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Trôs Marets Valley
Photo: Markus Balkow, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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This hiking route can also be explored via the "Bayehon/Warche" variant. The GR56 stage runs through the wonderful Trô-Marêts valley.
Open
moderate
Distance 22.2 km
Duration6:10 h
Ascent308 m
Descent562 m
Highest point696 m
Lowest point334 m
The stage leads from the «roof of Belgium» over 20 km down into the Warche valley to Malmedy. Anyone thinking today is a leisurely route will be surprised. The first kilometers pass through the Fens, then we follow one of the most beautiful wild streams in the area, the Trô Maret, downstream. Afterwards, having passed the MTB area at Ferme Libert, it goes steeply uphill once more to the small village of Bernister. At the end of the route, it goes just as steeply downhill again into the valley to Malmedy.
Dogs are not allowed in the High Fens nature reserve. Caution in the Trô Maret valley. It is a narrow, bumpy path that requires our full attention and a certain sure-footedness. If you want to admire the area, it's better to stop. A root or a stone can quickly become a stumbling hazard here.
