1-10-2005
Walking the GR 129 between Landelies and Le Bultia.

Transport: Train Charleroi Sud to Landelies (hourly sevice). Le Bultia: TEC bus No 451 to Charleroi Sud.

Distance: 23 km. Alt.max: 232 m. Uphill: 258 m. Total avg. speed: 3,8 km/hr. Moving: 4.50 hrs. Resting: 1 hr.

Saturday 17 september 2005.
The dog was my companion today. At 9.30 I left by bus (De Lijn No 21) from Sint-Maria Oudenhoven dorp to Ronse railway station. From here on with TEC line 87b to Crimont. At 9.07 northwards on the GR 129 untill the turnoff. East onto GR 122 + GR5a. In Brakelbos the latter turns right and the 122 (direction Zwalm on the sign post) carries on straight up to Sint Goriks Oudenhoven and arrive 6.30 hrs after departure at Grimont. It takes another 30 min. to Sint-Maria Oudenhoven where I parked the car.

Highest point 153 m. Reasonable variation in landscape. Mostly sunny.
Total distance covered: 32 km. Alt.max. 153 m. Quite a few small hills. Total time 8.45 hrs of which 1 hr resting time.
Personal rating: +++

2-9-2005: hiking the GR129 from Lens to Bouvignies: 22 km. Add another 2,5 km to Ath's railway station. The station in Lens is a mere 300 meter from the GR.
Time it took: total 7.00 hrs. of which 1,30 hrs. resting. Total uphill: 180 m. Alt.max. 77 m. Alt.min: 41 m.
Fairly flat with little shade but wide views. Temperature this day 26-29 C. Rating: ++

20-8-2005 Hiking from Ronse to Ath
11.00: train from Ath to Lessine from there on with the bus to Ronse railway station: app. 45 min.
In Ronse take GR5a+GR122 to east and later on the Kanarieberg turn right. For a short distance GR5a, GR122 and GR129 run together. Follow GR129 to Bouvignies and leave GR129 and walk 3 km to Ath railway station.
Plenty of hills (up to 140 m), unpaved roads, kilometers (37+3) and rain (6 out of 7 hrs). Nevertheless beautifull.

30-7-2005: GR 122 Pottes-Obigies: 25,2 km, 5.28 hrs walking; 1.11 hrs resting. Hardly any altitude changes.