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Continuing our quest to find Monsieur Beechings old railway lines for pleasant cycling we found this one which follows the Semoy river from Montherme on the Meuse up to Les haute rivieres.
It follows the river the majority of the route and a very very gentle incline until after Thilay a couple of Kms it goes up. I mean up. Directly up at 18% for about 500 m.
No doubt it went down again but at that stage having actually managed to cycle up it the thought process of going down then turning round and coming back up have in to just turning round so we think we made it as far as just past Naux.
With the exception of this monster hill it was extremely pleasant and very well used.
First couple of Kms of la trans-Semoysienne are through a delightful park and then a couple of weird. No viaducts or tunnels but the shade of the trees was most welcome on a 27c day.
Great views from a bridge and there was a grotte lavoir just before Thilay worth the 20 m walk to taste the water coming out of the mountain.
We stayed at Bogny Sur Meuse for 4. 80 for 2 of us but leccy was about 2 euros for 24 hours.
We believe it is the same price at montherme however to the extra space afforded you allowed you to seat out and awning out if wanted. It adds 4.5 Kms to your journey but that was a good price to pay for not feeling like a sardine.
2.20 euros for beer at the end by the bridge was helpful.
Will add to the voie vert thread when I can
It follows the river the majority of the route and a very very gentle incline until after Thilay a couple of Kms it goes up. I mean up. Directly up at 18% for about 500 m.
No doubt it went down again but at that stage having actually managed to cycle up it the thought process of going down then turning round and coming back up have in to just turning round so we think we made it as far as just past Naux.
With the exception of this monster hill it was extremely pleasant and very well used.
First couple of Kms of la trans-Semoysienne are through a delightful park and then a couple of weird. No viaducts or tunnels but the shade of the trees was most welcome on a 27c day.
Great views from a bridge and there was a grotte lavoir just before Thilay worth the 20 m walk to taste the water coming out of the mountain.
We stayed at Bogny Sur Meuse for 4. 80 for 2 of us but leccy was about 2 euros for 24 hours.
We believe it is the same price at montherme however to the extra space afforded you allowed you to seat out and awning out if wanted. It adds 4.5 Kms to your journey but that was a good price to pay for not feeling like a sardine.
2.20 euros for beer at the end by the bridge was helpful.
Will add to the voie vert thread when I can
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