The path through the Wild Garden is difficult and unsuitable for pushchairs. It is easy to avoid.
A simple 1.4 km circular path can be walked in the old arboretum.
Le Grand-Bois in Vielsalm via the arboretums
In the Grand-Bois forest in Vielsalm, starting from the Bêchefa clearing, the walk takes you through the Jardin sauvage and three arboretums.
The two most recent are around thirty years old; the third, over a century old, is home to trees of impressive size.
This walk largely follows a route marked in red by the forestry services. However, the marked route does not pass through the "Jardin sauvage".
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 5.30 mi -
Average duration: 2h 25 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 367 ft -
Descent: - 338 ft -
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Highest point: 1,893 ft -
Lowest point: 1,614 ft
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Country:
Belgium
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Area: Massif des Ardennes -
City:
Vielsalm -
Start/End: N 50.27514° / E 5.96335° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,814 ft - Zone d'accueil de Bêchefa
- 1 : mi 0.69 - alt. 1,736 ft - The Wild Garden
- 2 : mi 0.91 - alt. 1,614 ft - Strange stones
- 3 : mi 1.45 - alt. 1,686 ft - Hardwood arboretum and conifer arboretum
- 4 : mi 2.41 - alt. 1,867 ft - The boardwalks
- 5 : mi 2.92 - alt. 1,850 ft - The water station
- 6 : mi 3.02 - alt. 1,841 ft - The Rondeux Brigadiers
- 7 : mi 3.2 - alt. 1,818 ft - The redwoods
- 8 : mi 3.4 - alt. 1,821 ft - The arkose millstone
- S/E : mi 5.3 - alt. 1,814 ft - Zone d'accueil de Bêchefa
Notes
Worth a visit
The walk passes close to the Flamands Farm, situated along Dewulf Road, which is named after the builders of this farm in the mid-19th century. Dewulf Road is reserved solely for forestry operations.
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