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Duck Pond

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Duck Pond

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Duck Pond

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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

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1. Bridge Over the Getzbach – Root Trail loop from Küchelscheid

19.2km

05:15

290m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Root Trail – Brackvenn Moor Ponds loop from Petergensfeld

19.7km

05:22

290m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Boardwalks Through Brackvenn – Brackvenn Moor Lakes loop from Küchelscheid

14.5km

03:51

140m

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

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

October 22, 2022

A pond where, at best, a few dragonflies frolic in the summer, otherwise nothing special. The beaver's tracks are several years old.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

January 13, 2022

A small pond and nothing special. There are more beautiful waters in the High Fens.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

June 22, 2019

The Brackvenn lies on both sides of the Monschauer road (N 67), which leads from Monschau to Eupen. The trails are well signposted and along the boardwalks there are always information boards.
North of the N 67 is the Brackvenn divided into Nahtsief and Puzen. Parts of the area have been renatured. At the northern edge of this area lies the duck's nest, a pingo or palsen, which was filled with drainage ditches with water to have firefighting water for fires in the Venn.
South of the N 67 are the Venngebiete Im Platten Venn, Hobbe and the Royal peat bog. In this area there are several Palsen or "Mooraugen". One of them, the Hellenketel, is located near the parking lot Nahtsief.
In the royal peat bog no peat was mined and the original bog vegetation is still preserved. The area is therefore strictly protected and is not accessible.
In both parts of Brackvenn there are several pals (pingos). They originated at the end of the last ice age about 10,000 to 11,000 years ago and consist of a round earth wall, which surrounds a water hole, the so-called Moorauge. These geologically interesting formations can be easily recognized on aerial photographs, e.g. on google-earth.
As in all fens, there is a risk of fire from prolonged drought. In such a case, a red flag is hoisted at the entrances to the Venn - entering the Venn is then not allowed.

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

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Duck Pond

1. Bridge Over the Getzbach – Root Trail loop from Küchelscheid

2. Root Trail – Brackvenn Moor Ponds loop from Petergensfeld

3. Boardwalks Through Brackvenn – Brackvenn Moor Lakes loop from Küchelscheid

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