Perhaps on your way back to the starting point you’ll spot, as we did, some lovely wildlife frolicking in the meadows on the edge of the forest?
Almost entirely through woodland, this walk offers a very pleasant mix of deciduous and coniferous trees, high forests, clearings and clear-cut areas, which then reveal beautiful views over the surrounding valleys.
The few rural stretches around Hoursinne (Petite and Grande) and the final kilometre also offer lovely scenery.
From the Château du Bois de Harre, nothing can be seen, not even the farm, since the recent planting of a tall hedge of beech or hornbeam trees along the Chemin des Charbonniers, one of the last public paths ‘saved’ in this 550-hectare private woodland.
After the first long climb, the route descends towards the Ai l’Oiseau stream – the very same one that flows at the starting point – before climbing up the opposite slope, where you can see a pond, before turning off towards Hoursinne, first Petite Hoursinne and then Grande Hoursinne, hamlets of Érezée at the end of a cul-de-sac.
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.82 mi
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Average duration: 5h 55
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Difficulty: Moderate
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 1,604 ft
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Descent: - 1,604 ft
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Highest point: 1,506 ft
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Lowest point: 715 ft
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Country: Belgium
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Area: Massif des Ardennes
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City: Erezée
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Start/End: N 50.341488° / E 5.609562°
Photos
Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 722 ft - Deux-Rys - Picnic tables
- 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 748 ft - Chemin des Charbonniers
- 2 : mi 0.72 - alt. 1,066 ft - Southern entrance to the Château du Bois de Harre (private)
- 3 : mi 2 - alt. 1,362 ft - Exit from the private section of the Bois de Harre
- 4 : mi 3.06 - alt. 1,119 ft - Ford and footbridge over the Ai l’Oiseau stream
- 5 : mi 3.43 - alt. 1,257 ft - There’s a pond… full of frogs
- 6 : mi 4.27 - alt. 1,125 ft - Ford and footbridge over the Hoursinne stream
- 7 : mi 4.65 - alt. 1,155 ft - Hamlet of Petite Hoursinne
- 8 : mi 5.53 - alt. 974 ft - Picnic table
- 9 : mi 5.97 - alt. 1,106 ft - Grande Hoursinne hamlet & picnic table
- 10 : mi 6.57 - alt. 1,053 ft - Picnic table
- 11 : mi 6.81 - alt. 1,017 ft - Lovely view of the castle in I don’t know where
- 12 : mi 9.44 - alt. 856 ft - Come on, come on, little wild boars
- S/E : mi 9.82 - alt. 722 ft - Deux-Rys
Notes
No shops along the route.
There are, however, a few benches and picnic tables at (6), before the footbridge, and at (8).
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