From Chefna to Ninglinspo

The Valley of Legends via Chefna and Ninglinspo. Between legend and torrent.
Ideal for dogs, with plenty of water sources, rivers and streams.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.94 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 577 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 574 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 565 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 156 m

Description of the walk

(S/E) Walk carefully along the N633 towards Stoumont for 100 m.

(1) Take the first small road that goes up to the left and follow the Chemin des Légendes (Red and Yellow) markings.

(2) When you reach Quarreux, continue straight ahead, still on the Chemin des Légendes, towards the Ruisseau de la Chefna.

(3) Turn left and follow the Chefna to the small village of Ville au Bois.

(4) On the road, turn right and continue to follow the Chemin des Légendes signs (red and yellow).

(5) Cross the N606 and walk for 100 m, turning right.

(6) Take the path on the left and continue straight ahead.

(7) From here, there are no more markings. Follow the path to a small crossroads with a bench under a tree and turn left there.

(8) Follow the path that runs alongside the power lines. Cross the N 606 again and continue to Vert Buisson and cross it.

(9) Turn left to join theGR®® which passes through Ninglinspo.

(10) Continue along theGR®® which runs alongside Ninglinspo and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 156 m - Car park. Sedoz, near the - Amblève (rivière) - Belgique
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 159 m - Fork in the road
  3. 2 : km 2.69 - alt. 252 m - Quarreux
  4. 3 : km 3.13 - alt. 183 m - Turn left towards the Chefna stream.
  5. 4 : km 7.02 - alt. 468 m - Ville au Bois
  6. 5 : km 7.71 - alt. 508 m - N606 on the right
  7. 6 : km 7.91 - alt. 512 m - Path on the left
  8. 7 : km 9.09 - alt. 565 m - Fork to the left
  9. 8 : km 9.61 - alt. 542 m - Crossroads. Bench and tree. On the left
  10. 9 : km 12.83 - alt. 415 m - Vert Buisson. Left towards Ninglinspo. GR
  11. 10 : km 14.63 - alt. 329 m - The Ninglinspo
  12. S/E : km 16.94 - alt. 156 m - Car park. Sedoz

Notes

Good shoes are recommended as the path is very stony.

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 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
David perez
David perez
• Edited:

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A great route that's relatively easy to do!
Beautiful scenery, I think it would be nice to do with children if they are motivated to walk a few kilometres, as the difficulty is not as significant for children as the number of kilometres.
David

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Gérard VOLVERT
Gérard VOLVERT

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, but not recommended for the last two kilometres when the paths are frozen.

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JPierre2101
JPierre2101
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike done in the opposite direction, but very difficult to find, especially the climb in Quareux towards Hé des graviers (mountain bike trail junction).

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Vanderbeck Didier
Vanderbeck Didier

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

At point 8, there is no longer a bench and small tree at the crossroads, which is normally recognisable by these features. Otherwise, it's a superb route, one of the most beautiful I've done so far. I would say, however, that the route is quite difficult, especially in the Ninglinspo valley in certain parts of the GR. It's a very technical and challenging route.

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