Walks & Hikes

Wild countryside from the calestienne to the ardenne

Wild countryside from the calestienne to the ardenne

Description

If you’re an adventurer, the untamed Calestienne is a surprising discovery with its Viroin-Hermeton nature park, chalk grasslands and famous chasms like the Fondry des Chiens, its wild orchids and the elegant song of its song thrush. Moored along the bucolic Viroin valley, traditional villages lie in enchanting landscapes in the peace and quiet of a fertile countryside. Along this node way, museums, archaeological sites and remains await you at Treignes, the village of museums.     

TO DO :

Travel aboard a steam engine at the Trois Vallées steam railway museum; visit Treignes and its museum villages: steam railway museum, the Espace Arthur Masson, the Musée du Malgré-Tout and the Viroin Ecomuseum; kayak at the Le Montjoie café/restaurant; discover the region’s mythology at the Légendaire in Olloy-sur-Viroin; ride a quadracycle in Matagne-la-Petite; enjoy a freshly brewed beer and/or read a book at the Eaux Vives brewery.

TO SEE :

Discover the Calestienne landscape; Montagne de la Carrière in Doische; the Medieval village of Hierges in France; the Villa gallo-romaine; Vierves-sur-Viroin, one of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia.

Walk info

Nodal points route

  • 11
  • 14
  • 4
  • 55
  • 85
  • 33
  • 32
  • 65
  • 22
  • 16
  • 17
  • 9

Bicycle tourism

Length of route 56km

Difficulty : Difficult

Signage :

Services & facilities

  • Parking