Between the woods of Modave Castle and Vyle-et-Tharoul

Departure from the car park opposite the water catchment (Chaussée de Pailhe, 4577 Modave GPS coordinates: 50.448143, 5. 284329), passing by the water catchment and Modave Castle. Pass through the Ravel (an old disused railway line converted for pedestrians and cyclists) between Modave and Vyle-et-Tharoul. Return to the starting point through the woods of Vyle-et-Tharoul.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.48 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 99 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 239 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 175 m

Description of the walk

(S/E) Cross the road and follow it on your left, walking alongside the water catchment

(1) Take the small path on your right at the corner of the stone wall, which runs alongside the hedge. You will come to a three-way junction.

(2) Take the small path on your left that goes up into the woods (nature reserve). Then turn left, then left again at the T-junction. When you reach the castle driveway, turn left to return to the Route de Modave. Turn left again and follow the road for about 200 metres until you reach the last house on the right.

(3) About 50 metres further on, take the path on the right that will lead you to the quarry. Take the Ravel on your left and follow it. You will pass through a tunnel under the Route de Modave and then over a bridge above the Route de Limet.

(4) Leave the Ravel at the Vyle bridge road (you will need to go down the embankment of the bridge to reach the road) and turn left. Go under the bridge and take the small stairs that lead up to the woods just after the water collection building. Follow this path to reach Rue des Arcis in Vyle-et-Tharoul.

(5) Take the road (Rue des Arcis) on your right (towards the village centre). At the second junction, take the path on the left (which goes uphill). At the next junction, take the road on the right and continue to the woods. Then take the path on the left and walk along the edge of the woods for about 200 m.

(6) Take the path on your right that leads into the woods and follow it to the road. Turn right and go down the road to Chaussée de Pailhe. Turn left to return to the car park where you started.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 176 m - Chaussée de Pailhe (car park)
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 181 m - Water catchment
  3. 2 : km 0.56 - alt. 191 m - Three-way junction
  4. 3 : km 1.79 - alt. 231 m - Chemin de la carrière on the right
  5. 4 : km 3.42 - alt. 179 m - Route du Pont de Vyle
  6. 5 : km 3.64 - alt. 204 m - Rue des Arcis
  7. 6 : km 4.74 - alt. 239 m - Path in the woods of Vyle-et-Tharoul
  8. S/E : km 5.48 - alt. 176 m - Chaussée de Pailhe (car park), after the - Hoyoux (rivière) - Affluent de la Meuse - Belgique

Notes

Parking is available at the start/finish point.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

3.6 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Bruno Tal
Bruno Tal

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy hike overall, but hazardous paths in the middle of the route. Lack of beautiful scenery, but still enjoyable nonetheless.

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nicolaspauline
nicolaspauline

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

perfect except for a stretch on a dangerous road without a hard shoulder

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Le marabout en balade.
Le marabout en balade.

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point 4, you must leave the Ravel, go down a slope just before the bridge, turn left, then take a road without a shoulder for 1 km and turn left onto Rue Acis. At this point, the route becomes correct again.

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Marie-Monique Houart
Marie-Monique Houart

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant and easy walk to the centre of the village of Vyle-et-Tharoul mentioned in point (5). From there, total confusion, as Rue des Arcis is a circular route around the village. Turning right to walk along the edge of the woods as mentioned, we ended up walking 5 km through the woods... in the wrong direction! We returned to Vyle-et-Tharoul at nightfall...

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you, Arthur Houbart.

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arthurhoubart
arthurhoubart

Hello,

Due to the coronavirus, I was unable to respond to your comments earlier.

The hike has been modified so that the start and finish points are now at the Chaussée de Pailhe car park, 4577 Modave (50.448143, 5. 284329).

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Awilmart
Awilmart

Thank you very much! 😊

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you, I have added a warning in the introduction to this hike description. I cannot modify the route on behalf of the author, and the author is no longer monitoring this hike. If the problems persist, please let us know and we will remove this hike.

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Awilmart
Awilmart

Here are the coordinates of the car park in question:
Chaussée de Pailhe, 4577 Modave
50.448143, 5. 284329

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grandin
grandin ★

Awilmart,

I would need to know exactly where this car park is located in order to give detailed driving directions to find it and to pinpoint it on the route.

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Awilmart
Awilmart

Is it possible to change the starting point of the route?
This causes parking problems and damage to the roadside verges. There is a solution with a large car park located on the same route, 300 metres from the original starting point.
Thank you in advance for your response.

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Awilmart
Awilmart

Overall rating : 1 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : Yes

Starting point completely unsuitable!
No parking spaces.
The ideal place to start the walk is in front of the Vivaqua buildings along Chaussé de Pailhe, where there is a fairly large car park. This is on the route anyway.

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luc bockourt
luc bockourt

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's a shame there are no signs.

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grandin
grandin ★
gwix
gwix

Hello,

Before describing or rating this route, it is essential to find the exact starting point. Coordinates, for example. Is it essential to use the Android app for the walk? We came across people with mobile phones in their hands.

But what about the battery life of these mobile phones in GPS mode?

Please clarify so that we can make the most of this app.

We changed our walking route and chose a very well-marked path around Modave Castle.

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