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Hedge Adventure Route Wirtzfeld
Photo: WFG Ostbelgien, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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On a discovery route through the hedge landscape of Wirtzfeld - a place to marvel at, discover, and breathe deeply.
easy
Distance 4.2 km
Duration1:05 h
Ascent87 m
Descent87 m
Highest point630 m
Lowest point547 m
Have you ever wondered why there are so many hedges in East Belgium? Or what role they played for children, animals and the landscape in the past? And what you can still discover in them today? The answer lies on the Hedge Adventure Path, which offers you nature to experience firsthand. It is divided into two parts that bring you closer to the animal world and the history of the hedge landscape. These sections can be explored consecutively as a long hike or individually as smaller routes.
The section „Animals of the Hedges“ (approx. 2 km) invites you to learn, participate and enjoy. Interactive panels explain the animal life that makes its home in the hedges. Along the way there is a puzzle to solve. Can you guess the solution word?
The section „Secrets of the Hedges“ (approx. 2.5 km) takes you on a discovery tour through the hedge landscape of Wirtzfeld. Immerse yourself in the history of the East Belgian hedges: experience with all your senses what makes hedges so special – from medicinal plants over the wind machine to the bird song station with a crank, …! Highlight: the barefoot path themed on herding children – pure nature under your feet.
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All panels are trilingual: German, French and Dutch
Rest areas with views invite you to linger
Bring a towel for the barefoot path („Secrets of the Hedges“)
Remember paper & pencil for the puzzle („Animals of the Hedges“) – participation encouraged!
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East Belgium Tourist Agency
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Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
