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Hohes Venn - Poleur-Venn
Photo: Pierre-Alexandre Massotte, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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Along the Hill through the Hertogenwald, over the plateau of the High Fens to the highest point of the country.
Open
moderate
Distance 22.7 km
Duration6:10 h
Ascent430 m
Descent40 m
Highest point660 m
Lowest point262 m
It takes a while before we leave Eupen behind. The Hill accompanies us at every step. We enter the Hertogenwald. The little river finds its way over rugged rocks. The sound of rippling water is never far away. Up to the Black Bridge we follow a wide forest road. Suddenly tree roots and rocks line our path before the forest path widens again.
We cross several streams before the forest lets us go and we reach Herzogenhügel. The Spohrbach flows into the Hill and we enter the plateau of the High Fens. It is hilly. Bog grass dominates the vegetation and only a few trees here and there. The path through the raised bog is not easy. At Pont Marie-Anne Libert, we cross the Hill one last time and continue over the plateau, this time over broad straight grass paths, until we reach Belgium's highest point, Signal de Botrange at 694 m.
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Attention: no option to stop for food or drink on the way!
Author
Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
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East Belgium Tourist Agency
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
