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Noir Flohay Dead Forest and Vennwacken Rocks

Natural Monuments

Wallonie

Noir Flohay Dead Forest and Vennwacken Rocks

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Noir Flohay Dead Forest and Vennwacken Rocks

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Location: Baelen, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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2. Boardwalk Over the Wez Stream – Beautiful section of the trail loop from Longfaye

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3. Boardwalk Over the Wez Stream – Polleur Venn loop from Sourbrodt

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

June 2, 2022

The boulders that protrude here and there from the grass and appear lost and strange in the marshy surroundings raise the question of their origin. The colors of the stones, popularly known as Vennwacke, vary from gray-blue to black and are often crossed by white veins.
They come from the first geological era of the Cambrian and are marine deposits from 500 million years ago that have undergone a transformation process over the course of Earth's history and finally form today's very hard so-called Vennwacke. They came to the surface during the ice ages. At that time, the ground of the High Fens was permanently frozen to a depth of 10m and only in summer did the ground on the surface thaw. However, as soon as the condensation water in the upper clay layers reached a certain degree of saturation, flowing earth developed even at low slopes, which also carried away the blasted quartzite blocks from the existing rock formations. Due to the frequent alternating periods of frost and thaw, more and more Vennwackes accumulated in the upper layers of the earth and finally emerged to the surface of the earth.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

November 28, 2022

One of the most beautiful areas in the Walloon Fens, from where you also have a unique view over the open Fen landscape.

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August 12, 2022

The “Cyclops” of Noir Flohay. Mystical and fantastically beautiful both during the day and at night when the moon is full.

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Noir Flohay Dead Forest and Vennwacken Rocks

1. Beautiful section of the trail – Boardwalk Over the Wez Stream loop from Longfaye

2. Boardwalk Over the Wez Stream – Beautiful section of the trail loop from Longfaye

3. Boardwalk Over the Wez Stream – Polleur Venn loop from Sourbrodt

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