Unspoilt nature and wide views – hiking in Wallonia

Hiking Collection by VISITWallonia

Tours

30:27 h

68.3 mi

6,650 ft

Imagine a region in Belgium where you can find everything for a wonderful hiking weekend. A region that’s home to Europe’s oldest thermal city, where historic buildings and beautiful views abound and where the Amel, Warche and Salm rivers have carved the valleys of the Ardennes. With plenty of swimming lakes and culture on the way, what more could you want?

This region is Wallonia in the south of Belgium. Here, nature, culture and French savoir-vivre go hand in hand. During a hiking weekend in the Ardennes, you discover a rich variety of beautiful and interesting highlights. Extensive forests and moors, healing springs, historic abbeys, crystal-clear mountain rivers, many viewpoints and places to stop for refreshments.

The Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure in the west of Wallonia offer completely different impressions. After walking around the lakes, you can plunge straight into the cool water. If you're in the mood for culture, don't miss the city of Mons. On the same weekend, you can hike through breathtaking landscapes in the nearby Hauts Pays Nature Park.

In this hiking Collection, we’ve put together seven Tours for short trips in Belgium that inspire you to enjoy the unspoilt nature and the wide views with your own eyes. Visit Wallonia this weekend and experience it for yourself. After all, its beauty is so close.

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Tours & Highlights

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The slopes of the Citadel – hiking in Wallonia
01:32
3.21 mi
2.1 mph
500 ft
500 ft
Easy
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
A mighty citadel towered over the city of Liège for several centuries. In its checkered history it was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. In the 1970s the citadel fell into disuse and a hospital was built on the site. Much of the historic walls have now disappeared, but remains can still be found in several…
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On the trail of the Quellenweg – hiking in Wallonia
05:15
11.7 mi
2.2 mph
1,450 ft
625 ft
Expert
Expert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Like no other European city, Spa is associated with the beneficial healing springs. In addition, the pretty town is surrounded by beautiful nature and this combination makes it a health resort with a guarantee of relaxation. So it stands to reason that the 161-kilometre Chemin des Sources hiking trail…
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The Trout Trail – hiking in Wallonia
03:23
7.69 mi
2.3 mph
625 ft
625 ft
Intermediate
Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Stavelot Abbey has a long and distinguished history. As early as the 7th century, the abbot-bishop Remaclus founded a monastery here that was to last for more than a thousand years. It was only dissolved in the course of the French Revolution towards the end of the 18th century. Numerous sacred relics…
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by Abtei Stavelot. Museum Rennstrecke Spa
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Trois-Ponts to the heights of the Ardennes – hiking in Wallonia
06:43
14.4 mi
2.1 mph
1,975 ft
1,975 ft
Expert
Expert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Like no other low mountain range, the Ardennes stand for the longing for untouched nature. Graceful rivers such as the Amel or the Salm make their way through wooded valleys, past mighty rocks and on the slopes above the valleys you can enjoy fantastic views. The Ardennes are only sparsely populated…
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Vayamundo walk in Houffalize – hiking in Wallonia
06:20
13.9 mi
2.2 mph
1,550 ft
1,550 ft
Expert
Expert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
The Vayamundo holiday club is an ideal starting point for some beautiful walks in the beautiful nature of the Ardennes. This tour takes you, among other things, through the lovely town of Houffalize, along the Ourthe Orientale with its beaver dams and over the ridges on both sides of the valley. Due…
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by Vayamundo Holiday Club in Houffalize
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Plate Taille loop – Eau d'Heure Lakes region
04:14
10.2 mi
2.4 mph
275 ft
300 ft
Intermediate
Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
The Lac de la Plate Taille, together with its four neighboring lakes, not only forms the largest lake area in Belgium, it also claims a record for itself. The Lac de la Plate Taille is the largest lake in the whole country. If you want to circumnavigate it completely, you will cover more than 16 kilometers…
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Loop around Honnelles near Mons – hiking in Wallonia
03:01
7.18 mi
2.4 mph
250 ft
250 ft
Intermediate
Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Mons is a former mining town that is rightly proud of its glorious past. The city has a lot more to offer these days. As a city of culture, it represents a melting pot of a wide variety of influences. A stay in the city is also a good opportunity to discover the beautiful nature in the surrounding area…
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by Maison du Tourisme de la Région de Mons
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