Around the Aisne tourist tramway between Dochamps and Lamorménil

Since 1965, the Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne (TTA) has been operating an old Ardennes local railway line between Pont d'Érezée and Lamorménil. This long walk allows you to discover the last two (old) stations or stops.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.78 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 05 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 341 m
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    Descent: - 344 m

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    Highest point: 611 m
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    Lowest point: 409 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Starting from the 'IN LOVING MEMORY of ...' memorial a Canadian crew who fell on the night of 20 to 21 March 1945 during an air raid to or from Germany, the walk heads towards the Alu estate and the stream of the same name (some spellings mention the Lue stream) in the direction of the place known as Les Baraques in Samrée.

(1) After a few pretty views of Dochamps, the walk crosses the stream a second time to reach the forest heights before descending again towards Dochamps, the Alu stream and the old TTA station or stop at the bottom of Dochamps (picnic table).

(2) Fork and fourth crossing of the Alu stream to reach the outskirts of Lamorménil, its campsite and the old TTA station or stop, the terminus of the TTA (picnic table).

(3) A long climb followed by a descent towards the Fagne de la Goutte stream takes walkers to a ford that can be difficult to cross after heavy rain or during the thaw.

(4) Then all you have to do is continue through the undergrowth, following a pleasant grassy path, and finish the hike on a wide stony path. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 604 m - Memorial IN LOVING MEMORY of ...
  2. 1 : km 3.79 - alt. 534 m - Place called 'Les Baraques'
  3. 2 : km 9.59 - alt. 410 m - Dochamps TTA stop (former station)
  4. 3 : km 11.19 - alt. 456 m - TTA terminus = Lamorménil station
  5. 4 : km 14.84 - alt. 465 m - Fording point on the Fagne de la Goutte stream
  6. S/E : km 17.78 - alt. 604 m - Memorial IN LOVING MEMORY of ...

Notes

Warning: route with a brief description and relatively few waypoints, which therefore does not offer the same guarantees as the hikes usually published on Visorando.

Picnic tables at the TTA stations in Dochamps and Lamorménil, absolutely nothing, not even a bench, on the rest of the route.
Brasserie-bar-refreshment bar at the campsite at the entrance to Lamorménil (probably only in season).
No (other) shops or grocery stores along the route.

Worth a visit

The TTA boarding point at Pont d'Érezée; check timetables and fares on the internet.
La Roche-en-Ardenne
La Baraque Friture

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