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Hiking in the High Fens
Photo: HIKE&trekking Magazine Lex van den Bosch, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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Welcome to the enchanting landscape of the High Fens, on the roof of Belgium !
easy
Distance 8.7 km
Duration2:22 h
Ascent73 m
Descent73 m
Highest point699 m
Lowest point629 m
Starting from Signal de Botrange, we hike to the observation platform of the Walloon Fens from where you can enjoy an incredible panoramic view of the heath and moorland landscape. We follow the path on the left that winds along the Fens plain and use the wooden boardwalks, which float on piles above the moor: a legacy of a construction technique already used on a path through the Fens in the early Middle Ages, the via Mansuerisca. At Les Wez, we are in the middle of nowhere, in the heart of the nature reserve. What vast expanses !
A place where travelers surely shuddered and later happily discovered the hostel of Baraque-Michel. The return route passes through the Poleur-Fens, where traces of human activities from a hundred years ago are still visible. The discovery tour continues at Neur Lowé, a microcosm in itself, hosting all plant species from the High Fens plateau.
Marking: blue rectangle, "Blueberry" logo
Note: Dogs are not allowed in the nature reserve. However, a detour has been set up to bypass the closed area.
Author
Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
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Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
By bus: www.infotec.be Bus 390 from Verviers station, Bus 394 from Eupen station.
Directions
From Brussels - Liège - Maastricht or Aachen (BAB 44) via motorway E 40, exit Eupen N 67 to Eupen N 68 towards Malmedy, at the Mont-Rigi junction towards Botrange
From Verviers or Trier (B51) via motorway E 42, exit Malmedy, N 68 to Malmedy, N 68 towards Eupen - Baraque Michel, at the Mont-Rigi junction towards Botrange
Parking
Large parking lot at Signal de Botrange.
Coordinates
DD
50.501648, 6.093517
DMS
50°30'05.9"N 6°05'36.7"E
UTM
32U 293892 5598444
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
Hiking boots. Bring water.
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
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Difficulty
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Overall difficulty
easy
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