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Abbaye Notre-Dame (Orval) walks
A short trip to Gaume
Visorando Member
7.26 mi
+568 ft
-554 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Florenville (Province de Luxembourg)
A short walk along the border that will allow you to discover or rediscover Orval Abbey.
Franco-Belgian circular from Fratin
61.75 mi
+2,822 ft
-2,831 ft
5 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Etalle (Belgique) (Province de Luxembourg)
A beautiful gravel route with varied landscapes and stunning views. It’s a chance to pass by Orval Abbey and perhaps stop off at the Brasserie de La Rulles. This route takes in a variety of surfaces, including roads, farm tracks and forest paths. Please note: the route is quite challenging, with some steep climbs along the way.
Chassepierre – Longuyon
36.76 mi
+2,024 ft
-2,254 ft
7 hrs
Difficult
Departure from Florenville (Province de Luxembourg)
For a return trip to Metz in a single day, this route takes you to Longuyon station. Provided you set off early enough, you’ll be able to visit Orval Abbey, then the citadel of Montmédy, stop for lunch by the Étang de Charency-Vezin and reach Longuyon by mid-afternoon.
Destination Chassepierre: return journey by bike and train
168.45 mi
+6,309 ft
-6,309 ft
3 days
Difficult
Departure from Lorry-lès-Metz (Moselle)
To reach the village of Chassepierre, a little paradise on the banks of the Semois, here is a three-day itinerary. By using the train for part of the journey, both there and back, you can enjoy paths free from motor traffic and even visit several remarkable places in Belgium and France.
From the Vieille Hage farm, Tintigny to Chassepierre
18.66 mi
+951 ft
-1,122 ft
2.5 hrs
Difficult
Departure from Tintigny (Province de Luxembourg)
For this second stage, if the cockerel wakes us up early enough after a night’s camping on the farm, we’ll have no trouble packing up the tent and cycling the 30 km to Chassepierre,We’ll even be able to visit Orval Abbey halfway there. We’ll be cycling through the forest for most of the way.
Metz–Chassepierre circular cycle tour (+ return train journey from Pétange)
123.85 mi
+5,968 ft
-5,820 ft
3 days
Difficult
Departure from Lorry-lès-Metz (Moselle)
The village of Chassepierre is a little paradise on the banks of the Semois, very close to the French and Luxembourg borders, just 120 km from Metz.Our route takes place over 3 or 4 days: one and a half days to reach Chassepierre, half a day or one and a half days there to enjoy the surroundings, and one day for the return journey, part of which is by train. It is also possible, as the author of this route did, to attend the performances at the street arts festival, which takes place in the afternoons and evenings on the Saturday and Sunday following 15 August.
The first long stage (over 90 km) takes us beyond the Chiers and the Ton via a very direct route through France. The following morning, it’s just a 30-km cycle, plus an optional visit to Orval Abbey. The return journey to Metz follows the Semois upstream before heading into Luxembourg to catch the train.
Walks near Abbaye Notre-Dame (Orval)
Florenville – Meix-devant-Virton
12.75 mi
+719 ft
-896 ft
6h 30
Difficult
Departure from Florenville (Province de Luxembourg)
From Florenville to Meix-devant-Virton, our path will take us along a succession of forest tracks and paths and gravel roads. It also means leaving the gentle riverbank behind to venture deep into the steeply wooded massif on the southern slope of the Semois.
From Chassepierre to Pétange (Luxembourg) along the Semois
46.66 mi
+1,430 ft
-1,398 ft
6 hrs
Difficult
Departure from Florenville (Province de Luxembourg)
For most of the route, this third stage follows roads suitable for cycling, smooth paths and cycle lanes. The Semois meanders so much that it is impossible to ‘follow’ it along its entire length, but this route crosses it numerous times and heads all the way up to its source in Arlon!The ride takes you through the Gaume and the Arlon region, away from the main roads with heavy motor traffic.
Chassepierre – Arlon Official Campsite
47.67 mi
+1,962 ft
-1,634 ft
8 hrs
Difficult
Departure from Florenville (Province de Luxembourg)
Starting from Chassepierre, this route through the Gaume region allows time to visit remarkable cultural sites and another of the ‘most beautiful villages in Wallonia’. This involves a few detours, but fewer than those along the Semois, where the route cuts across several bends! The route description refers to the ‘nodes’ of the cycle network developed in Belgium. The route includes a loop through Arlon to the viewpoint at the top of Knippchen, which can be done in the evening or the following morning.
Meix-devant-Virton – Halanzy
15.11 mi
+889 ft
-814 ft
7h 45
Difficult
Departure from Meix-devant-Virton (Province de Luxembourg)
Leaving Meix-devant-Virton via roads with light to moderate traffic and arriving in Halanzy via similar roads does not mean the entire route is like this. No, there are quiet country lanes with beautiful views, farm tracks that turn into woodland paths, and a steep downhill stretch through a neighbourhood of holiday homes. And then there’s the River Ton, which sets the tone in its valley, along with more unexpected and unlikely paths and tracks. As I’m staying with a local, my stopping point is open to chance.
Ferme de la Vieille Hage – Chassepierre
15.64 mi
+469 ft
-653 ft
2 hrs
Easy
Departure from Tintigny (Province de Luxembourg)
This second stage can be covered in a morning, leaving you free to enjoy an afternoon swimming in the Semois and/or a walk around its meander. If you’ve come to attend the street arts festival, you’ll have time to pitch your tent and grab a bite to eat before the first show on Saturday afternoon.