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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East Belgium Tourist Agency

Kids on Tour - Heppenbach
Photo: Benno Hermes, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency

A walk for nature explorers of all ages

easy

Distance 6 km

1:35 h

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.

Author

Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien

Update: August 03, 2023

Difficulty

easy

Technique

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Experience

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Highest point

616 m

Lowest point

491 m

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Track types

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 hints

East Belgium Tourist Agency

Hauptstraße 54

4780 St. Vith

Tel. +32 80 22 76 64

info@ostbelgien.eu

www.ostbelgien.eu

Start

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

Coordinates:

50.358987, 6.233386

DMS

50°21'32.4"N 6°14'00.2"E

UTM

32U 303219 5582205

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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

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

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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