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Kids on Tour - Experience nature with all your senses

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Kids on Tour - Experience nature with all your senses

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  • Kids on Tour - Heppenbach
    Kids on Tour - Heppenbach
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    A walk for nature explorers of all ages

    easy
    Distance 6 km
    1:35 h
    125 m
    125 m
    616 m
    491 m

    Learn to recognize animal tracks and identify the sounds of the forest: it’s something the whole family can do on the nature adventure trail in Heppenbach. It’s where art, nature and learning come together. At the beginning of the walk, coniferous and mixed woodlands alternate. The path then goes a little uphill to a place called the "Hepscheider Kneppche". If you need a little rest, there is a bench waiting for you here. You then pass the Rugtloof quarry, with its impressive rockfaces.

     

    You enter the nature adventure trail via an overgrown path that leads you into a beautiful broadleaf forest. True to its motto "With all your senses", you can feel, smell, see and hear as you participate, test and marvel. The adventure trail appeals to the explorer in everyone. Play a tune on the tree organ or take a seat in the forest theatre. On small paths off the main path, you will find other imaginative installations. Some are mysterious, like the glass house, where stories of children from all over the world have been assembled. Others are impressively large, like the “twelve-pointer”. Now, what kind of animal is that? Come here to find out!

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    More information under: www.ostbelgien.eu/en/walking/walking-with-kids  

    The brochure is only available in German, French and Dutch.

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    Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
    Update: August 03, 2023
    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    616 m
    Lowest point
    491 m
    Best time of year
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    Track types

    Asphalt 1.60%Forested/wild trail 58.31%Unknown 40.09%
    Asphalt
    0.1 km
    Forested/wild trail
    3.5 km
    Unknown
    2.4 km
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    Safety information

    Somewhat suited for prams

    Tips and suggestions

    East Belgium Tourist Agency 

    Hauptstraße 54

    4780 St. Vith

    Tel. +32 80 22 76 64

    info@ostbelgien.eu

    www.ostbelgien.eu

     

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    Heppenbach | Parking at the forest nature trail GPS: 50.359372, 6.233715
    Coordinates:
    DD
    50.358987, 6.233386
    DMS
    50°21'32.4"N 6°14'00.2"E
    UTM
    32U 303219 5582205
    w3w 
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    Destination

    Heppenbach | Parking at the forest nature trail GPS: 50.359372, 6.233715

    Public transport

    By train: www.belgiantrain.be 

    By bus: www.letec.be   

    Parking

    Heppenbach, Parking at the forest nature trail 

    Coordinates

    DD
    50.358987, 6.233386
    DMS
    50°21'32.4"N 6°14'00.2"E
    UTM
    32U 303219 5582205
    w3w 
    ///party.sustainable.comfortably
    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    Make sure to wear hiking shoes and clothes according to the weather. 

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    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    6 km
    Duration
    1:35 h
    Ascent
    125 m
    Descent
    125 m
    Highest point
    616 m
    Lowest point
    491 m
    Round trip Family-friendly Cultural/historical interest Suitable for strollers

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