Walk around Bohan

La Croix viewpoint and La Cuve viewpoint offer two beautiful views of the Bohan hills, which you can explore before returning via the Sahu woods.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.56 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 376 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 372 m

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    Highest point: 406 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 168 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park behind the church, along the Semois.

(S/E) With your back to the Pierre à Marier, located along the Semois, walk past the church entrance. Turn right and head towards the road bridge over the river. In the bend before the bridge, turn left into Rue du Herdier.

(1) On your right, at the entrance to the road, you will see a grassy alleyway between two houses next to No. 167. Take this alleyway, which quickly becomes a footpath. Climb up behind the houses. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. Follow the GR®® markings. Continue climbing. At the fork, turn right, then right again and climb up to the cross, following the winding path. Viewpoint over Bohan. Take the path behind the cross to the crossroads at Roche la Dame.

Red-white-red flag markings

(2) Take the first forest path on the left. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and keep to the right at the fork.

(3) At the viewpoint at La Cuve, climb up to see the view over the Semois. Take the path behind the viewpoint, ignoring the path on your left further on. At the fork, continue left. Continue to a large intersection at La Suette.

(4) Turn left, then right at the fork. Leave the marked trail and descend to the road.

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(5) At the road, turn left and walk for 400 metres. Ignore the path on your left, cross the Bohan stream and take the path on your right, at a place called Durmont. Go up the path on the right. Continue straight ahead on the well-marked path. Ignore the path on your left. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. At the fork, keep left. Continue to Le Chêne à l'Image. Don't bother looking for the oak tree, it's no longer there.

Red rectangle markings

(6) Turn left at the fork on the left. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and at the next fork, leave the markings.

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(7) Continue straight ahead. Further on, the path shifts upwards. Continue to the crossroads.

(8) Continue straight ahead. The path becomes a trail that is sometimes very faint. Continue straight ahead, the trail descends then climbs again and ends at the GR®® trail. Turn left. Pass through the hamlet of "Les 8 Semois". Continue straight ahead.

Red diamond markings

Turn right at the crossroads.

(9) Carefully descend the path on your right, which winds down to a forest road. At the bottom, turn left onto the road. Turn right and descend to the main road in Bohan. Turn right and walk back past the church to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 168 m - Car park behind the church, along the - Semoy (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.19 - alt. 175 m - Grassy lane No. 167
  3. 2 : km 0.85 - alt. 317 m - Roche la Dame crossroads
  4. 3 : km 1.76 - alt. 342 m - La Cuve
  5. 4 : km 2.74 - alt. 395 m - La Suette
  6. 5 : km 3.96 - alt. 280 m - Durmont
  7. 6 : km 5.41 - alt. 400 m - Chêne à l'Image
  8. 7 : km 6.07 - alt. 362 m - Abandoned fork in the road
  9. 8 : km 6.8 - alt. 354 m - Crossroads straight ahead
  10. 9 : km 7.44 - alt. 334 m - Path on the right
  11. S/E : km 8.56 - alt. 168 m - Car park behind the church, along the Semois river

Notes

A little physical effort required for 3 beautiful climbs:
- (1 to 2) the climb up La Croix,
- (6) the Durmont climb to Chêne à l'Image,
- (8) the hill towards Les 8 Semois.

Food and drink available in Bohan.

Muddy paths.

Bear in mind the hunting season from October to December

Worth a visit

The Pierre à marier (marriage stone) bears witness to an ancient wedding custom: newlyweds had to sit back to back on it before returning to their marital home, harnessed to a tree stump symbolising the difficulties they would have to overcome together throughout their lives.

Viewpoint of La Croix.

Viewpoint from La Cuve.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 12245235

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very tough start, a long hill in the woods. Then, a beautiful wooded route.

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Etienne F
Etienne F

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the forest. I was able to rediscover La Croix after 35 years. Passing by the viewpoint, which offers a beautiful view of the village. An easy route to follow.

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Omermichel
Omermichel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent route.
Perhaps a little more difficult than expected
The route starts with a fairly long steep climb and ends with a fairly steep descent, but I really enjoyed it because the views are splendid
Done in dry, warm weather.

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hdrumel
hdrumel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good and beautiful hike with some off-trail sections, but no problems.

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hdrumel
hdrumel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good and beautiful hike

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Anne et Joseph
Anne et Joseph

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A very beautiful hike starting from Bohan with magnificent views of the Semois!
We were a little unsure at some of the forks in the road, but the GPS guided us well!
Thank you
Anne and Joseph

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Ramelot Benoît
Ramelot Benoît

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk, very well described. Warm up well, because the first climb to the cross is... quite strenuous, especially if, like me, you wander around a bit to find the little alley next to number 167... 😉 For thrill seekers, you won't be disappointed by the descent down the "final" path...and again, for us it was dry... 🙂 🙂. Time taken: 2 hours 50 minutes

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Aurélien Baguette
Aurélien Baguette

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello everyone
A superb hike with some lovely views of Bohan and an interesting elevation gain
I did it in dry, sunny weather, so I really enjoyed the last descent.
A few points to note:
1) On the climb up Durmont, I took a fork to the left about 200 metres from the oak tree in the picture and found myself in a fir forest, which I realised fairly quickly
2) After the 8 Meuses viewpoint, on the descent along the wide path, I didn't immediately see the red rectangle descent via the small path. The red and green rectangles are a bit hidden, but I was probably not paying enough attention.
To be done!

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Ophem114
Ophem114

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, varied hike with several viewpoints, accessible to children (if they are OK with the distance and the ascents/descents).
Having done it in continuous rain, the rating is based on the interest, quality of the paths and the environment.
We will do it again in the autumn colours.
Thank you for the hike,
Jean-Luc

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fzutterman
fzutterman

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Very beautiful route, excellent description. The only downside: the descent along the path after point 9 was frankly dangerous at this time of year: dead leaves covered some slippery roots, and there aren't really any switchbacks, it's more like a straight line down the slope, which is very steep! One possible solution would be to descend via the long-distance footpath at "8 Semois" (to the north) and turn left at the bottom onto the wide path. We have already done this section of the GR without any problems, but that was a long time ago.

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rphilippin
rphilippin
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk with some very pretty views!

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Christinita
Christinita

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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