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La Roche-En-Ardenne

Path of the Dead

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La Roche-En-Ardenne

Path of the Dead

Recommended by 80 hikers out of 81

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel des deux Ourthes

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Location: La Roche-En-Ardenne, Marche-En-Famenne, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. La Roche-en-Ardenne via Beausaint in a loop in the parc naturel des deux Ourthes

11.8km

03:35

350m

Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Trail along the Ourthe – La Roche-en-Ardenne loop from La Roche-en-Ardenne

9.05km

02:43

290m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of the Ourthe Valley – View of the Ourthe River loop from Petit-Halleux

16.2km

04:52

520m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Willem VS

April 15, 2021

A path over the mountain of Corumont! The path used to be used by the inhabitants of Harzé to transport their dead to the cemetery of Bérismenil, in order to avoid paying the tax on the road via La Roche.

This road connected the Roman road through Beausaint to La Roche.

On the hill opposite the Ourthe is King Pepin's chair from which he judged or rested after long hunting trips. A legend tells that a girl who wants to get married has to go around the stone 3 times on the same day. One day, a young unbelieving girl goes around the stone 9 times. Because of this she was called the woman with the three men. Due to the construction of the road of le Chalet, the stone has disappeared, only a children's song is left that is still sung today. The place was used during the war by the Germans for anti-aircraft defense against the Allied bombers. Today the site is used by many hikers as a viewpoint over the valley of La Roche, by mountain bikers and as a starting point for paragliding practitioners. Corumont comes from "Côrir" which means hazel, and "mont" means mountain, so mountain of the hazel trees. The "seat of King Pepin" is for us a distant childhood memory, a monotonous song "al tchèyîre do rwé Pepin mi, mi, re, re, re, re, mi, mi, mi, re, re, re", sung by toddlers, circling two children carrying a third child on the clasped hands in the primary school courtyard, noisy from the screams as the "king" jumps to the floor.

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Marc 🚶‍♂️

July 6, 2024

Beautiful steeply ascending path through the Corumont nature reserve. Here and there a view of La Roche with the castle on one Ourthewinding and the Ourthevalley to Rendeux on the other side.

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Distance 545 m

Uphill 90 m

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Location: La Roche-En-Ardenne, Marche-En-Famenne, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

Path of the Dead

1. La Roche-en-Ardenne via Beausaint in a loop in the parc naturel des deux Ourthes

2. Trail along the Ourthe – La Roche-en-Ardenne loop from La Roche-en-Ardenne

3. View of the Ourthe Valley – View of the Ourthe River loop from Petit-Halleux

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