Maison Espagnole (former house of the bailiff converted into a museum) and at the Fontaine du Marché. Take the stairs on the left, along the St-Lambert church. After the church, cross the road and take the path that leads to the ruins of Crèvecœur. After the ruins, continue on the path towards the farms of Grange. Note the commemorative plaque. Go back down to the right towards Senenne. Note the old tombstones. Go around the wall of the property, cross the Ry de Mazy, then take the path on the right, pass in front of the chapel of the Angel. Take the railroad back to your starting point.