Those who dislike paved paths can rest assured: there is tarmac for only a few hundred metres on either side of Remience... and the two short sections of RAVeL covered are not (yet) paved.
Please note: the straight path taken at km 17 (10) does not appear on maps... but it is definitely there and passable on the ground.
Walk in Remience
Once upon a time, there was a railway line numbered 163 that linked Libramont to Gouvy via Bastogne. It is the small stretch of the Ardennes situated between Remience and Morhet, to the north of this disused railway line, that this walk invites you to discover.
The alternation between forest and countryside provides the variety of experiences essential to any good walk.
Although there are a few rather gloomy stretches of pine forest here and there, the walk ends with a splendid stretch of forest, as wild as you could wish for, around the 18 km mark.
Architecture-wise: a small castle hidden in the woods near Morhet Station and the Chapel of Remience (where a touch of AI helps remove the countless power lines that spoil the photos).
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 12.07 mi -
Average duration: 6h 05 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 627 ft -
Descent: - 633 ft -
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Highest point: 1,768 ft -
Lowest point: 1,545 ft
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Country:
Belgium
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Area: Massif des Ardennes -
City:
Vaux-sur-Sûre -
Start/End: N 49.936774° / E 5.560379° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,716 ft - Forest car park L 163
- 1 : mi 0.73 - alt. 1,732 ft - Ramée Bridge (picnic table)
- 2 : mi 0.86 - alt. 1,696 ft - A bit of countryside
- 3 : mi 2.06 - alt. 1,703 ft - Morhet-Gare - Sports Centre
- 4 : mi 2.58 - alt. 1,706 ft - Morhet-Station
- 5 : mi 3.58 - alt. 1,719 ft - Turning point
- 6 : mi 4.4 - alt. 1,706 ft - A really lovely house
- 7 : mi 6.32 - alt. 1,575 ft - Remience Chapel
- 8 : mi 7.86 - alt. 1,594 ft - Please note: turn right – straight ahead = private property
- 9 : mi 9.56 - alt. 1,699 ft - We’re out of the woods!
- 10 : mi 10.55 - alt. 1,706 ft - Unmarked forest track
- 11 : mi 11.11 - alt. 1,729 ft - A simply splendid grassy forest track
- S/E : mi 12.07 - alt. 1,716 ft - Forest car park L 163
Notes
Other walks in the area
A trip to the Ardennes in Laneuville
Visorando Member 
11.24 mi
+702 ft
-709 ft
5h 45
Moderate
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This Ardennes circular route offers beautiful scenery across the rolling countryside around Laneuville and Remience and passes through open forests with a variety of tree species typical of the region.Magnificent in spring, the colours of nature are just as splendid in autumn... and what can one say when nature is covered in a pristine blanket of snow in winter.A few ponds and beaver dams add a pleasant touch to the route.Completely off the beaten track, the likelihood of meeting anyone is very low: we only came across one person loading logs onto his lorry and a farmer repairing the fences around his pastures.Consequently, there are very few benches and not a single picnic table along the entire route. There are no shops either: don’t set off without bringing at least some food and drink.
Around the hamlet of Beauplateau
Visorando Member 
8.89 mi
+794 ft
-768 ft
4h 45
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Departure from Sainte-Ode (Province de Luxembourg)
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A large circular loop at Freux
Visorando Member 
11.87 mi
+843 ft
-866 ft
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from Libramont-Chevigny (Province de Luxembourg)
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Freux walk
Visorando Member 6.12 mi
+223 ft
-246 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Libramont-Chevigny (Province de Luxembourg)
This unpretentious walk allows you to wander around the villages of Freux and Bras, through pastures and along country roads. The walk starts in front of Freux church, where there is a large car park.
The Marnau walk
Visorando Member 6.15 mi
+486 ft
-502 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Neufchâteau (Belgique) (Province de Luxembourg)
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Le Banibois from Tronquoy
Visorando Member 
4.56 mi
+171 ft
-207 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Neufchâteau (Belgique) (Province de Luxembourg)
Set off to explore Banibois, in the heart of the woods crossed by the stream of the same name. This walk will take you through hundred-year-old oak trees, majestic beech trees and spruce plantations. You will also enjoy vast meadows on the edge of the woods.
The Art Trail of the Orti Nature Reserve
Visorando Member 
2.59 mi
+92 ft
-105 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Sainte-Ode (Province de Luxembourg)
The walk begins in an orchard with heritage fruit varieties and an apiary, before following a sunken path that descends to the bottom of the Laval Valley. Beavers, ponds, artistic installations... so many discoveries await you.
In the Laval and Western Ourthe valleys
Visorando Member 
6.15 mi
+453 ft
-430 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Sainte-Ode (Province de Luxembourg)
A few sculptures, a bit of a nature reserve with the occasional sign of beavers here and there, and a bit of countryside: that’s what this walk has to offer.
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