The Virelles Pond

The Virelles Pond is a beautiful natural body of water in the Botte du Hainaut, unlike the nearby Eau d’Heure lakes, which were created by man in the 1970s. This long walk around Virelles Pond doesn’t actually take you right up to the water’s edge, as the pond has been designated a nature reserve and management of its surroundings has been entrusted to the Aquascope. There’s an entry fee to get close to the lake! That said, the route follows a short stretch of the RAVeL, plenty of footpaths and forest tracks, and a bit of tarmac, allowing you to discover, in turn, the onion-domed bell tower of Virelles Church, the Blaimont viaduct and its silent clock (a sundial erected in 2022), the northern part of La Ferrière, the Prés de Virelles nature reserve, the odd bit of work by our beaver friends, a very damp woodland area beyond the Prés de Virelles, and a path that gets particularly muddy in winter after the picnic area.

The large Chimay forest can be reached by first crossing some pretty countryside. And it's the same again for a kilometre as you leave the woods to the south-east of Seloignes. The end, from km 14, is back in the countryside.

The walk follows part of the ‘Sentier des Abbayes Trappistes de Wallonie’ (Wallonia Trappist Abbeys Trail), the ‘Grande Forêt du Pays de Chimay’ trail and a few other local walks.The walk takes you along the watershed between the English Channel and the North Sea and/or the Seine and the Meuse to Scourmont Abbey, better known as Chimay Abbey, mainly due to the beers and cheeses produced and sold by the Trappist monks.

This walk starts at the Étang de la Fourchinée nature reserve, crosses the Bois de Saint-Remy and then the Bois de Seloignes, before returning along a small tarmac country road for about 1,500 metres. In the Bois de Seloignes, you will pass close to the Source de l'Eau Blanche.

Explore the bocage landscape in the Chimay region via quiet country lanes, beautiful forest paths and hidden trails. Enjoy the stunning scenery dotted with numerous ponds in this region, which saw the arrival of American soldiers in September 1944.

This walk offers an idyllic and very peaceful route through the countryside. Ideal for getting away from it all without encountering many people, it alternates between the understated charm of a peaceful village, sections through the woodland and country lanes. The route is mainly signposted with yellow squares, although the markings are sometimes less prominent on certain sections.

Circular between bocage and woods, from Eau d'Eppe to Ry de Fromont. Montbliart is a small village in Belgium surrounded by hamlets and farms. The built heritage is typical.Montbliart was also the headquarters of an academy of surrealist artists (painters and poets) who created an art magazine, the Daily-Bul (information panels in front of the village hall).

In the Baladavesnois collection, this walk takes young and old alike to the heart of the village’s attractions.Through a route full of questions and games, explore Wallers-en-Fagne and uncover the beautiful legend that explains the origins of the local tradition of stonemasons, who today practise their craft in this lovely village. For centuries, they have kept alive a precious craft that owes everything to the mysterious day once experienced by the young Clotaire...