Around the hamlet of Beauplateau

Starting from the hamlet of Beauplateau and the former convent built in 1880, set off to discover the Chapel of Notre-Dame de Lorette via covered and uncovered trails, roads and dirt tracks.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.89 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 794 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 768 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,736 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,362 ft

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Description of the walk

Car park along the road near the walking signposts and the picnic table.

Markings: yellow and white stripes of the TransArdennaise

(S/E) With the hiking signposts on your left, head straight on along the road. Ignore the path on your left – that’s the way you’ll return.

(1) Take the forest track on the right, Rue du Bierzy. At the cross, turn left. Walk past a house; the track widens into a grassy path that curves sharply to the right.

(2) At the crossroads, carry straight on. At the next Fork in the road, turn left.

(3) At the road, turn left. Cross the N848 with care and take the farm track opposite. The track becomes a road. Ignore the road coming in from the left.

(4) At the T-junction, turn left. Pass a farm and, at the Fork in the road, take the path on the right.

(5) Turn right onto the track between the fields. At the road, turn right.

(6) At the junction, take a sharp left-hand bend. Enter the woodland.

(7) Look out for the path on your right, near the tree with the signpost, leading towards a rock where, when the leaves have fallen, you’ll catch a glimpse of the River Ourthe. Take the path downhill and discover the Chapel of Notre-Dame de Lorette. Head back up the same path as on the way there and rejoin the forest track on the right. Leave the woods, come to a road and continue along it to the right. Enter Remagne and pass the church.

(8) Turn left after the church and then turn right. Stay on the main road and, at the Fork in the road, turn left. The road becomes a dirt track.

No signposting

(9) At the junction, ignore the signposting and carry on straight ahead. At the next junction, carry on straight ahead again and then ignore the path on your left.

(10) At the edge of the woodland, turn left onto the dirt track between the woodland and the meadow. The track veers to the right and enters the woodland.

(11) When you reach another path, turn left. Stay on the main path for approximately 500 m.

(12) At the corner of the meadow, by a tree marked 674 and before reaching the road, turn left onto the grassy path. At the end, cross the N848 diagonally to the left – taking care – and continue along the path opposite. Ignore the path on your right. Carry on straight ahead atthe first junction and the next one.

(13) Look out for the path on the right after thesecond junction and take it. At the fork in the road, keep left.

(14) At the multi-way junction, turn left at a right angle, but not in a hairpin bend. At the next junction, carry on straight ahead. At the wide forest track, turn right.

(15) Turn left onto the path between the two meadows. At the road, turn right and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,585 ft - Car park along the road (hiking signposts)
  2. 1 : mi 0.1 - alt. 1,617 ft - Forest track on the right
  3. 2 : mi 1.03 - alt. 1,490 ft - At the crossroads, go straight on
  4. 3 : mi 1.94 - alt. 1,545 ft - Turn left onto the road
  5. 4 : mi 3.12 - alt. 1,371 ft - Turn left at the T-junction. Near the - Ourthe occidentale (rivière) - Affluent de l'Ourthe
  6. 5 : mi 3.39 - alt. 1,506 ft - On the path between the fields on the right
  7. 6 : mi 3.87 - alt. 1,388 ft - Sharp left-hand bend
  8. 7 : mi 4.23 - alt. 1,512 ft - Take the path to the right at the tree with the signpost.
  9. 8 : mi 5.09 - alt. 1,450 ft - After the church, turn left
  10. 9 : mi 6.09 - alt. 1,634 ft - At the crossroads, go straight on – the signposting ends here.
  11. 10 : mi 6.61 - alt. 1,683 ft - At the edge of the woods on the left
  12. 11 : mi 7.14 - alt. 1,634 ft - On the path to the left
  13. 12 : mi 7.4 - alt. 1,686 ft - At the corner of the meadow on the left, a grassy path
  14. 13 : mi 7.85 - alt. 1,736 ft - Path on the right at the fork in the road
  15. 14 : mi 8.12 - alt. 1,660 ft - Turn sharply left, not a hairpin bend
  16. 15 : mi 8.46 - alt. 1,585 ft - On the left, the path through the meadows
  17. S/E : mi 8.89 - alt. 1,585 ft - Car park along the road (hiking signs)

Notes

The route follows much of the ‘Sentier de l’Agaric des Vallées de l’Ourthe et du Laval’, with many of the tarmac sections omitted.
There is a restaurant near the car park.
Benches at (2) and at the Lorette Chapel.
From October to December, be mindful of the hunting season.

Worth a visit

During:
A former convent that served as a novitiate for the Redemptorists. It was built in 1880 and partially destroyed in December 1990.

Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto: A chapel dating from 1649, modelled on the one in Loreto, Italy, and built on the initiative of two monks. The chapel is open every Sunday and on public holidays. Just a stone’s throw away is a fountain consisting of a basin surrounded by white pebbles, which flows out from beneath the rock. This water, which has a high iron content, is said to have the power to cure eye ailments.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 30168119

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We absolutely loved this walk!
Pleasant and varied paths, not too many roads (and when there were any, they were just small country lanes!), beautiful countryside scenery, hares dashing about in the middle of a field of hay bales, stretches through the woods amongst the ferns, the lovely little chapel just a little way down the path…

We only came across a small group of Scouts – apart from that, not a soul!!!

We highly recommend this walk, which is described in great detail on your website!

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Hedwig
Hedwig

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route in a very peaceful, wooded environment with a mix of pine trees and other species, but also in the countryside.
Some areas can be quite wet in winter, so don't forget to wear good walking shoes.
An easy route that doesn't require too much physical effort.
In short, it's lovely.

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ArinaTomberg
ArinaTomberg

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent walk! Sun-drenched meadows alternate with the soothing shade of the forest. Thank you for mentioning the benches. They are extremely useful when walking with children or elderly people. Thanks to the app, we had no trouble finding our way, even in the heart of the forest where the path is barely visible.

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Eugenie Panopoulos
Eugenie Panopoulos

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very good. A change of scenery and very few people on this Friday hike.

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Mediasus
Mediasus

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely hike through woods/paths/roads.
Hike completed the day after the one called "Between two Ourthes".
We encountered deer along the way. Not a soul in sight ;-)

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simonisa
simonisa

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike that alternates between different landscapes: meadow paths, trails along woods, forest passages... No major difficulties (apart from squeezing under the undergrowth weighed down by snow, because yes, it had snowed heavily). We were often the first to tread the route, and in fact we only met one other walker on the entire circular. It was great for recharging our batteries, thank you!

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myrmyr
myrmyr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and varied hike. Highly recommended. Thank you!

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BENMILOU
BENMILOU

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful walk with lots of mushrooms (fly agaric, coprins, boletus)
very easy
Picnic table under the walking maps
A bit too much tarmac for our liking

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TABURIAUX j c
TABURIAUX j c

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route

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