Circular loop at Dohan, a village on the Semois river.

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike

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Date of your route : May 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk through the woods accompanied by birdsong throughout.
Several magnificent views of the Semois and its woods.
Be careful of ticks, as there are several areas with tall grass.
We saw two hikers over the 15 km, a real joy of tranquillity.
The start is indeed hard going, so thank goodness for walking sticks
. But it's pure bliss.

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Date of your route : Oct 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with the colours of autumn arriving.
Thank you, Carla.

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

For the first four points, as long as you follow the red rectangle 22 markings visible on the trees, there are no problems with the route and the multiple viewpoints are superb :-)

Just note that at point 2, you will arrive at the car park with a viewpoint that has no name. This is not the Dampirée viewpoint, which is further into the woods. And don't forget to follow the red rectangle 22 markings up to and including point 4.

Point 4: Follow the road just behind the safety rail (the red rectangle 22 is there).

Between points 4 and 5, I personally saw dead trees on the paths in three places. Continue straight ahead.

PS: for those who don't know, the carriageway is a stone path with a line of grass and earth in the middle, where gamekeeper's cars, jeeps and other vehicles can drive without any problems.

From point 6 to point 7, there are actually +- 500 metres, which is a very good detail :-)

Point 7, in the bend on your left, there are two paths leading up into the woods, one on the far left and one in front of you (the one on the far right). Take the one in front of you :-)

Point 8, crossroads in the 8 with the path we have just come from, one path visible on your left, two paths visible on your right, and the one in front of you, which you must take, is not particularly visible, but it is indeed the one in front of you that you must take. When in doubt, take a good look at the map.

Point 9: do not go all the way to the large conifer; the path you need to take on the right (point 10) is about thirty metres before this large conifer.

Point 11: The path you need to take is in front of you when you have your back to the hunting shelters (which are also picnic shelters). Look carefully at the map and the scale of the map because here it says to turn left at the fork, but I think there are a few crossroads before you take the right one. However, the path on the left will take you to the road used by cars. The path to take opposite the road for cars is not very visible, so pay close attention and listen carefully to the instructions when it says to cross diagonally.

Point 12 When you reach the crossroads, go downhill to your left at the bend and you will see the path on your right, which is clearly marked. Take this path.

Point 13 Before you reach this point, you will come to several paths and crossroads (so take a good look at the map and the map scale).

Point 15 When you are facing the viewpoint (I emphasise FACING the viewpoint), you will see a forest path on your right. Take it.

This hike is truly superb because there are many viewpoints (many more than I expected), but the written explanations could be a little more detailed (hence my comment). This is a hike where you are likely to encounter ticks, so remember to take precautions (tick tweezers or long socks and/or sports trousers; in any case, check yourself often if you are wearing shorts). There are many areas with tall grass.

However, I highly recommend this hike, which is truly superb and well worth the effort :-)

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Hello everyone,
I've updated the route that fzutterman told me about. It's a great forest trail! Thanks to him.
I took the opportunity to redo the section between (9) and (10), adding visual landmarks.

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Hello again, Carla,

Yes, the path opposite when you reach the road after point 11 is on IGN and is very well marked (despite a few branches blocking it in some places). It's much nicer than walking 400 metres along the road.

Freddy Zutterman

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Hello fzutterman,

following your explanation, I added the distance to be travelled after the point (9) to reach (10), hoping that this will help others in the future.
When you mention point 11, is this a path that is not on OpenStreetMap?
It is on IGN but not on OpenStreetMap.
I don't remember seeing it there, but that was back in 2017...
I'll have to go there sometime. Maybe after Les Hayons, it's not far.
Thank you for your contribution.

Have fun on your next hikes!

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Date of your route : Sep 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route with stunning views. Point 10 is not very well described. We descended after the "clear-cut" (after point 9) but then arrived much too early on the very tedious forest road. Apparently, you have to continue much further up the hills. Another recommendation: when you reach the N816 after point 11, it is strongly recommended to take the well-marked path directly opposite, which runs alongside the road at some distance. This avoids the 400 m of road.

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Date of your route : Jul 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This was the first time I printed out the route. I also downloaded the GPX track onto my GPS. It's much easier to use GPS than having to read paper maps.

A nice, hilly route in the first part. Towards the end, I took an alternative forest path so I wouldn't have to walk on the road.

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Date of your route : May 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Natural wonders close to home (Liège) – a real change of scenery, worth repeating

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Date of your route : Mar 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The hike with 10cm of beautiful snow, lack of signposting

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