From one bank to the other of a bend in the Semois

A beautiful approach to a bend in the Semoy and its landscape. Alternating between quiet sections and physically demanding sections
Please note: this short but challenging route can only be completed in summer when the Kelhan footbridge is in place.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 188 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 183 m

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    Highest point: 270 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 169 m

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Description of the walk

Departure: Pont Cassé de Bohan. Parking: Place de l'Église de Bohan

(S/E) From the Broken Bridge, head towards the old vicinal tunnel, cross it and then cross the Semois on the old Broken Bridge of Membre.
Both structures have recently been restored for recreational use.

(1) Pass the campsite on your left and join a small tarmac road (Promenade du Sautou).
Turn left onto this small road to go along the campsite and approach the Semois river immediately after the water treatment plant.

(2) Follow the river and, after a hairpin bend, you will come to a fork (this junction is the Promenade du Sautou junction: go right on the way there and left on the way back).

(3) Take the path on the left to the bed of a small stream.

(4) At this point, the path becomes a rocky trail overlooking the Semois.
There are a few sloping sections along the path.
The trail reaches the Ransnimont stream, crosses it, and descends gently towards the Semois at its confluence with the Sautou stream.

(5) Cross the Semois on the temporary footbridge and then, via the Chemin de Kelhan, cross the alluvial plain.
At the edge of the woods, take a steep path on the left that joins two paths above.
Turn left onto the second path and walk 200 metres until you reach a narrow path on the right along a fence
(place name sign on the left).

(6) Climb up to the Table des Fées, a small promontory and viewpoint over the valley, and continue to Le Châtelet.
The path climbs between these two points, through the chimney, a narrow passage between the rocky blocks

(7) Continue along the ridge, ignoring two wide paths descending to the left, and descend to the N914.

(8) Continue opposite, rejoining the N914.
Turn right, then left 50 m further on. You will reach the banks of the Semois and, on your right, the Pont Cassé (Broken Bridge) (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 169 m - Pont Cassé de Bohan - Semoy (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 176 m - Old Broken Bridge of Membre
  3. 2 : km 1.29 - alt. 180 m - Right bank of the - Semoy (rivière)
  4. 3 : km 2.22 - alt. 204 m - Fourche de la Route du Sautou
  5. 4 : km 2.77 - alt. 236 m - Lambertfond
  6. 5 : km 3.81 - alt. 193 m - Confluence of the Semois and Sautou
  7. 6 : km 4.62 - alt. 204 m - Small path on the right
  8. 7 : km 5.05 - alt. 263 m - Le Chatelet
  9. 8 : km 5.93 - alt. 224 m - Route de Membre
  10. S/E : km 7.01 - alt. 169 m - Pont Cassé de Bohan - Semoy (rivière)

Notes

Difficulty: moderate but with two difficult sections:
Between (4) and (5), rocky path, sometimes sloping
Between (6) and (7), climb with a few steps

The recent Kelhan footbridge will be dismantled each year. Please check with the Vresse-sur-Semois Tourist Office for further information.

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 26083670

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really cool and beautiful walk. We did this walk with a dog and it went really well! It was pleasant on a warm day because there is shade almost the entire time. It is a beautiful forest with lovely views. We hardly saw anyone, so it was very peaceful, just as we had hoped.

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Vincent Small
Vincent Small

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, well tracked thanks to Visorando

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Etienne F
Etienne F

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, beautiful view of the ridges.
I did it with my dog, and the hardest part for him was the climb up to the ridges.
I discovered the Kelhan footbridge, which I didn't know about before.

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Bruno sta08
Bruno sta08

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, varied and relatively easy in terms of difficulty of access, with gradual slopes that are not too hard.
Three-quarters shaded, it's ideal in hot weather. We really enjoyed the variety of paths, sometimes mule tracks, sometimes wide paths, then ridge paths, and a few occasional sections on quiet tarmac roads with very little traffic, not to mention the refreshing proximity of the Semois, which we crossed twice on footbridges.

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Bruno sta08
Bruno sta08

Thank you for this very enjoyable and varied hike.
I have one clarification to make regarding the directions between (5) and (6):
between the two paths, cross a tarmac road, and at the start of the second path there is a sign pointing towards the car park.
Also between (7) and (8): there is only one path going down to the left, the second one goes slightly uphill.
Despite this, we found it without any problems, using intuition and the GPS track to confirm the right direction.
For me, this route is not strenuous, as the climbs are never severe, but rather gradual without being difficult, although in places they are technical, such as the slope or the steps at the crest.

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Bina08
Bina08

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I loved this route. Pleasant and varied paths. Beautiful views. Shady.

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