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: 14.31 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 242 m
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    Descent: - 234 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 529 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 415 m

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Description of the walk

Car park along the road near the hiking signs and picnic table.

Yellow and white markings for the TransArdennaise

(S/E) With the hiking signs on your left, continue straight ahead on the road. Ignore the path on your left; you will return that way.

(1) Take the forest path on the right, Rue du Bierzy. At the cross, turn left. Pass in front of a house, and the path becomes a wide grassy trail that turns sharply to the right.

(2) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. At the next fork, turn left.

(3) At the road, turn left. Cross the N848 carefully and take the farm track opposite. The track becomes a road. Ignore the road on the left.

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

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

(6) At the intersection, take the hairpin bend to the left. Enter the forest.

(7) Look for the path on your right, marked by a tree, leading to a rock where you can see the Ourthe river through the foliage. Take the path downhill and discover the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto. Go back up the same path you took on the way down and take the forest path on the right. Leave the woods and find a road that you follow to the right. Enter Remagne and pass the church.

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

No markings

(9) At the crossroads, ignore the signposting and continue straight ahead. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead again and ignore the path on your left.

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

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

(12) At the corner of the meadow, where there is a tree marked 674, and before you reach the road, turn left onto the grassy path. At the end, carefully cross the N848 diagonally to the left and continue along the path opposite. Ignore the path on your right. Continue straight ahead atthe first crossroads and the next one.

(13) Look for the path on the right after thesecond crossroads and take it. At the fork, continue to the left.

(14) At the multiple crossroads, turn left at a right angle but not at a hairpin bend. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead. At the wide forest path, 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 : km 0 - alt. 483 m - Car park along the road (hiking signs).
  2. 1 : km 0.16 - alt. 493 m - Forest path on the right.
  3. 2 : km 1.66 - alt. 454 m - At the crossroads, go straight ahead.
  4. 3 : km 3.12 - alt. 471 m - At the road on the left
  5. 4 : km 5.02 - alt. 418 m - At the T-junction, turn left. Near the - Ourthe (rivière) - Belgique
  6. 5 : km 5.46 - alt. 459 m - On the path between the fields on the right
  7. 6 : km 6.22 - alt. 423 m - Left-hand hairpin bend
  8. 7 : km 6.8 - alt. 461 m - Path to the right at the tree with the signpost.
  9. 8 : km 8.19 - alt. 442 m - After the church on the left
  10. 9 : km 9.8 - alt. 498 m - At the crossroads, go straight ahead and ignore the signposts.
  11. 10 : km 10.64 - alt. 513 m - At the corner of the woods on the left
  12. 11 : km 11.49 - alt. 498 m - At the path on the left
  13. 12 : km 11.9 - alt. 514 m - At the corner of the meadow on the left, grassy path.
  14. 13 : km 12.63 - alt. 529 m - Path on the right at the fork.
  15. 14 : km 13.07 - alt. 506 m - Turn left at the corner, not at the hairpin bend.
  16. 15 : km 13.62 - alt. 483 m - On the left, the path between the meadows.
  17. S/E : km 14.31 - alt. 483 m - Car park along the road (hiking signs).

Notes

The route follows a large part of the Agaric Trail of the Ourthe and Laval Valleys, with much of the tarmac removed.
Restaurant near the car park.
Bench at (2) and at the Chapelle de Lorette.
From October to December, be mindful of hunting.

Worth a visit

During:
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: Chapel dating from 1649, modelled on Loreto in Italy and built on the initiative of two monks. The chapel is open every Sunday and on public holidays. A stone's throw away is a fountain in the form of a basin surrounded by white pebbles and stretching out under the rock. This water, which has a high iron content, has the power to cure eye ailments.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
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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