Tour of the four villages

A hike in the Condroz region, starting from the small village of Foy-Notre-Dame on a rolling plateau with pleasant trails, including the Chemin des Pèlerins with its shrines.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.03 km
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    Average duration: 4h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 242 m
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    Descent: - 235 m

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    Highest point: 293 m
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    Lowest point: 179 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the car park near the church, the picnic table and the hiking signs.

(S/E) With the church and hiking signs on your right, continue straight ahead.

GR® markings

Continue straight ahead on Chemin des Pèlerins. After the last houses, the road becomes a farm track. Follow this track and discover the Chemin des Pèlerins shrines along the way. Enter the forest.

(1) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. Climb up and discover two magnificent centuries-old lime trees surrounding a potale. At the next crossroads (not shown on the map), continue straight ahead. Leave the forest and walk to the intersection.

No markings

(2) At the T-junction, turn left. Enter the forest and descend to the road. Turn left onto the road and turn right at the N94. Follow the N94 and, before the houses, look for the path on the other side of the road on your left. Cross carefully, climb up and continue straight ahead at all intersections.

(3) Exit the woods. Once back on the path, continue straight ahead. Cross over the expressway. Enter the village of Dréhance.

(4) At the crossroads, go straight ahead into Rue de la Ferme. When you come to another road, continue to the right and go downhill. At the crossroads, take a sharp left turn into Rue de Sûre.

(5) At the large fir tree, turn right onto the path towards Furfooz. After 500 m, when you reach a farm track, turn left and continue for a few metres.

(6) At the end of the meadow, turn right and continue straight ahead; the farm track becomes a road. Enter the village of Furfooz. At the new road, continue straight ahead. Ignore a road on the right, then another on the left, and continue along the dead-end road.

(7) At No. 27, turn left and take the path opposite. The path becomes an uphill trail and leads to a farm track. Turn right.

GR® trail markers

(8) At the fork, keep left for 600 metres.

(9) The path splits into two: a farm track and a grassy path. Choose either one; they come together further on. Enter the woods. The path turns sharply to the left. Ignore the path on your right and continue to the road. (See practical information if you wish to visit Vêves Castle.)

(10) Turn left and follow the road up to the fork.

(11) At Hubermont, turn right. Go up and turn left at the property gate. Walk for 700 m.

(12) At the crossroads, keep left. Walk along the hedge of the Château de Boisseilles. At the N94, first turn right then left and then keep left.

No signposts

Ignore the dead end and turn left. At the end of the road, turn right. Go under the motorway and continue right along the farm track. Follow the track, which turns left and then right. At the end of the field, go around the hedge on the left and walk to the trees.

(13) Ignore the path on the right and turn left into the ravine. At the road, turn left, then continue straight ahead and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 255 m - Car park near the church
  2. 1 : km 1.69 - alt. 209 m - At the crossroads, continue straight ahead
  3. 2 : km 2.86 - alt. 236 m - At the T-junction, turn left
  4. 3 : km 4.55 - alt. 253 m - Continue straight ahead on the path
  5. 4 : km 5.29 - alt. 275 m - At the crossroads, continue straight ahead
  6. 5 : km 5.65 - alt. 254 m - At the large fir tree on the right of the path
  7. 6 : km 6.18 - alt. 262 m - Turn right at the fence
  8. 7 : km 7.45 - alt. 211 m - At no. 27, turn left onto the path opposite
  9. 8 : km 7.97 - alt. 225 m - At the fork, take the left path
  10. 9 : km 8.6 - alt. 221 m - two paths to choose from: agricultural or grassy
  11. 10 : km 9.63 - alt. 204 m - Turn left uphill
  12. 11 : km 10.24 - alt. 224 m - At the fork, take the right-hand path
  13. 12 : km 11.11 - alt. 255 m - At the crossroads on the left
  14. 13 : km 13.26 - alt. 288 m - Turn left into the ravine
  15. S/E : km 14.03 - alt. 255 m - Car park near the church

Notes

The path between (5) and (6) does exist, and there is a public right of way, but unfortunately it may be ploughed at certain times of the year.

Alternative route:
(10) If you want to see the Château de Vêves, make a round trip to the right of about 800m.

Mostly open terrain.
From October to December, be aware of hunting.
No water on the route.

Worth a visit

During:
Pilgrims' Path: The pilgrimage (Pentecost Monday) from Dinant to Foy-Notre-Dame dates back to the 17th century. In 1609, a statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered in the heart of a large oak tree that had been felled on the site of the present church.
There are pretty stone shrines all along the path. A shrine is a niche containing a statuette of the Virgin Mary or a patron saint. You will find several of them along the Pilgrims' Path from (S/E) to (2).
Two magnificent centuries-old lime trees surround a potale.

Foy-Notre-Dame is the smallest village – in terms of area – in the Dinant region.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
HARDIV
HARDIV

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

On a sunny Saturday in December, the ground is frozen, making it easier to walk. When it thaws, it's not the same.

The landscape is very beautiful.

The route varies between woods, fields and villages, following small paths and farm tracks.

Thanks to the geo.

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Johnsioux
Johnsioux
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and varied route! Although we have been criss-crossing the region for a long time, it allowed us to discover some paths that we had not yet explored.

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Hedwig
Hedwig

Route close to national roads (noisy), hike with little interest. However, we have already enjoyed many other Visorando walks. On the plus side, the charming village of Foy-Notre-Dame is a good starting point.

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Tommyu
Tommyu

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike in a part of Belgium we didn't know. It was 13°C... cloudy but dry. The sun came out on our way back from the walk. The route is very well explained, no problems.
The paths were a little muddy in places.
We only came across two people!
Thank you!

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Tommyu
Tommyu

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike in a part of Belgium we didn't know. It was 13°C... cloudy but dry. The sun came out on our way back from the walk. The route is very well explained, no problems.
The paths were a little muddy in places.
We only came across two people!
Thank you!

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ArinaTomberg
ArinaTomberg

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the fields.
Bench after point 6, just after the Sûre Farm, with a beautiful view of the valley.
The yellow fields of rapeseed in bloom are very picturesque.

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dupontrb
dupontrb

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful views along the entire route. It's pleasant to pass through these four villages. It gives the walk a nice rhythm.

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chris cherpion
chris cherpion

We did it again on Sunday... and what a delight! Beautiful landscapes, forest trails, stunning fields! Thank you so much.
And now for an announcement:
During the first quarter of the hike, we walked along a meadow that was partly covered with poppies, with the promise that this was only the beginning...
So, this weekend, the meadow (at the edge of the forest) and before the shrine...
will be simply magical because it will be covered with poppies!
Hurry up!

Carine & Christian

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Sibboh
Sibboh

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A beautiful route through magnificent countryside. Some pleasant wooded sections, but also plenty to satisfy those who enjoy wide open views. The route follows lots of nice paths and very few roads (just a few unavoidable junctions). Passes through the beautiful villages of Foy-Notre-Dame and, above all, Furfooz.
We mainly followed the text of the description (not the app, and only occasionally the route on the map), and it was very clear. Thank you to the person who put together this lovely walk.

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chris cherpion
chris cherpion

Thank you for your encouragement, Carla!
We're doing it again this weekend
:-)

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lazzerini
lazzerini

Hello Chris Cherpion,

i am sorry to hear about your misadventure.
In fact, you only left with the printed map, as I understand that the description was not used.
That's not much, really.
Having the description with you is a real bonus if you don't know how to install the app on your mobile phone.
For your information: my hikes are a mixture of different types of markings or no markings at all, but when I use markings over a long distance, they are marked in bold at the beginning of the paragraph concerned.

You got home safe and sound...at least I hope so
and you went for a walk...admittedly not the one you wanted, but it's only a postponement.
I look forward to hearing from you on another hike

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chris cherpion
chris cherpion

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

Visorando for Dummies!
I put my ego aside and chose self-deprecation.
As my smartphone wouldn't let me download the Visorando app, we set off with only the description and...we went in the wrong direction! Shame on us! We were misled by the sign
Promenade Foy Notre Dame (to the right when facing the church )
You can imagine what happened next... It was near the N910 that we realised our mistake
So: a simple starting arrow? Or less stupid people?
But we'll try again with the app on a smartphone

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pseudokyste
pseudokyste

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This is already the second time I've done this hike!
It's still just as great!

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

In FURFOOZ, using street names would have been more appropriate.

A few more people around Vêves Castle.

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Dehch
Dehch

It's a large farm high up, at the end of the path that leaves Sûre; we didn't immediately notice the sign for Furfooz. I should have followed the Visorando app on my smartphone... I'll know for next time.

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