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In the heart of the Montagne de Reims Regional Nature Park, come and discover this walk that takes you across both sides of the Courtagnon valley, a small village in Champagne situated at the end of a dead-end road. A touch of mid-mountain atmosphere.

Walk through the Montagne de Reims Forest, half through the woodland and half along a track suitable for vehicles.

This is an easy, semi-sporting hike (if you walk at a good pace on the first part) and a semi-cultural one, offering beautiful views of the Champagne plain and a natural curiosity of the region: trees that grow in a twisted manner, the Faux de Verzy.

After a long (but scenic) detour through the woods and along a wild path, you’ll come across a lovely pond right in the heart of the Montagne de Reims.

A short walk to discover a beautiful wild pond nestled in the heart of the Montagne de Reims.

A pleasant hike through woods, marshes, lakes and history.

With wide, well-graveled paths, forest glades, woods, fields, vineyards and a beautiful valley, this offers a varied and comprehensive selection for a lovely walk in the Montagne de Reims.

During this easy walk (a gentle climb at the start and a descent at the end), discover the many ponds in the Boursault forest.

Between vineyards and woods, with well-maintained paths, wild tracks, stony paths and rutted tracks, you’ll get a good taste of the hiking trails in Champagne and will even follow a section of the Camino de Santiago for a few hundred metres.

An easy walk that ends with the chance to discover a natural curiosity of the region: trees growing in a twisted manner, the Faux de Verzy.

This short walk will give you a lovely, fairly comprehensive and very exotic insight into what the Bardenas Desert has to offer in terms of challenges and scenery, and is sure to leave you with unforgettable memories.

A short historical walk through the woods along the old CBR (Reims Suburban Railways) line and part of the Way of St James. After a good warm-up, you’ll encounter the walk’s only challenging section, which will take you up to the Montagne de Reims plateau, where the rest of the walk is then an easy stroll.

A series of successive steps – sometimes steep but short, separated by less steep sections – will take you to the summit plateau of this part of the Montagne de Reims. After crossing a mix of wide, stony paths and other wilder, sometimes damp sections, you’ll circle the Bois d’Écueil before reaching the paragliding area, then head back down to the starting village to complete your tour of the Chamery cirque.

This short, pleasant walk through the woods and fields of the Alsatian countryside will introduce you to one of Bourbach-le-bas’s ‘technical’ curiosities: the ‘Petit Jardin d’Éole’, consisting of machines built by a local resident from recycled parts and powered by the wind. Along the way, you’ll also come across a botanical trail, and at the start of the walk, you’ll be treated to some lovely views of the Alsatian plain.

Although not very popular, as access can be tricky in places and there are a few slightly technical sections, this walk is well worth the detour for the views it offers, both within the gorges themselves and from the higher ground.

On this easy walk, you can enjoy the coolness of the palm grove and visit a Kasbah that is still inhabited, two must-see attractions for anyone travelling to Morocco.

This hike will take you up the sister dune of the Great Dune of Merzouga. Although just as high, this dune is less well known because it is not as clearly visible as its famous sister when you arrive in Merzouga. However, once you reach the top, you can admire the same panorama of the Erg Chebi and its countless dunes and sand fields. See the practical information for a few comments on our choice of route and other advice.

During this easy walk, you will discover some prodigious engineering works built on the Canal du Centre, culminating in the Strépy-Thieu funicular lift,the second largest boat lift in the world.

After a short warm-up walk in the arboretum, where small educational signs provide information on the names of the trees found here, the hike takes you on a long, easy walk around the Bois de la Houssière, a popular destination for walkers in this region of Belgium.

This region is criss-crossed by canals, some very modern ones having replaced the old canals, a section of which we follow on this easy walk that takes us past some of the locks dotting the route.The locks that can be seen during this walk have been out of use since 1958. Since then, the lock gates have been removed and artificial waterfalls have been created on the downstream side. And this is the result that can be seen today.

This easy walk follows the Canal du Centre and the old canal for the most part, before crossing the countryside to reach the top of the Ronquières inclined plane, which is used to transfer boats. This ‘lift’ overcomes a 68-metre difference in height over a distance of 1,432 metres.

During this walk, discover three slag heaps situated relatively close to one another: the AlbertI, Quesnoy and Saint-Emmanuel slag heaps. Slag heaps are man-made hills formed by the gradual accumulation of mining waste produced by mining operations. These hills stand as a testament to an iconic industrial activity that provided a livelihood for several generations of locals, and which has now ceased.

On this easy walk, which is mainly on hard-surfaced paths, you will discover a fine feat of engineering, one of many in the region, symbolising both the economic vitality of this area and human ingenuity in overcoming natural obstacles.