Tihange Woods

This hike follows part of an old Vita trail in the Bois de Tihange, which is fairly quiet. You will walk alongside two streams: the Rau de Chéra and the Rau de Bonne Espérance.
The road to the car park is very quiet.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.50 km
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    Average duration: 2h 00 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 160 m
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    Descent: - 155 m

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    Highest point: 236 m
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    Lowest point: 140 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the entrance to Rue Poyoux-Sarts.

(S/E) Once you arrive, follow the road south, then cross and take the path over the Rau de Chéra.

(1) Take the very wide path on your left, passing by the picnic area. Continue on this path overlooking the Rau de Chéra.

(2) Turn right and continue through the woods, heading north-west. Be careful, as the descent is a little dangerous in wet weather because it is strewn with stones that can be slippery.

(3) Head left to descend quickly and walk along the Rau de Bonne Espérance.
At the end of the path, ignore the path on your right and continue left on a path at the edge of the woods. You will soon see the Tibetan Institute on your right. Continue along the Rau de Bonne Espérance until the end of the path.

(4) Ignore the ford on your right and go up the path on the left. With a bit of luck, you will see a small mound of stones on your left along the path, similar to those in Tibet (but much smaller).

(5) Continue left on the path that passes between two parts of the woods, then turn left before the ford.

(2) Descend via the same path overlooking the Rau de Chéra to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 143 m - Car park: Rue Poyoux-Sarts
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 153 m - Trail junction, on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.23 - alt. 233 m - Crossroads of the circular
  4. 3 : km 2.51 - alt. 166 m - Junction, on the left
  5. 4 : km 3.5 - alt. 202 m - Ford, on the left
  6. 5 : km 3.98 - alt. 231 m - Fork to the left
  7. S/E : km 5.5 - alt. 140 m - Car park: Rue Poyoux-Sarts

Notes

This hike is not suitable for people with reduced mobility or pushchairs.

In wet weather, wear good waterproof walking boots.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

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

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pretty route through deciduous undergrowth, especially at this time of year.
The only comment I'd make is about the level of difficulty - easy seems a bit optimistic given the climbs and descents.
We were a group of people aged between 65 and 80.

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Willems Grâce-Hollogne
Willems Grâce-Hollogne

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice little walk.

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HPR
HPR

Good evening and thank you for your comment. To reduce the crowds, you need to get there early. You could also try the hike in the Vallon de la Solieres. A little further on there is also the Bois d'Arville walk between Wierde, Mozet and Faulx les Tombes, or the Trou d'Ausny walk.

Good hiking to you.

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Mllegabrielle
Mllegabrielle

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,

I'm a young woman looking for walks to do around the Engis area, with the aim of being able to let my dog (Bouvier des Flandres) loose over long distances without meeting people. I'm very fond of large woods and fields as far as the eye can see. So I tried out this hike, which I'd never done before.

The walk itself is very nice, can be done fairly quickly and is very pretty. However, I had to leave the path and go deeper into the woods (between lines 1 and 3 of the walk) to be able to let my dog go as the route was very busy on this sunny Saturday.

I hope my opinion has been useful to you, and if the author of this hike passes on my comment and can advise me of less popular hikes that would be really super nice 😊

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Tchoupi
Tchoupi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk. A wonderful discovery. What's more, with a bit of snow left over, what more can you say: magnificent.

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CousinHub79
CousinHub79

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice little family walk in the woods of Tihange

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HPR
HPR

Hello Jjwjjw1911,

I am the author of this hike.
I did it again on Sunday 15/11 and indeed, with all the leaves, branches and trunks that fell during the last storms, it is possible to get lost in this area.
I'm very pleased that you enjoyed my hike.

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Jjwjjw1911
Jjwjjw1911

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

It was a nice walk because we didn't have much time.
I got a bit lost at point 4, where I lost the GPS track. Thanks to my GPS position, I cut through everything to reach segment 4-5. I think I turned left too soon at the end of the Tibetan temple property.
It has to be said that the abundance of leaves there covered everything.
Kind regards

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HPR
HPR
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Hello mars-oui,

I am the author of this walk.
We may have bumped into each other this Sunday because I've created a new, longer walk that partly follows this one in the Tihange woods.
I was on this walk at around 10am.
I'm very pleased that you enjoyed my walk.

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mars-ouin
mars-ouin
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lovely hike to get back into shape. Lovely setting while waiting for the first spring flowers.

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