Reinhardstein Castle and Lake Roberville

Varied route through forests, along a river and around Lake Robertville. With beautiful views of Reinhardstein Castle.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.80 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 211 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 202 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 554 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 414 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the small restaurant next to the Roberville Lake dam.

(S/E) Follow the blue rectangle markings. Walk along the edge of the Warche Valley woods. Head for Nez Napoléon, a series of rocks suspended above the Warche Valley.

(1) Enter the woods and, at the exit, you will find a crossroads of paths.

(2) Keep right and continue to follow the blue rectangle markings. Descend to the bottom of the valley and arrive at the bridge over the Bayehon.

(3) Cross it and continue along the Warche. You will reach another crossroads.

(4) Turn left to move away from the Warche and begin a short climb to reach another crossroads overlooking the castle.

(5) Leave the blue rectangle markings and follow the green ones. Cross the Ruisseau du Cheneux stream and continue on to the Route de l'Abbé Toussaint.

(6) Turn right. Join the N 681 national road or Route du Barrage. Turn left and continue for a few metres until you reach a bend at the end of the dam.

(7) Leave the road and turn right. Reach the dam, cross the river and take the path overlooking the lake. Then return to the Route des Bains crossroads at the entrance to the campsite.

(8) Cross it and continue further, turning right onto Route d'Haelen. Cross the bridge over the lake and, after the hotel, you will find the GR® crossroads.

(9) Turn right and follow it along the lake shore to return to the car park at the Roberville lake dam (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 498 m - Car park at the Roberville lake dam.
  2. 1 : km 1.36 - alt. 498 m - Nez Napoléon
  3. 2 : km 2.16 - alt. 476 m - Fork in the road
  4. 3 : km 2.86 - alt. 423 m - Small bridge at Bayehon
  5. 4 : km 3.7 - alt. 450 m - River crossroads
  6. 5 : km 4.3 - alt. 508 m - Green markings
  7. 6 : km 5.43 - alt. 552 m - Rue de l'Abbé Toussaint
  8. 7 : km 6.54 - alt. 506 m - Turn at the end of the lake.
  9. 8 : km 7.42 - alt. 515 m - Campsite entrance
  10. 9 : km 8.19 - alt. 503 m - GR
  11. S/E : km 10.79 - alt. 508 m - Car park at the Roberville lake dam.

Notes

Restaurant and drinks available at the start.
Snack bar at the car park entrance.
Several picnic tables along the route.

Worth a visit

Reinhardstein Castle (admission fee applies).
Swimming possible at the supervised beach (at the end of the campsite).

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

4.6 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
Sebbod81
Sebbod81

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, the tour of the castle is truly surprising with magnificent views at various points. Then there is a lot of forest. A very beautiful walk.

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lucvertongen
lucvertongen

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and varied walk: deep forests at the start (around Reinhardstein Castle) and a tour of the lake along small paths in the second part.
It's a shame about the road to Ovifat between these two parts, but I imagine there's no alternative.
PS: I can't give a relevant opinion on the route description as I only followed the GPX file on my smartphone (sometimes inaccurate in the woods as there are so many paths and the signal is probably quite weak).

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Ginger ketsbauw
Ginger ketsbauw

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk, but not for those who are afraid of heights.

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Pierdemol
Pierdemol

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb surroundings. Please note that it is a little longer than advertised. 1 km.

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HL454571
HL454571
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The signage is confusing, doesn't match the symbols at the start and on the map, and some symbols are completely missing, even for arrows that are part of the same route. It's either laughable if you have a compass in your head, or frustrating if you don't have one or a GPS.

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Giu'
Giu'
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route to do again in the summer (we did it in winter). The bad weather forced us to limit our hike to the lake's shores, which is, despite everything, the most beautiful part of the route. In short, navigating around Lake Roberville is easy and requires no special knowledge, assistance or equipment, as the only landmark to take into account is the lake itself... It's impossible to get lost. We'll be back.

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AJ
AJ

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The first part was great, with a short break at the castle
The tour around the lake is unnecessary and longer than expected, in my opinion.

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Allemand JM
Allemand JM

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful place and a lovely walk on a sunny autumn day. The different colours of the leaves on the trees against the blue sky made for some magnificent scenery.
I was quite disappointed with the description of the walk. Luckily, I had downloaded the route to my smartphone using the QR code, otherwise we would have had a lot of trouble finding our way.

Many thanks anyway for this beautiful route through this beautiful region. Definitely worth a visit!
Jean-Marie.

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Joel Bogaert
Joel Bogaert

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A varied and interesting route.
Between points 1 and 2, you cross a private road with no access. It should be indicated that this is the correct route to follow.

Thank you very much for this walk!
Joël

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Pasqualina67
Pasqualina67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We didn't know the area at all and wanted to make the most of the good weather forecast for the weekend. We discovered a really nice route with lots of variety and surprises! We'll definitely be back.

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