Discover the megaliths and puddingstone around Wéris

Alternating between forest and countryside, the hike takes you on a journey of discovery to some of the megaliths in the region. You will see two magnificent dolmens and a few blocks of puddingstone, some standing and some lying down.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.02 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 30 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 360 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 356 m

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    Highest point: 401 m
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    Lowest point: 238 m

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Description of the walk

(9) You can shorten the hike by a few kilometres by turning left at the Saint-Martin church in Oppagne.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 372 m - Rideux Pass
  2. 1 : km 0.67 - alt. 392 m - Al Voye dè Plain
  3. 2 : km 2.03 - alt. 302 m - Aux Écoulées crossroads
  4. 3 : km 3.22 - alt. 271 m - Cross
  5. 4 : km 4.85 - alt. 242 m - Path
  6. 5 : km 5.88 - alt. 245 m - Rue des Dolmens
  7. 6 : km 7.48 - alt. 271 m - Dolmen
  8. 7 : km 8.3 - alt. 290 m - Rue Soussy
  9. 8 : km 8.97 - alt. 298 m - Edge of the woods
  10. 9 : km 9.59 - alt. 318 m - Saint-Martin Church in Oppagne
  11. 10 : km 10.79 - alt. 263 m - Rue de Ny
  12. 11 : km 11.77 - alt. 278 m - Power lines
  13. 12 : km 13 - alt. 321 m - Cross in Oppagne
  14. 13 : km 14.04 - alt. 348 m - Football pitches
  15. 14 : km 15.74 - alt. 386 m - Star-shaped fork
  16. 15 : km 17.14 - alt. 261 m - Intersection
  17. 16 : km 18.34 - alt. 382 m - Main road
  18. S/E : km 19.02 - alt. 372 m - Rideux Pass

Notes

There are no shops or water points along the route.
There are quite a few benches and picnic tables.

Worth a visit

Several megaliths slightly off the route: the Devil's Bed, the Haina Stone, the Morville Menhir, the Menhirs of Champ de la Longue Pierre and Danthine, the three menhirs of Oppagne, and the Saint-Nicolas Stone.
Megalith Museum in the centre of Wéris.
Hary Cot's house at 32 Rue des Dolmens.

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