Philippe Degeye
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Chapelle Sainte-Anne and Château de Ferooz via the Bois de Haute Bise
6.70 mi
+354 ft
-361 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Gembloux (Province de Namur)
This walk is located in the south and in the most wooded part of Gembloux. Beautiful scenery.
Five villages south of Gembloux
9.03 mi
+436 ft
-436 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Gembloux (Province de Namur)
Without entering them, discover five villages in the Gembloux area. This well-maintained route of around 15 km gives pride of place to paths and trails. In addition, 20% of the route is along roads with often flat and passable verges. In spring, the undergrowth is ablaze with flowers. On the hills, take a look around you: the landscapes will surprise you.
Heritage of the lower course of the Orneau River from Bothey
10.67 mi
+541 ft
-522 ft
5h 25
Moderate
Departure from Gembloux (Province de Namur)
Starting from the church on Rue Joseph Draye in Bothey, a village of 300 inhabitants in the municipality of Gembloux, set off to discover the rich heritage of the lower Orneau valley. Landscapes, churches, chapels and castles will delight you along this undulating route. Alternating wooded and rural passages. Along the roads, the grassy verges are generally flat and well maintained. There are numerous facilities where you can take a break during your walk.
The Repjou valley at the start of Les Isnes
4.57 mi
+184 ft
-187 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Gembloux (Province de Namur)
A short family walk with little traffic, allowing children of all ages to learn to walk while discovering a quiet, green corner of Gembloux. Isnes is the southernmost village in the area.
The countryside north-east of Gembloux, starting from Sauvenière
6.29 mi
+69 ft
-66 ft
2h 55
Moderate
Departure from Gembloux (Province de Namur)
Starting from the car park at Sauvenière Church, come and discover some beautiful farms in the Gembloux countryside. Quiet paths and roads. Open countryside. Depending on the season, you will see fields of potatoes, rapeseed, beetroot, maize and cereals. On this route, you will also be walking across the battlefield of the only victory won by French tanks at the start of the Second World War.
Dinant, martyred town, August 1914
8.64 mi
+814 ft
-794 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Dinant (Province de Namur)
Dinant, daughter of the Meuse, with its citadel, collegiate church, Rocher Bayard, river boats, and home of Adolphe Sax and Father Pire (Nobel Peace Prize winner). Dinant and its bloodstained banks in August 1914. Caught in a pincer movement between the Imperial Army and the French Army, it paid a heavy price for this situation. 674 civilians were massacred by the German Imperial Army. The route is a memorial route of this historical episode, which I invite you to discover.
Around Ave-et-Auffe
6.47 mi
+446 ft
-446 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Rochefort (Belgique) (Province de Namur)
An easy hike accessible via the E411 motorway. Just 5 km from the Caves of Han-sur-Lesse, come and discover the charming village of Ave-et-Auffe, the village of my childhood. Formed by a merger in 1820, it stretches on either side of the Ry d’Ave, on the border with the province of Luxembourg but still within the province of Namur. Beautiful views over the Famenne and the foothills of the Ardennes. Breeding of Ardennes horses and alpacas. In March and April, daffodils, flowerbeds and hawthorns will delight you.