Discovering the hidden Fagnes

Park in the small car park along the Route de l’Ancienne Douane, on the edge of the Fagne du Fraineu.

(S/E) Follow the Trô Maret stream for about 1 km.

(1) Take the wooden walkways on the left to cross the Fagne du Fraineu.

(2) Turn left again to continue along the moor. At the end of the moor, turn right and follow the path for about 1 km.

(3) Turn right, then left to reach the Six Hêtres (centuries-old beech trees which, unfortunately, have not survived the storms of recent years). Then follow the path to the right, which winds its way between the forest and the moorland landscape.

(4) You’ll come to an information board explaining the landscape you’ve been walking through; turn right to reach the Fange de Setai. Then turn left and walk alongside it for just over a kilometre.

(5) Be careful not to miss the well-hidden path on the left. Follow this path to a gamekeeper’s cottage, where it can be a lovely spot for a picnic.

(6) Continue along this path until you reach the road.

(7) Head up the road to the right for about fifty metres to join the path on the left which overlooks the moorland all the way to the Fagne de Polleur. Follow the wooden walkways to the right until you reach a fork.

(8) Turn right towards the N68, which you must cross to continue straight on, across the fen, for 1 km.

(9) Turn right and follow the only authorised path through the Fagne de Neûr Lowé until you reach the track.

(10) Follow this track to the right until you reach the road. Walk along the road to the left for 200 m, then turn left again onto the path that runs alongside the Ruisseau de Bayehon.

(11) Turn right at a place called ‘le Vieux Chêne’ to follow a path between the forest and the meadow until you reach the crossroads.

(12) Turn right towards Les Trois Hêtres. Follow the track as it bends to the left, passing Les Trois Hêtres.

(13) Turn right onto a faintly marked path and join the N68. Cross the road with care and follow the path opposite until you reach the water supply point. Turn left and follow the track back to the starting point (S/E).

Please note that the paths can be very muddy; good waterproof footwear is essential.
Not suitable for pushchairs or people with reduced mobility.

Fagne de Fraineu, Les Six Hêtres, Fagne de Setai, Fagne de Polleur, Fagne du Neûr Lowé and the Bayehon Stream are the main points of interest on this walk.
Do feel free to visit the highest point in Belgium at the Signal de Botrange, just a few kilometres from the start.