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Car park in the forest, after the Ardennes campsite, Route de Mortehan in Bertrix.
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(S/E) With the car park on your left, head straight on and, at the forest track, turn left. At the next junction, turn left. Ignore the path on your right and head up to the multi-way junction. Take thesecond path on the right. Further on, a path joins from the right; continue to the junction.
(1) Continue straight on along the wide forest track. At the junction, carry on straight ahead. The track becomes a path and continues along the ridge. Turn left and head downhill. Ignore the track heading steeply straight ahead (not shown on maps) but continue to the left. Head downhill and join a path (not shown on maps).
(2) Continue to the left. Keep descending and, at the crossroads near the picnic table, continue straight ahead. At the footbridge, turn right to see the Château des Fées. Return to the footbridge, cross the Goutelle de Morceux stream and turn right onto the road. Descend to the junction with another road.
(3) Turn right. Walk carefully along this busy road for 200 m until you reach the bridge. Turn left, cross the bridge and turn immediately left just after it. End of signposting.
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At the fork, take the path on the left running alongside the Muno stream. The path turns right, runs alongside the Goutelle du Wé stream and leads to a road. Cross over.
(4) Take the path climbing steeply; a sign on a road sign confirms you are on the right track. At the top, ignore the path and signpost heading right and continue straight on. Descend, join a wide path and continue straight on to the car park with the picnic table.
(5) Ignore the path leading to the road on your left and the path on your right, and take thesecond path, the one going uphill (not shown on maps) after the Goutelle de Derrière la Forêt stream. Follow this winding path uphill and, at the top, turn left. Go round the rocks. A little further on, the path passes between two rocks. Ignore the path on the embankment leading back to your right and continue straight on until you reach the road.
(6) Turn right and walk carefully along the busy road until you reach the beautifully landscaped car park on your left. Turn right onto the path opposite the car park and near the meadow. Keep to the left of the rock and, at the fork, keep left. Climb up and pass the Mergire Viewpoint. Continue to the Chapel of Notre-Dame du Prompt Secours.
(7) Opposite the chapel entrance, take the path to the right of it. You’ll come to a dirt track; continue straight ahead. At the bend, carry on straight along the path. Walk past the back of a campsite. At the fork, keep left. You’ll arrive at the back of a lodge with the Marian grotto on your right; continue past the lodge and rejoin the road.
GR®® route markings
(8) Turn left and cross over the Semois. After the bridge, turn immediately left onto the dirt track leading down towards the Semois. Follow the river and pass the old cemetery at Mortehan. The path becomes a road. Walk back up to the N865. Cross with care and continue straight ahead. Then turn left onto Rue de la Cherreau and walk uphill to the junction.
(9) Turn left and head downhill. Once back on the N865, near the Sainte-Barbe Chapel, turn right. Cross the Semois and turn left. After the house on the right-hand side, turn right onto the uphill road. End of signposting.
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Walk past a house and then turn right. You are now entering a quiet zone.
(10) Go round the barrier. On the left, you’ll see the remains of a slate quarry. At the fork, turn right. At the road, turn left. Walk along the road carefully and head towards thesecond barrier on the right, set back from the road. Go through the barrier, close it behind you and walk to the tunnel.
(11) Go through the tunnel, pass the gate and head up the path, keeping to your left. You’ll come to a schist picnic table on your right and the first ‘Talking Stone’ on your left; turn right into the broom. Further on, pass the gate, ignore the hairpin bend to the right and continue to the crossroads.
(12) Turn left onto the path, which has a road sign (White Circle with a Red Circle) at the entrance prohibiting motorbikes and cars. Go through the barrier and walk for about 800 m, ignoring the paths on your left. At the schist picnic table, take the path on the left. Follow it for a short while and, once back on the wide path, continue to the left. Walk to the Talking Stone at Sainte-Barbe Chapel (visible below, depending on the foliage).
(13) Turn back and look for the path on your right, climbing up the embankment, before the large fir tree. The blue ‘i’ sign on a slender birch trunk confirms this.
Blue i marker
Climb up and, at the wide path, turn left. Further on, the path bends sharply to the right. Continue climbing until you reach a path on your right.
(14) Turn right. The path narrows and then opens out onto a clear-cut area. Join a forest track and continue along it to the left until you reach a crossroads.
(15) Turn left into the clear-cut area. Climb up and, at the crossroads halfway up, continue straight on. Markings cease.
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At the top, turn right. At the fork, keep left. At the road, continue straight on until you reach a forest track on your left.
GR®® signposting
(16) Turn left and, at the fork, turn right. Stay on this forest track until you reach your car park. (S/E).
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