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Parking at the RFC Xhoffraix football ground
(S/E) Leave the car park. Turn right and walk along the football pitch. On your right, just after No. 5A, take a path between two houses. The path starts slightly set back from the road. You will come to a road (pay close attention to the surroundings of the path exit as you will need to return here on your way back!) which you follow to the left. It joins another road, and then you take thethird road on your right.
(1) At the next intersection (Ruelle Adam), turn right towards the meadows. This paved road will become a dirt road and then a path. This path then enters the woods and joins the stream, which you follow to the bridge over the Pouhon.
(2) Turn left onto the forest path that climbs up Le Pouhon. You will come to a road.
(3) Cross the road and turn left onto a path that climbs into the forest (Croix Verte). At the end of the climb, turn left, go around the barrier and continue along the forest track uphill. Further on, leave the path coming from the right so that when you reach the bend, you can see a path in front of you.
(4) Continue right on this fairly wide path along the coniferous forest on your left. Turn right at the next intersection and continue up the path until you reach a forest road with a signpost.
(5) Turn left towards the "old oak tree" (green rectangle) and follow this path until you reach the next signpost.
(6) Follow "Vallée du Bayehon" (green rectangle) straight ahead (if the sign is still missing), and you will be on a forest road with deciduous trees on your left and conifers on your right. Ignore the road coming from the left and take the path into the woods. At the end of the path, turn right and continue downhill towards the Bayehon.
(7) Turn right and follow the Bayehon (blue rectangle, among other things). Along this path as it descends, you will see a tree on your right that is still alive but hollow if you take the trouble to walk around it. Cross the path and continue down the trail that runs alongside the Bayehon (Blue Rectangle). When you reach a fork, take the left path closest to the stream. When you reach the intersection with a forest path, you will see a shelter.
(8) Turn right, then left (GR®), and the waterfall is 100 m away. When you reach the bench, you will see the Bayehon waterfall below.
After the waterfall, continue downhill along the Bayehon, cross the wooden bridge and you will arrive at a forest path that continues to follow the Bayehon. Follow it, ignoring all other paths. Alternate between the left and right banks, either by fording the stream or using the wooden bridges to keep your feet dry.
(9) When you reach the junction with the road, cross it and take the forest path opposite, which continues along the Bayehon towards "Robertville". Here too, the path alternates between the left and right banks. After several bridges, join another path and continue downhill until you reach a major crossroads with signs.
(10) Turn left towards Château de Reinhardstein / Robertville, crossing the bridge over the Bayehon (green rectangle). Leave the path on your left. You are now walking alongside the Warche on your right.
(11) At the fork, turn left, ignore thefirst path on the left and continue straight ahead, taking the next path (GR®). Climb up and you will come to a forest path, which you follow to the right. This will take you to the path leading to the castle entrance.
(12) Take the bridge almost opposite (blue diamond). The path climbs. At the top, go straight ahead, ignoring the path on the left. After the stairs, turn left. At the next intersection, take the hairpin bend on the right (yellow diamond only).
(13) You will arrive at a place where there are three paths, an old tree stump and a bench. Take thefirst path on the left towards "Malmedy". The path descends and there are cable handrails. You will arrive at another path and continue straight ahead. The path continues to descend. At the next intersection on the left, cross the bridge and go back up. (If the bridge has not been rebuilt, see Practical Information). At the fork, turn right to see the castle waterfall. You will come across a path going uphill on your left; take this path on your way back.
(14) Go down the trail to see the waterfall. Once you have seen the waterfall, retrace your steps and, at the fork, follow the trail on the right that goes uphill. When you reach a crossroads, turn right.
(15) When you reach the path, turn right towards "Nez de Napoléon" (green diamond) and follow this path until the next crossroads.
(16) Head right towards "Vallée de la Warche" (GR®).
At the next intersection, turn right (green rectangle), then left at the next fork and descend to the stream. When you reach the water's edge, take the path to the left to find a bridge that will allow you to cross the Warche without getting wet. After the bridge, turn right and continue to the intersection.
(10) At the crossroads, take the path that climbs up to your left towards "Xhoffraix". At each intersection, turn right. The path becomes a paved road. Continue along this road, ignoring the paths coming from the left or right. At the end of this road, turn left. At the fork, turn right and at the beginning of the bend, take the path between the houses that you took on the way there. At the end of this path, turn left and you will find yourself walking alongside the football pitch, eventually arriving at the car park (S/E).
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