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Vendresse walks
The Vendresse Arboretum, the Ligne aux Sapins and the Cogneux springs.
Visorando Member
8.15 mi
+955 ft
-958 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Vendresse (Ardennes)
Enjoy the Vendresse State Forest, remarkable for its many species and rows of Douglas fir trees.
Take in the view of the vast Bar valley and the Ardennes canal before descending towards Omicourt. Climb back up to return to the Bar valley.
Walk along the Rouge Cogneux and discover its resurgent springs.
Return to the "Domaniale".
The Saint-Aignan Tunnel
Tourist office
3.54 mi
+427 ft
-433 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Omicourt (Ardennes)
Between the Mazarin Forest and the Bar Valley, near the village of Saint-Aignan, discover one of the secrets of the Ardennes Canal, which, to avoid detours, passes under the mountain. A lovely little walk to enjoy with the family, making ‘woo-hoo’ sounds to create an echo in the river tunnel.
From the Omont wash house to the La Horgne wash house
5.76 mi
+407 ft
-610 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Omont (Ardennes)
As part of the art event "Ma dernière chemise" (My Last Shirt) created by Sam Peeters (a resident of Omont), you are invited to walk or cycle from the Omont wash house to the La Horgne wash house. The wash houses will host a temporary exhibition of works of art. These country lanes in the heart of the Crêtes Préardennaises will give you a beautiful glimpse of the region, its forests, its hedgerows and its villages.
Please note: this online hike requires two vehicles if you do not want to walk back (18 km round trip).
Route of Saint-Roger Chapel in Élan
1.96 mi
+190 ft
-187 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Élan (Ardennes)
Set off to discover this little corner of paradise where tranquillity reigns.A forest steeped in mystery – let yourself be carried away by the birdsong...
From Father Meslier to the Saint-Roger fountain
7.00 mi
+801 ft
-817 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Élan (Ardennes)
Walk through the Élan forest amidst splendid spruce and beech trees.
In the footsteps of Saint Roger, who founded Élan Abbey in 1148 (now destroyed) and the miraculous fountain that cures infertility and heartbreak.
Also in the footsteps of Father Meslier, who served in Étrépigny, Balaives and Butz from 1689 to 1729 and was an atheist and revolutionary.
Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu circular loop
Local authority
1.45 mi
+171 ft
-190 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from Le Mont-Dieu (Ardennes)
This circular route invites you to discover the surroundings of the Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu along a pleasant forest path. Accessible to the whole family, the route winds its way through wooded areas and offers a peaceful immersion in a preserved natural environment. Throughout the hike, the rich heritage of the site is revealed, combining monastic history and remarkable landscapes.
Mont-Dieu trail
5.09 mi
+446 ft
-449 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Le Mont-Dieu (Ardennes)
Starting from the Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu, this family-friendly circular walk takes you along a pleasant forest path in the heart of the national forest. The route offers a peaceful immersion in a preserved natural environment and allows you to discover the monumental barn of La Corrérie and the Château de la Barbière, which bear witness to the site's rich heritage and history.
Mont-Dieu
5.84 mi
+482 ft
-472 ft
3h 05
Easy
Departure from Le Mont-Dieu (Ardennes)
The Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu was built in a vast 24-hectare clearing in the middle of a huge 1,123-hectare forest, whose springs feed the numerous ponds. We invite you to explore this wooded, hilly region, as well as the park and the rear of the charterhouse.
Lac de Bairon trail
5.83 mi
+10 ft
-7 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Sauville (Ardennes)
A family-friendly route with no elevation gain, between a leisure centre and a Natura 2000 classified biodiversity reserve. A classic that never gets old!
The Val de Bairon
5.73 mi
+315 ft
-292 ft
2h 55
Moderate
Departure from Sauville (Ardennes)
A lovely circular walk that will take you to Louvergny and the source of the Ruisseau du Bairon, which has given the site its name since the Middle Ages.
Between Flize, Boutancourt and Dom le Mesnil
5.25 mi
+531 ft
-512 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Flize (Ardennes)
Beautiful views over the Meuse valley and the surrounding villages, as well as traces of the Second World War, in a place where stone quarrying has shaped its economic history.
Within the grounds of the Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu
9.24 mi
+814 ft
-787 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Les Grandes-Armoises (Ardennes)
This walk is a journey back in time.
Starting from areas of livestock farming and crop cultivation, you’ll come across monuments and information boards along the route that recount the resistance to the German invasion during the Battle of Stonne in May 1940.
You’ll journey back to the 12th century with the Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu, the forest and the estates that belonged to it, and finish the route on the Roman road that led from Reims to Trier.
On the hill at Stonne
6.30 mi
+492 ft
-515 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Les Grandes-Armoises (Ardennes)
Before reaching Stonne, with its highest point known as ‘le pain de sucre’, its panoramic views and its orientation table, you’ll walk through the shade of the forest.
The short ‘mountainous’ section around the village can be avoided. The return route takes you across a plateau amidst meadows and fields.
The village of Stonne was the scene of fierce fighting in May 1940 following the German army’s breakthrough at Sedan.
La Marfée
5.69 mi
+358 ft
-335 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Noyers-Pont-Maugis (Ardennes)
The Col de la Marfée, the village of Chaumont and its superb inscriptions on the pediments of the houses, panoramic views of Cheuveuges, the Meuse valley and Sedan: this is what awaits you on this walk, which takes you effortlessly through meadows, fields and forest.
Ballast pits at Fort des Ayvelles
7.54 mi
+200 ft
-200 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Les Ayvelles (Ardennes)
Surprisingly peaceful gravel pits less than two kilometres from a town with over 50,000 inhabitants.
Discover a19th- century fort hidden in the woods.
The Piot Cross at the start of the route from Wadelincourt
11.01 mi
+1,230 ft
-1,214 ft
6h 10
Moderate
Departure from Wadelincourt (Ardennes)
A route with very few sections through woodland which, throughout the walk, offers hikers sweeping panoramic views over the Bar and Meuse valleys.
Saint-Marceau and the banks of the Vence
4.78 mi
+174 ft
-200 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from La Francheville (Ardennes)
A short hike that starts in the woods of La Francheville, continues to Saint-Marceau and ends along the banks of the Vence river, passing some industrial wasteland and the remains of water mills.
Sedan, the lake and the canal
4.64 mi
+39 ft
-36 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Sedan (Ardennes)
A walk around the lake in November, shrouded in mist, with a detour through the town centre and the renovated old quarters, then back along the canal, admiring the reflections of the bourgeois houses in its dark waters.
Lumes, the Meuse and the Villers-Semeuse gravel pits
6.34 mi
+56 ft
-56 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Lumes (Ardennes)
Rainwater, seepage, river flooding, trees and vegetation have transformed the former gravel pits into a very pleasant walk, in a maze of paths running alongside ponds, each more beautiful than the last, bordering the Meuse with very pretty landscapes as a backdrop and the peaceful murmur of human activity all around.
Iges Peninsula
4.89 mi
+253 ft
-256 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Glaire (Ardennes)
The Iges peninsula, formed by a circular bend in the Meuse downstream from Sedan, has always been a crossing point. A secondary Roman road, linking the two major routes from Reims to Cologne and from Reims to Trier, passed through Iges and crossed the Meuse via a paved ford. Following the surrender of 1870, 80,000 French soldiers were crammed onto the peninsula in appalling conditions before being transferred to Germany, hence the name ‘Camp de la Misère’ (Camp of Misery) given to the peninsula.
Discovering the Sedan region
5.60 mi
+492 ft
-486 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Sedan (Ardennes)
Set off to discover the historic sites that have shaped the Sedan region. Places steeped in history and emotion.
The Margueritte Division March
6.18 mi
+646 ft
-646 ft
3h 25
Easy
Departure from Ardennes
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the sacrifice of the Chasseurs d’Afrique of the Margueritte Division earned the admiration of William I, who remarked, “Ah! What brave men.” Follow in their footsteps and discover the countryside and battlefields of the Sedan region.
Balcons de Meuse 2 – Le Theux via the Chemin des Carrières
3.94 mi
+190 ft
-190 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Saint-Laurent (Ardennes)
This walk allows you to explore the quarries of Romery, the Theux district in Charleville-Mézières and part of the future Voie Verte, a development programme for the banks of the Meuse. It can be combined with the previous walk starting from Ville-sur-Lumes.
The Balcons de Meuse, starting from Ville-sur-Lumes
3.91 mi
+344 ft
-338 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Ville-sur-Lumes (Ardennes)
Ville-sur-Lumes, Romery, Saint-Laurent: the first walk in a series in the Balcons de Meuse
A route linking villages situated on the banks of the Meuse, following paths and meadow tracks and passing through quarries.
Balcons de Meuse 3 / Ville-sur-Lumes, Gernelles, Issancourt-Rumel
5.60 mi
+325 ft
-299 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Ville-sur-Lumes (Ardennes)
Follow small roads to link up three villages in the Balcons de Meuse during the hunting season, when the woods are not recommended. This route is very pleasant and allows you to discover some special spots.
It can be combined with walk no. 1, extending the route.