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Ourthe orientale (rivière) - Affluent de l'Ourthe walks
Between two Ourthes
Visorando Member
8.59 mi
+1,191 ft
-1,191 ft
5h 00
Moderate
Departure from Houffalize (Province de Luxembourg)
A waterside route passing several viewpoints, notably the confluence of the two Ourthes. The Nisramont Dam and two footbridges are essential for crossing from one bank to the other.Please note: this is a challenging walk (see practical information)
The two Ourthes rivers and the Nisramont Dam
4.71 mi
+850 ft
-846 ft
2h 55
Moderate
Departure from La Roche-en-Ardenne (Province de Luxembourg)
Superb walk, relatively difficult in its first part
Nature getaway in Sterpigny
14.68 mi
+1,214 ft
-1,227 ft
7h 50
Difficult
Departure from Gouvy (Province de Luxembourg)
Crossed by the Ourthe Orientale, Gouvy boasts magnificent landscapes to discover as you follow the river, with countryside and forests alternating between deciduous and coniferous trees. In autumn, it is of course the deciduous trees that leave the greatest impression!
Walk around Houffalize
11.24 mi
+1,079 ft
-1,070 ft
6h 05
Moderate
Departure from Houffalize (Province de Luxembourg)
The countryside around Houffalize town centre is open and hilly, offering beautiful views of this lush green region.The eastern Ourthe and its tributaries are (still) fairly wild streams with sometimes rushing waters. The forests are mainly fir forests... there are not many deciduous forests in this area.
Between the two Ourthes from Mabompré
14.51 mi
+1,837 ft
-1,847 ft
8h 15
Difficult
Departure from Houffalize (Province de Luxembourg)
The two Ourthes – the Eastern Ourthe and the Western Ourthe – join at Engreux to form the Ourthe. Slightly downstream from their confluence, man has built the Nisramont dam to create Lake Nisramont.
Via Limerlé from Steinbach
4.53 mi
+394 ft
-420 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Gouvy (Province de Luxembourg)
The route passes through the Ourthe Orientale nature reserve. Here, in particular, you can admire the typical flora and fauna.Steinbach is a charming Ardennes village with an agricultural heritage, featuring numerous farms and small farmhouses built of schist stone and roofed with slate (cherbins = local slate). Its historical past is evident in the presence of castle-like farms and enclosed farmsteads dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, which have been carefully restored.
A few markers on the Ourthe side
10.93 mi
+620 ft
-597 ft
5h 35
Moderate
Departure from Gouvy (Province de Luxembourg)
You’ll cover almost 18 kilometres and will also come across two other very different types of boundary markers: two stone ones marking the former Belgian-Prussian border and two metal ones, still very much in use, between Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.The Eastern Ourthe, meanwhile, is not very prominent, but towards the end of the route you’ll walk alongside a beautiful nature reserve on the banks of its tributary, known as the Fooschtbaach in the Grand Duchy and the Pihon in Belgium.