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Waterloo to Anderlues

71 km road cycling route306 m climbing4–5½ hoursGPX

Waterloo, Wallonia, Belgium · Road

A rolling 71 km road cycling route from Waterloo, Wallonia to Anderlues through Le Pachy, Fond Vandenbosch and Plancenoit, with 306 m of climbing.

Route contributed by Marcus · Created from a ride on Friday 5th September 2025

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At a glance

Best for
Rolling day rides
Distance
70.7 km
Point to point
Elevation gain
306 m
4 m per km
Riding time
4–5½ hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Moderate
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
96% paved · 1% unpaved · 3% no data
Traffic
Mostly minor roads
5.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 6.8 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more · 29.9 km on cycle paths or lanes
Food & water
Regular
293 cafés and restaurants · 80 shops · 1 water point · 21 petrol stations · 4 public toilets · 16 bike shops
Best months
May to Sep
Waterloo climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start → finish
Waterloo → Anderlues

Map and elevation profile

Chemin creux à Ohain, commune de Lasne en bordure de l'ancien champ de bataille de Waterloo (18 juin 1815), entre le chemin des Catamouriaux et le chemin de la Croix.
Photo: DELAHJ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent
306 m
Distance
71 km
050100150200m0 km20406071 km188 m · highest, at 52.8 kmStartFinish

Route description

  1. Waterloo
  2. Le Pachykm 1
  3. Fond Vandenboschkm 3
  4. Plancenoitkm 11
  5. Loupoignekm 18
  6. Frasnes-lez-Gosselieskm 25
  7. Rouxkm 40
  8. Haieskm 49
  9. Marchienne-au-Pontkm 62
  10. Anderlueskm 71

Starting in Waterloo at 1.2 km, the route quickly passes through suburban and village areas such as Faubourg, Le Pachy, and Mont-Saint-Jean. The total climb is 361 m over 70.7 km, with an overall profile that is mainly flat (78%) with some gentle climbs. The highest point is at 189 m near Loverval around 51.8 km. There are two main climbs: one from 50.4 to 51.8 km averaging 3.5% and a longer gentler climb from 62.8 to 64.9 km averaging 2.5%.

Highlights

  • Climb near Loverval topping at 189 m
  • Longest descent of 2.1 km dropping 64 m
  • Passes through Waterloo and Charleroi
  • 70.7 km in Wallonia, Belgium

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

  1. Le Roussart 2.6 km
  2. Fond Vandenbosch 2.7 km
  3. Mont-Saint-Jean 4.3 km
  4. Le Ménil 4.5 km
  5. La Grange des Champs 5 km
  6. Braine-l'Alleud 6.4 km
  7. La Neuville 6.7 km
  8. Plancenoit 10.6 km
  9. Les Flamandes 12.9 km
  10. Glabais 14.7 km
  11. Genappe 16.3 km
  12. Ways 16.3 km
  13. Vieux-Genappe 16.4 km
  14. Loupoigne 17.5 km
  15. Baisy-Thy 18.4 km
  16. Domaine 1815 20.5 km
  17. Quatre-Bras de Baisy-Thy 20.9 km
  18. Piraumont 22.5 km
  19. La Hutte 24.5 km
  20. Frasnes-lez-Gosselies 24.6 km
  21. Rèves 27.5 km
  22. Luttre 30.9 km
  23. Viesville 33.1 km
  24. Heigne 38.5 km
  25. Cité de la Lache 39 km
  26. Roux 39.5 km
  27. Gohyssart 40.1 km
  28. Docherie 41.6 km
  29. Dampremy 44.7 km
  30. Charleroi 45.6 km
  31. Marcinelle 47.2 km
  32. Haies 48.6 km
  33. Hublinbu 49.7 km
  34. Loverval 50.5 km
  35. Couillet 54.4 km
  36. Montignies-sur-Sambre 55.5 km
  37. Ville-Basse 58.4 km
  38. Marchienne-au-Pont 62.1 km
  39. Monceau-sur-Sambre 63.4 km
  40. Goutroux 66.1 km
  41. Les Mays 67.6 km
  42. Leernes 67.7 km
  43. Fontaine-l'Évêque 68.5 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
ClimbStarts atOn this rideTop on this ride
Unnamed climb50.4 km1.4 km · 50 m · 3.5 % · max 6 %189 m
Unnamed climb62.8 km2.1 km · 51 m · 2.5 % · max 4.1 %153 m

High point 189 m at 51.8 km; low point 94 m.

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Mostly minor roads and streets on the map; 5.7 km is on main roads without a cycle lane.

Roads
25% cycle path · 23% quiet street · 19% road with cycle lane · 16% minor road · 17% other roads and tracks
Main roads
5.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
6.8 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Cycle paths
29.9 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
Main roads used
N5 (10 km), RAVeL (7 km)
Surface
Paved: 96% of the route is mapped as paved, 1% as unpaved and 3% has no surface data.
Gradient
11% climbing · 11% descending · 78% flat
Longest descent
2.1 km from 54.6 km, dropping 64 m

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 293 cafés and restaurants, 80 shops, 1 water point, 21 petrol stations, 4 public toilets and 16 bike shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0 kmMilcycles · bike shop · on the route
  2. 0 kmShell Express · petrol station · 60 m off route
  3. 1.5 kmMaison Dandoy · patisserie · on the route
  4. 5.9 kmPharmacie Vallée Bailly · pharmacy · on the route
  5. 6.1 kmToilets · 70 m off route
  6. 16.2 kmPharmacie Delvigne-Doumont · pharmacy · on the route
  7. 16.3 kmBiarent · bike shop · 40 m off route
  8. 16.7 kmCarrefour Market · supermarket · 120 m off route
  9. 25 kmBoulangerie Schamp · bakery · on the route
  10. 30.9 kmLes douceurs de Lisa · bakery · 170 m off route
  11. 37 kmTexaco · petrol station · 100 m off route
  12. 47.2 kmLe Pittsburg Café · café · on the route
  13. 49.2 kmMedi-Market · pharmacy · 30 m off route
  14. 49.3 kmEsso · petrol station · on the route
  15. 58.6 kmPaul · bakery · 100 m off route
  16. 58.6 kmPoint Vélo · repair stand · 170 m off route
  17. 63 kmQ8 · petrol station · 40 m off route
  18. 63.4 kmTaverne du Marchier · pub · on the route

Need to bail out?

  • 6.1 km — Braine-l'Alleud (station), 70 m off route
  • 37 km — Courcelles-Motte (halt), 210 m off route
  • 45.2 km — Charleroi-Ouest (station), 80 m off route
  • 58.6 km — Charleroi-Central (station), 170 m off route
  • 68.1 km — Fontaine (station), 430 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

  • 7.3 km — Château du Cheneau (castle)
  • 45.6 km — Belfry (attraction)
  • 62.4 km — Château Bilquin-de Cartier (castle)
  • 68.5 km — Château de Fontaine-l'Évêque (castle)

Stay after this ride

  • La Ferme du Château · guest house · 10 m from the finish

Start and access

Starts at Faubourg. Mapped within a short walk of the start and finish, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start

Bikes and repair
Milcycles (30 m)
Food and coffee
Brasserie RN Waterloo (230 m)
Shops
Deli Traiteur (40 m), Färm Waterloo Belle-vue (220 m), Carrefour express (290 m)

At the finish

Food and coffee
Bellino II (200 m), Sandwicherie (430 m), Café du Congo (560 m)
Shops
Intermarché (470 m)
Pharmacy and medical
Multi-Pharma (550 m)

Know before you go

  • 5.7 km on main roads without cycle lanes
  • 6.8 km on roads with 80 km/h+ limits
  • 5.5 km longest stretch without café, shop or water (31.5 to 37 km)
  • 0.1 km with gradients over 8%

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

12 photographs from the road

Photo: DELAHJ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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About this route

Ridden by
Marcus
Date ridden
Route line
Built from a GPS recording of the ride.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services
Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Waterloo (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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