Pleasure tour 15 - 15,1 km

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Pleasure tour 15 - 15,1 km

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Photo: manderfeld , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: Pierre Pauquay SPRL Cernix , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: Dominik Ketz , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: 18178739 , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: Dominik Ketz , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: Stephan Offermann , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Description

In East Belgium there are still a few places which unfold their magic subtly and can be discovered on foot.

In Manderfeld your view extends uninterruptedly all the way to the horizon. Little villages have settled in the valleys, and they are connected by grey country roads that go up and down the hills. This hiking trail, which runs from Merlscheid steeply downhill to the farms at Afst, features villages, hamlets, chapels and ways of the cross. The Schmidtsbach, the whitewashed farm buildings, the other-worldly landscape: it's rare to see such a harmonious picture of man and nature.

Because of its very remoteness, indeed, Krewinkel became the hub of a smuggler's trade which went to and fro over several ridges between Belgium and Germany. In Weckerath the descent to the headstream of the Our begins. On the opposite bank, Manderfeld stands proud on the hill.

Hiking in the honeycomb network:

Follow these numbers: 7 > 2 > 26 > 5 > 72 > 10 > 73 > 31 > 4 > 11 > 9 > 13 > 23 > 8 > 21 > 7

More information: http://go.ostbelgien.eu/routenplaner-wandern

Advice

The Ardennes Culture Boulevard is at the edge of this route.

Details

Difficulty Medium
Physical condition
Experience
Landscape
Highest point 600 m
Lowest point 480 m
Best period for this activity

January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December