Boult-Aux-Bois: Hiking Trails, Nature and Glassmaking History

Boult-Aux-Bois can be explored through its hiking trails, nature activities and traces of local history. Two trails start at the Maison de la Nature; their stated distances and durations help you compare how much time each outing takes.

Hiking trails with different focuses

The Sentier de la Linette is an 8.3-kilometre themed hiking trail that takes about two and a half hours. It starts at the Maison de la Nature and leads to the Étang de la Linette. Nine information panels along the trail explain Boult-Aux-Bois’s former glassmaking industry. The route thus combines a hike with a specific insight into the area’s past.

The Sentier des Templiers is a moderate 13.2-kilometre circular hike, for which about four hours are allowed. Both the starting and finishing point is the Maison de la Nature on Rue de la Héronnière. The trail follows the Fossé des Templiers, which was created to mark the boundary of the former forest of the Commanderie de Boult-aux-Bois. The historic landscape feature and its former purpose, as well as the route itself, shape the character of this hike.

For planning your time, the Sentier de la Linette takes about two and a half hours, while the Sentier des Templiers takes around four hours. The distances also differ: 8.3 kilometres for the themed trail and 13.2 kilometres for the circular hike. The Sentier des Templiers is also described as moderate. This lets you compare the two trails by their stated duration, distance and route without mistaking their shared starting point for an identical course.

Nature activities around the Maison de la Nature

The Maison de la Nature is housed in a former forestry lodge in Boult-Aux-Bois. It raises awareness of the environment and sustainable development among schoolchildren and the general public. It also publishes a calendar of public nature outings. Check the specific dates before your trip. Guided nature outings take place in the forest and along a pond; program details may change.

Another activity is Balades en gyropodes pour tous: guided forest outings on gyropods, suitable for people with reduced mobility. Participants explore the local fauna and flora. This format combines a guided exploration of the forest with an explicitly stated accessibility feature.

Seasonal markets and culture

Croc Local is a market for local organic producers in Boult-Aux-Bois, held on Fridays from May to September. If you plan to include the market in your trip, check the specific dates in advance. The Boult-aux-Bois & Cordes festival also takes place every summer as an artistic residency featuring public concerts. Both events add seasonal or summer dates to your plans, while offering different focuses: local producers at the market, and art and concerts at the festival.

La Naturothèque offers 300 educational board game titles; the selection may change. Vannerie d’Ardenne operates a workshop and shop in Boult-Aux-Bois and offers group tours of the workshop. Together with the hiking trails and nature outings, these activities provide a range of options spanning physical activity, the environment and culture, which you can weigh differently depending on your interests and travel dates.

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