Anor – Autreppes
The route follows the Axe vert de la Thiérache which follows the course of the River Oise. Riding through this landscape of meadows, apple trees and hawthorn hedges is enchanting.
At Ohis, Wimy, Sorbais and Autreppes, you can take in the stunning fortified churches.
29 km
2h30
good
easy
Thiérache
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Itinerary Eurovelo3, recommended by CTE
Itinerary Tab :
At Hirson, take the cycle path in front of the station, turn right after the business park. Pass a roundabout, turn left, go over the dual carriageway then right. Continue straight on the greenway to Autreppes. This greenway, also known as Axe vert de la Thiérache is built on the former Hirson-Guise-Busigny railway line.
Information Tab :
Trains from Hirson
- Intercités Hirson – Charleville-Mézières
- TER Anor, Fourmies, Aulnoye-Aymeries, Valenciennes, Lille, Laon, Sedan (on certain days)
- buses: Autreppes–Hirson (infrequent)
Markets:
- Hirson, Monday and Thursday mornings
- Etréaupont, Thursday morning
Mustsee Tab :
Hirson :
- The Florentine Tower
Ohis :
- wonderful scenery
- fortified church with sanctuary
Wimy :
- church with keep (16th century)
Etréaupont :
- church (gateway to Foigny Abbey)
- Merovingian cemetery
- Remains of Coucy castle
Sorbais :
- church with small square keep
Autreppes :
- church with complete defensive system
- oratory
- houses from the late 18th c. and early 19th c.
Proximity :
- Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache :
- abbey (12th c. – 18th c.)
- musée de la Vie rurale et forestière
- Savart mausoleum, the work of Charles Garnier
