Serenity in the woods around Cornimont.

Cornimont is the smallest village in the Bièvre area (46 inhabitants). It is every bit as charming as Gros-Fays, which is on the list of Belgium's most beautiful villages, with its schist stone houses and beech forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.52 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 227 m
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    Descent: - 220 m

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    Highest point: 428 m
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    Lowest point: 254 m

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Description of the walk

Car park in front of the entrance to the Saint-Monon Chapel.

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(S/E) Opposite the chapel entrance, take the road on the right, Rue Cornimont (formerly Grand'Rue), and head downhill.
Ignore the road on your left and then the one on your right, and continue to the crossroads. Go straight ahead into Rue Cornimont, formerly Rue du Moulin. Continue along the stony path and keep to your right at the fork. Walk along a meadow until you reach the road.

(1) Turn right and take the path opposite, entering the forest. At the fork, keep to your right. The dirt track leaves the forest and joins another track. Continue straight ahead.

(2) At the intersection, where you will see a chapel, turn right. Cross the Gros-fays stream and its mill. Go up the road to the path on your left, turn left and go up to the road. At the top, turn right. Ignore the first path on your left, which leads to private property. Continue downhill a little further and take the next path, leaving the marked trail.

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Pass two local stone houses and continue along the grassy path behind them.

(3) At the fork, go straight ahead, with the forest on your right and a clear-cut area on your left. At the top, continue to the left. At the end, turn right and descend for about 300 metres.

(4) At the large crossroads, turn left and then immediately right. Depending on the vegetation, you will have a view of the pond.

(5) Much further on (approx. 600m), take a less marked path on your right. Ford a stream flowing into the Gros-Fays stream. Keep to your right. Follow the stream until you reach a stone path and turn right. After the bend, leave the entrance to the meadow and take the next path on your right.

(6) Turn right and follow the stream, which you can hear more than you can see. Wade across.

(7) 500 metres further on, at a wide grassy intersection, turn left.

Blue diamond markings

Join a path (not shown on the map) and continue to the right.

(8) Join another path and continue to the left. A new path comes up on your left, ignore it and continue straight ahead. Ignore the wide path on the left just before the bend. After the bend, turn left onto the path running alongside the forest and a patch of young fir trees. Cross the road to continue opposite.

(9) Ignore the path branching off to the left and stay on the more clearly marked path. At the bend marked by deep tyre tracks on the ground, continue straight ahead. As soon as you leave the woods, you will see the village of Oizy in the distance. Continue along the path until you reach the road. Turn right. Ignore the path branching off to your right.

(10) Turn right onto the next gravel path. Descend towards the village, ignoring the roads on your left, and return to the chapel (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 351 m - Parking in front of the entrance to the Saint-Monon Chapel.
  2. 1 : km 0.49 - alt. 318 m - Turn right at the road.
  3. 2 : km 1.14 - alt. 260 m - Oratory
  4. 3 : km 2.88 - alt. 324 m - Multiple choice turn
  5. 4 : km 3.55 - alt. 326 m - Large crossroads, on the left
  6. 5 : km 4.24 - alt. 319 m - Path on the right
  7. 6 : km 5.57 - alt. 348 m - Turn right towards the stream.
  8. 7 : km 6 - alt. 358 m - Grassy intersection, on the left
  9. 8 : km 6.72 - alt. 391 m - Path on the left
  10. 9 : km 8.01 - alt. 419 m - Continue straight ahead on the most clearly marked path.
  11. 10 : km 9.16 - alt. 393 m - On the right, a stony path
  12. S/E : km 9.52 - alt. 351 m - Parking in front of the entrance to the Saint-Monon Chapel.

Notes

There are a few fords, so good waterproof footwear is useful.
The hike is mostly covered.
No drinking water along the route, no food available in Cornimont.

Worth a visit

Cornimont

According to local history, Cornimont was home to the last wolf in our country. It was killed in the woods of Cornimont by a gamekeeper from Gros-Fays during the winter of 1885.
The name Cornimont comes from Cornutus mons or mont cornu (1234).

Saint-Monon Chapel
Built in the Mosan style and dating from 1783, it is dedicated to Saint Monon, protector of livestock and crops. It houses a magnificent painting entitled "The Adoration of the Magi".

Gros-Fays Mill
The miller was the soul of the local resistance, commemorative plaque.

Bonne Soc stream
It rises in the hills above Baillamont and flows towards the Semois, marking the boundary between the municipalities of Gros-Fays and Cornimont. You will pass it at the Gros-Fays mill.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
User 14816076

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and pleasant walk in the sunshine, with the ever-magnificent landscapes of the Belgian Ardennes.

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JRD
JRD

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike. Paths are very passable except between 3 and 4, from the point where you turn left: path is very overgrown and closing in (broom, ferns).
The route was not very busy on the day we did it.

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Olivier5100
Olivier5100

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike in a very beautiful region. What's more, Cornimont is full of charm for those who love remote areas. This hike offers some very nice views. The paths are quite wide and relatively well maintained. I recommend it.

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lazzerini
lazzerini

Hello VéroMi1,

regarding the unclear ending... at what point did you start to hesitate?
So that I can see if I can improve it.

Thank you.

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VéroMi1
VéroMi1

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The description of the end of the route is relatively vague. This isn't a problem if you follow the signposts, but what if the signposts change? Apart from that, it's a superb hike: sublime landscapes, tranquillity, rolling hills and even a ford which, at the end of March after the rains, proves to be a bit challenging.

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pphilippe
pphilippe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
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 in an equally beautiful region: mainly woods, countryside, beautiful buildings, beautiful views and the good fortune to have beautiful light on the day of the walk. Completed in 2½ hours.

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magiqueboudoum
magiqueboudoum

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

For your information, "Route on map" refers to assessing the accuracy of the route as it appears on the map in relation to the actual terrain.

Did the route cause any problems?
Did you follow the route with a GPS or a GPS application?
Did you deviate from the route of the hike?

Kind regards

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cimino.remacle@gmail.com
cimino.remacle@gmail.com

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

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noel ju
noel ju

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike

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ArinaTomberg
ArinaTomberg

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful walk in the forest along the little Gros-Fays stream. With surprises! At one of the places where I had to cross the stream, the water was too high and I had to build a kind of footbridge to reach the other side. It took me fifteen minutes, but as I'm not an expert, the crossing didn't go quite as planned. It was fun!

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dobb
dobb
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Superb hike, varied, precise description (note that I had an IGN map, which is always a good idea when in doubt!)
To be repeated.

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lazzerini
lazzerini

Hello bozierburno,

and thank you for your feedback. Do you have any suggestions for better explaining this intersection?
What happened to make you almost miss it?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

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bozierbruno
bozierbruno

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike between forest and meadow. The village of Cornimont is particularly attractive.
I did this hike alone, mainly following the description.
Point 4 could perhaps be made clearer. (I almost missed the fork to the left.)
Thank you for this presentation.
bozierbruno

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