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Pleasure tour 13 – The land of Négus

Hiking Trail · Malmedy

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East Belgium Tourist Agency

Trôs Marets
Photo: Pierre Pauquay/SPRL Cernix, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency

A hike on which you can discover the many different ecosystems of the fen plateau.

moderate

Distance 14.7 km

3:50 h

186 m

625 m

479 m

After just a few hundred metres we enter the fen territory. In front of us lies Fraineu Fen, wonderful and still pristine. Thanks to the LIFE project, it was possible in other places to rid more than 300 hectares (740 acres) of heath and moor of spruce trees, thus increasing the open areas by a considerable amount. In this boggy heathland, the Trôs-Marets, a genuine mountain stream, rises.

The Trôs-Marets will accompany us throughout this hike. After a few wooden footbridges we come to the remains of the 'Cabane du Négus'. A hermit lived here in the years around 1950. We leave the heathland and come to the 'Six Hêtres' (Six Beeches) in the forest, a place at which shepherds rested in former times. Another astonishing place is the marshland of the 'Chôdires', populated with birch, alder and trembling poplar. A little further on, the wild, the foaming Trôs-Marets effervesces along beside us, emphasising the wild character of this beautiful hike.

Author’s recommendation

Possibilities to stop off for some refreshment at the centre of Malmedy.

Author

Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien

Update: March 12, 2024

Difficulty

moderate

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Highest point

625 m

Lowest point

479 m

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0.9 km

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0.7 km

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8.7 km

Path

3.1 km

Road

0.8 km

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0.6 km

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Safety information

A long hike through different landscapes, rather for experienced hikers. Dogs must be kept on a leash.

Tips and hints

East Belgium Tourist Agency npo

Hauptstraße 54

4780 Sankt Vith

+32 80 22 76 64

info@ostbelgien.eu

www.ostbelgien.eu

BE 0715 454 578 - RJP/RPM Eupen

Start

At the level of the N 68, at the crossing from Xhoffraix to Hockai. Start: from the N68, about 200m on the road to Hockai, follow the path to the right.

Coordinates:

50.464335, 6.055683

DMS

50°27'51.6"N 6°03'20.5"E

UTM

32U 291045 5594402

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Destination

At the level of the N 68, at the crossing from Xhoffraix to Hockai.

Turn-by-turn directions

Signposting: green rectangle and 'snake' logo

Public transport

By train: www.belgianrail.be

By bus: www.infotec.be

Directions

Motorway E42 exit Malmedy to the centre of the town, then in the direction of Xhoffaix.

Parking

At the level of the N 68, at the crossing from Xhoffraix to Hockai.

Coordinates

50.464335, 6.055683

DMS

50°27'51.6"N 6°03'20.5"E

UTM

32U 291045 5594402

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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Equipment

Hiking boots recommended. Clothing adapted to the weather.

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Difficulty

moderate

Distance

14.7 km

Duration

3:50 h

Ascent

186 m

Descent

186 m

Highest point

625 m

Lowest point

479 m

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