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Start: Amay station, Rue du Pont (on the side of the track towards Namur – Meuse side).
(S/E) Take Rue du Pont, keeping to the right-hand side (for safety). At the exit of the roundabout, cross at the pedestrian crossing and turn right to follow the main road towards the Meuse.
(1) Cross the Meuse. At the crossroads in Ombret, turn left onto Rue du Centre. At the end of the street (after the old town hall, opposite the Marian grotto), turn right onto the small path that passes under the main road and climb Rue des Croupets (an old Roman road) to its top (junction with Rue des Bas-Thiers).
(2) Cross Rue des Bas-Thiers and continue uphill. At the top, continue straight on for 100 metres, then take the first path sloping to the left (after a large house) to reach a shelter with a bench.
(3) Take the path straight ahead (to the right of the shelter). Ignore the path on the left between the meadows and continue to the edge of the forest. Ignore the path on the right. Go through the gate and take the path known as the ‘postman’s path’ on the left immediately after the gate, between the gate and the information board. This steeply sloping path (watch out for the drop in the final few metres and on the concrete section) leads to Rue du Fond d’Oxhe. Turn right onto this street.
(4) At the crossroads, turn left to cross the bridge (Route du Bois des Dames), then take the first path on the right after the ‘Villers’ sign and the bend (caution: if the ground is wet, it is better to go through the gate rather than take the short cut, which can be very slippery). Follow the stream for a few hundred metres. Ignore the path leading uphill to the left (after a few metres along this path, there is a plaque commemorating a cyclist) and continue along the stream until the road comes into view straight ahead, about fifty metres away.
(5) Take the path that climbs steeply to the left and climb to the top. Cross the firebreak and pass under the power line to reach a hunters’ hut, opposite a pylon. Cross the path and head into the undergrowth. At the Y-junction, take the path on the left, which leads to the top of the rocks at a place called La Rochette (viewpoint).
(6) Continue along the path to the left, then head down the slope to the right along the hillside until you reach the road (Rue d’Oxhon). Turn right onto Rue d’Oxhon. At the top, turn left onto Rue de Clémodeau (this street offers a beautiful view of the Condroz Ardennes), then take the first street on the right (Rue de Marnawe). At the bottom of Rue de Marnawe, cross the stream and turn left onto Rue de la Forge. At the T-junction, continue left onto Rue de Mannehay.
(7) Turn right onto Rue du Neupont. Take the second street on the left (Rue du Bois Billon) and follow the uphill path to the Scry water tower.
(8) Turn right onto Rue à la Croix, which continues as a path leading to L’Armoulin (an old mill converted into a large building). Take the street on the left to pass in front of this building, then immediately take the path leading uphill to the right. Ignore a path on the right.
(9) At the T-junction with the second path, turn left then immediately right onto a steep, descending path. Follow this path to Rue de Saint-Jean-Sart.
(10) Cross the road and continue straight on into Rue Chaumont. When this street turns right, continue straight on along the path, at the end of which you will see an information board with a map of the forest. Turn left into the forest and go down the steep slope to the Route du Fond d’Oxhe (Etang du Trou Bottin).
(11) Take the road on the left for 20 metres, then turn immediately right onto the path closed to vehicles by a barrier. Continue straight along this path for several hundred metres, until it meets a track leading down to the right. Take this path to the right (note that the path shown on the IGN map just before this one, heading towards the forest house, no longer exists). Reach the bottom of the descent.
(12) Just before the junction with the Route du Fond d’Oxhe, take the path on the left that runs parallel to this road. At the end of the path, continue straight on along the road to the first house.
(13) Take the path climbing to the left (blocked by a barrier), reach the top and continue for about fifty metres to the right.
(14) Turn left just before the hunters’ hut, take the first path on the left, then at the crossroads, take the path on the right. Continue until you meet a track coming from the left (near a large pile of stones).
(15) Continue straight ahead along this track. Cross the junction formed by a path on the left and a path on the right. Take the next path on the left (note: it is not always very visible). This path descends steeply after a flat start. Cross the Route du Bas-Thiers, turn right and take the path that immediately descends to the left alongside a house. At the junction, turn right onto Rue Alex Fouarge. Pass in front of a Renault garage and reach the Grand-Route.
(16) Turn right onto it towards the bridge. In front of the school, cross the pedestrian crossing, continue left, then cross the next pedestrian crossing. Continue right. Just before the newsagent’s, turn left and go up the stairs. Turn left. Cross the Meuse. At the roundabout, turn left onto Rue du Parc Industriel. After the container park, turn right and head straight towards the station, where the route ends (S/E).
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