Discover The Knowns!
In this pleasant weather where nature is at its best phase, where the foliage is simply blooming and the welcoming aroma calls you for beautiful hiking in our very own wonderful country of Belgium. Here we are coming up with some exciting trails for our hikers from thrilling descends to some peaceful walks accompanied by the breathtaking views and blissful breeze. So hiker it’s time for you to wear your hiking shoes, tighten your shoelaces and go on an exciting trail. The adventure awaits!
Scroll down to know about some amazing hiking trails near you:
Rocher du Hat
The Rocher du Hat offers you a splendid view of the Semois and its meanders. You have the choice among a multitude of walks of different distances that you will find on the walking map. The lovely little walk in here starts from the parking of the Counts of Chiny pier 35. Then follow the tag “yellow triangle with n ° 25 which can sometimes become a yellow diamond”.
Take good shoes and start your walk on a slope that leads you to the heights of the Bois du Hat. This walk takes place in a shady forest. You will cross woodlands while following well-marked markings to the top, where you will see the Rocher du Hat. As you approach the rock, the landscape opens up and gives you an exceptional view of the Semois valley. The total distance of the hike is around 5 km taking around 1 hour to complete the trek and there are several places for a picnic around. Dogs allowed on a lead. The path is quite smooth and suitable for children
This walk can be done by bike. You will be gifted by the splendid views of semois valley and the pleasant breeze will charm your tour.
Domaine Solvay à La Hulpe
A few kilometers from Brussels, the regional Domaine Solvay in La Hulpe, a unique heritage of the Walloon Region, includes part of the Forest de Soignes and the Château de La Hulpe. It is a peaceful place where to have a walk, not too far from the center of Brussels, it’s the perfect destination for your daily bike trip. The Château de la Hulpe is magnificent from all angles, and the possibilities for walking are endless. Château de La Hulpe has instant appeal behind its innocent Marlinspike Hall exterior.
Fantastic place for a nice stroll around the several idyllic ponds and the impressive sequoia trees planted around the estate. There are also lakes, flower gardens, and many species of animals, in short, that of nature and calm. It is the ideal place for a walk or a picnic in a green place. Sitting comfortably on its grounds, you can feel its gentle strength and your imagination comes alive. Visitors can enjoy many strolls there, admiring its lawns, remarkable trees, hills, and ponds. This place is full of surprises that fill you with wonder.
Nez Napoleon
Nez Napoleon is a circuit with numerous views of untouched landscapes! After each turn on this short course, you will be surprised by beautiful picture-perfect views. The hill is referred to as Napoleon’s Nose, as when seen in silhouette the sky resembles a gigantic profile staring upwards forming the emperor’s distinctive tricorn hat.
This circular route begins at the parking lot by the Robertville dam and follows a path marked with green rectangles. This path leads up through the trees, climbing onto a plateau. Stop here to admire the views of Reinhardstein castle which stands on the high ground above the Warche valley.
Further along the trail, the landscape develops some steep rock formations. From there, the route proceeds into the valley along the course of a bubbling, wild river. The ‘Nez Napoléon’ is a jutting rock formation overshadowing the Warche valley.
This hike is around a 6 km trail and it takes around 2 hours to finish it. If you’re tempted by a short detour, you can go and take a look at the highest waterfall in Belgium, which falls beside Reinhardstein castle into the Warche valley from a height of 60 meters. Finally, you pass the dam of Lac de Robertville. Don’t forget to capture your cheerful moments.
Boucle Noire
Let’s obey our intuition on a walk with our perceptions awake. Let’s meander through this sanctuary of a hundred directions and let’s contemplate the legend of the sun straddled atop the obelisk that never sets in the west. Initiated by Chemins Terrils and the Sentiers de Grande Randonnée, the Black Loop runs for 22 km between Sambre and Charleroi-Brussels Canal.
The Black Loop breaks free from the city’s territorial obstacles, flees alongside industrial castles, spins through a reinvented forest, invites itself into an English-style park, settles at the top of the slag heaps.
The tour includes climbing the four slag heaps connected by passages. The tour is signposted with slabs recovered from a wall from the 1980s. The triangular-shaped slabs evoke the shape of the slag heaps. The route takes the form of urban exploration by crossing the suburbs and differs from the usual tourist routes. A poetic-punk journey that questions the contrasts of a changing city and leaves no one indifferent.
The map of the course is available at the tourist office. Don’t forget to capture those wonderful moments.
Le Tombeau du Chevalier, Herbeumont
Herbeumont also offers you numerous walks and unparalleled viewpoints along the Semois. This Trail loop will take you around the Tombeau du Chevalier by the “Boult” path which will continually follow the meander of the Semois. From the parking area, you will walk through a nice park towards the center of Herbeumont. You will walk alongside a bridge from the bridge you will walk to the ruins of the castle of Herbeumont.
Over the years the castle was changed several times. From there you will lead to the Le Tombeau du Chevalier, The knight’s tomb is a wooded elevation encircled by the Semois, visible from the castle and whose shape is reminiscent of a medieval tomb. The walking path runs steeply down along a cliff.
The first part of the walking path through the le Tombeau du Chevalier runs through a beautiful forest. Soon you will walk along the banks of the La Semois. You will walk to the end of the le Tombeau du Chevalier and leave the banks of the La Semois for a small part walking along a tarmac road. Here you must descend to the banks of the La Sambre, but the mountain is very steep.
Turning back you will follow the road through beautiful forests in the Ardennes back in the direction of Herbeumont. Through the valley La Vallée de l’Androgyne you will walk on a dirt road uphill again. You will continue walking along the water until you encounter the asphalt. The walk to Herbeumont is very varied and very beautiful. It is around a 16km walk and you will love everything about the path.
Enghien Park
Do you dream of rediscovering the charm of the gardens of yesteryear? Want to relieve your stress in the middle of a green area steeped in history? Make these dreams come true in Enghien, the medieval city of the Dukes of Arenberg. One of the most beautiful gardens in Europe. The entire park is accessible to strollers and young children. Enghien Park is distinguished by its thematic gardens and water structures.
Composed of the ‘flower garden’, the ‘baroque gardens of the Seven stars’, a curiosity of the estate, as well as the ‘garden of the Dahlias’, the Enghien park plunges the visitor into more than 400 years of history. It has the possibility of very beautiful walks. Stroll along the edge of the ponds, in the woods, or the groves around the castle. A perfect place for a perfect stroll you will love admiring the park in the shade.