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Trôs Marets Tal
Photo: Markus Balkow, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
After a ridgeway which dominates a narrow valley, there follows a mountain stream which leads us from cascade to cascade.
moderate
Distance 4.8 km
Duration1:25 h
Ascent114 m
Descent110 m
Highest point529 m
Lowest point431 m
At Ferme Libert the route leads straight into the forest. In the distance, you can hear the Trôs-Marets hurling itself into the valley. A genuine mountain stream, which has forced its way through hard slate and quartzite rock. The path you have to take to reach it goes past the flank of the hill and proves quite tricky in places. This is mountain scenery, and that impression is enhanced by the presence of a cable which has been installed on the rock along the stream for safety.
A bridge gives us access to the opposite bank. We come to one of the wildest scenes in the region. The further we follow the course of the 'Moor-Wildbach', the narrower the valley gets. After another small bridge, we leave the canyon and come to a clearing which was, until quite recently, still populated by tall spruces. The landscape becomes more open towards the nearby hills of the fens. By a wayside cross we leave the ridgeway to the left to return towards the point we started from.
Author’s recommendation
Drop in for refreshments at the end of the hike at Ferme Libert.
Motorway E42 exit 11 "Malmedy" - take the N62 in the direction of Marche/Stavelot/Waimes/Malmedy. In the village of Burnenville turn right towards Bernister. Follow the signs "Ferme Libert".
Parking
Parking : along the Route de la Ferme Libert (the hotel and restaurant car park is reserved for customers)
Coordinates
DD
50.446118, 6.034260
DMS
50°26'46.0"N 6°02'03.3"E
UTM
32U 289444 5592437
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
Hiking boots recommended.
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