Loop around Creppe from Bérinzenne

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Starting from the car park at Domaine de Bérinzenne, the hike begins by crossing the site before gradually entering the forest for just over a third of its total distance. This is followed by a few kilometres of countryside around the village of Creppe before rejoining the forest at the bottom of the Bois de Mambaye. After passing the castle of the same name, which has been converted into a nature education centre, the route quickly joins the Meyerbeer stream and follows it upstream to the Fontaine de Géronstère, one of the many springs in the spa town. Food and refreshments are available on site. Return through the forest and uphill to the starting point.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.99 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 1,125 ft
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    Descent: - 1,132 ft
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    Highest point: 1,873 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,024 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,742 ft - Car park at the Bérinzenne estate - Tour de Berinzenne
  2. 1 : mi 0.21 - alt. 1,795 ft - Tour de Berinzenne
  3. 2 : mi 0.71 - alt. 1,867 ft - Pottier Cross
  4. 3 : mi 1.16 - alt. 1,844 ft - Col du Rosier
  5. 4 : mi 1.49 - alt. 1,854 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 2.05 - alt. 1,824 ft - Fork
  7. 6 : mi 2.63 - alt. 1,762 ft - Thier des Rexhons ski slope
  8. 7 : mi 3.72 - alt. 1,421 ft - Intersection
  9. 8 : mi 4.59 - alt. 1,266 ft - Crossroads
  10. 9 : mi 4.78 - alt. 1,309 ft - Junction
  11. 10 : mi 5.05 - alt. 1,280 ft - Road
  12. 11 : mi 5.26 - alt. 1,280 ft - Path
  13. 12 : mi 5.45 - alt. 1,266 ft - Crossroads
  14. 13 : mi 5.74 - alt. 1,243 ft - Intersection
  15. 14 : mi 6.11 - alt. 1,194 ft - Trail
  16. 15 : mi 6.4 - alt. 1,122 ft - Path
  17. 16 : mi 6.83 - alt. 1,253 ft - Creppe
  18. 17 : mi 7.42 - alt. 1,066 ft - Downhill path
  19. 18 : mi 7.65 - alt. 1,040 ft - Mambaye school trips
  20. 19 : mi 8.01 - alt. 1,125 ft - Meyerbeer stream
  21. 20 : mi 8.65 - alt. 1,440 ft - Géronstère fountain
  22. 21 : mi 9.06 - alt. 1,588 ft - Asphalt path
  23. 22 : mi 9.75 - alt. 1,585 ft - Intersection
  24. 23 : mi 10.19 - alt. 1,739 ft - Crossroads
  25. 24 : mi 10.51 - alt. 1,742 ft - Fork in the road
  26. S/E : mi 10.99 - alt. 1,742 ft - Car park at the Bérinzenne estate - Tour de Berinzenne

Notes

It is possible to easily shorten the walk by a few kilometres, for example by turning left at km 5.4, avoiding the centre of Creppe and/or turning right at km 15.

Picnic tables at the start/finish.
A few benches along the Meyerbeer stream.

Worth a visit

CRIE (Regional Environmental Interpretation Centre) & Forest and Water Museum, in the Bérinzenne estate
Malchamps Moor and Bérinzenne Tower (observatory)
Barisart Spring, south of (19)
Spa, spa town

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