Tour of Herve

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This fairly long and adjustable hike, measuring approximately 40 km, will take you along numerous small paths and allow you to discover some of the monuments of the Herve region and its surroundings. You will begin your adventure in the peaceful little village of Chaineux, then take a small rural path via Manaihant to the Xénemont mill (please note that the tunnel crossing the motorway may be closed). You will then pass through the town of Herve, where you will discover a farmhouse ice cream parlour. Head towards line 38 (an old railway line) towards a slag heap in Soumagne (an old coal mining area). Continue your journey through the small village of Melen and its woods and pass in front of Bolland Castle. You can decide to climb up to see the Charneux cross or follow the main road towards Battice to return to Chaineux via the meadows.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 25.22 mi
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    Average duration: 13h 20 
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    Difficulty: Very difficult
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 2,021 ft
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    Descent: - 1,995 ft
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    Highest point: 1,099 ft
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    Lowest point: 600 ft
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Description of the walk

Warning: this is a route with a brief description, which therefore does not offer the same guarantees as the walks usually published on Visorando.This fairly long and adjustable hike, measuring approximately 40 km, will take you along numerous small paths and allow you to discover some of the monuments of the Herve region and its surroundings. You will begin your adventure in the peaceful little village of Chaineux, then take a small rural path via Manaihant to the Xénemont mill (please note that the tunnel crossing the motorway may be closed). You will then pass through the town of Herve, where you will discover a farmhouse ice cream parlour (1), and head towards line 38 (an old railway line) in the direction of a slag heap in Soumagne (2) (an old coal mining route). You will continue your journey through the small village of Melen and its woods (3), passing in front of Bolland Castle (4). You can decide to climb up to see the Charneux cross (5) or follow the main road towards Battice (6) to take the path through the meadows towards Chaineux.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 719 ft - Chaineux
  2. 1 : mi 0.34 - alt. 709 ft - Haute Saurée
  3. 2 : mi 1.11 - alt. 817 ft - Bonvoisin
  4. 3 : mi 2.43 - alt. 955 ft - Manaihan
  5. 4 : mi 3.29 - alt. 1,033 ft - Cross
  6. 5 : mi 3.98 - alt. 1,027 ft - Xhéneumont
  7. 6 : mi 4.99 - alt. 965 ft - Herve
  8. 7 : mi 6.03 - alt. 771 ft - Glacerie fermette
  9. 8 : mi 7.03 - alt. 843 ft - N621
  10. 9 : mi 7.94 - alt. 951 ft - N3
  11. 10 : mi 9.66 - alt. 902 ft - Soumagne
  12. 11 : mi 11.39 - alt. 974 ft - Soumagne slag heap
  13. 12 : mi 12.91 - alt. 843 ft - N604
  14. 13 : mi 13.64 - alt. 774 ft - Cerexhe-Heuseux
  15. 14 : mi 14.48 - alt. 614 ft - Melen Woods
  16. 15 : mi 15.65 - alt. 682 ft - Bolland Castle
  17. 16 : mi 17.5 - alt. 1,007 ft - N627
  18. 17 : mi 18.62 - alt. 774 ft - Charneux
  19. 18 : mi 19.69 - alt. 791 ft - Charneux Cross
  20. 19 : mi 20.7 - alt. 702 ft - Ruisseau des Haies and Ruisseau du Vivier
  21. 20 : mi 22.2 - alt. 1,076 ft - Battice
  22. 21 : mi 23.52 - alt. 879 ft - Motorway
  23. 22 : mi 24.93 - alt. 755 ft - Houlteau
  24. S/E : mi 25.22 - alt. 725 ft - Chaineux

Notes

Please note: The bridge under the E42 Battice may be closed. If so, continue along the main road "Rue de Verviers" until the first junction on the left after the blue bridge (which crosses over the motorway).

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