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The Zwarte Rotsen Nature Reserve

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The Zwarte Rotsen Nature Reserve

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The Zwarte Rotsen Nature Reserve

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Location: Comblain-Au-Pont, Liège, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. "Rock Window" of the Tartines loop from Comblain-au-Pont

8.83km

02:32

200m

210m

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

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2. Grotte du Confluent – Trou du Lierre loop from Comblain-au-Pont

12.6km

03:34

280m

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

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3. Sablière de Larbois loop from Comblain-au-Pont

10.6km

02:58

220m

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

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

January 2, 2024

This nature reserve consists of a remarkable dolomite massif. There are three very different rocks, viewed from the valley and from left to right:

1) The Grande Face, also called Grande Falaise (completely covered with vegetation)
At the foot opens the sunken entrance to the Trou de la Roche Noire or Lutons and/or La Cloche.
2) The head of the Sphinx and/or the lion (on the right and slightly higher), the south facade of which is 25 meters high, the 10 to 15 meter high north wall is overgrown and riddled with many holes
3) Le Gendarme (a little further to the right in the forest)
The rare vegetation consists of dry limestone grasslands and limestone forests. The site is supervised by the DNF and managed in collaboration with the non-profit association "Les Roches Noires". Excursions there are regularly organized by the Ardenne et Gaume association. Entry to the trails is free.
Source: mini-ardenne.be/poi.card.php?language=nl&id=4858

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

April 24, 2024

The Roches Noires nature reserve is part of the rocky and forest massif that stretches about halfway between Comblain-au-Pont and the village of Mont-Comblain.

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Erwin D.R

February 18, 2022

On the hills around Comblain - hidden in the green - there is a rock formation where you will find a treasure trove of biodiversity. More than 500,000 years ago, this dolomite rock literally surfaced at the hands of the Ourthe: for thousands of years the river tried to work its way through the rock, but failing that, the river made a bend with an amphitheatre-shaped meadow in it, against the background of a rock wall. This consists of dolomite, a mixture of magnesium carbonates and calcium, which makes them very hard and has a dark color. Over the millennia, the river has carved another path, into softer rock, and so are these witnesses of the former landscape. Various plants that are typical of dry, warm limestone soils grow on the well-lit slopes. Oak, hornbeam and ash stretch their branches here to catch a little sun. The calcareous grassland with its typical flora is maintained by sympathetic Ardennes fox heads (sheep). During the high season, orchid lovers will get their money's worth here. The area is managed by the non-profit association Ardenne en Gaume and is co-financed by the European LIFE project Hélianthème (Comblain walk no. 1). Label : Certified Nature Reserve, property of Ardenne & Gaume vzw. Listed Exceptional Heritage Area

Bus 377, 142 Stop: Place Leblanc.

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Location: Comblain-Au-Pont, Liège, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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The Zwarte Rotsen Nature Reserve

1. "Rock Window" of the Tartines loop from Comblain-au-Pont

2. Grotte du Confluent – Trou du Lierre loop from Comblain-au-Pont

3. Sablière de Larbois loop from Comblain-au-Pont

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