Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Wallonie

The Sommière Water Machine (Fechelenne Water Machine)

Wallonie

The Sommière Water Machine (Fechelenne Water Machine)

Highlight • Monument

The Sommière Water Machine (Fechelenne Water Machine)

Name: The Sommière Water Machine (Fechelenne Water Machine)
Rating: 2

Recommended by 6 mountain bikers

Save

Location: Onhaye, Dinant, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Mountain Biking Routes to The Sommière Water Machine (Fechelenne Water Machine)

4.7

(3)

159

riders

1. Maredsous Abbey loop from Anthée

35.5km

03:04

600m

610m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.8

(4)

riders

2. Tunnel de l'Est in Virey – Railbike Path (Draisines) loop from Anthée

49.5km

04:23

930m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Expert

riders

3. Railbike Path (Draisines) – Tunnel de l'Est in Virey loop from Maredret

52.4km

04:05

860m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

May 16, 2025

The Fechelenne Water Machine (or Sommière Water Machine) is a site consisting of a pumping station, operated from 1897 and which supplied drinking water to the villages of Sommière and Haut-le-Wastia, then Waulsort (1922) and Bouvignes-sur-Meuse (1955). This water comes from the Sommière spring (Fechelenne). From 1965, the old machinery was abandoned in favor of the installation of electric pumps. Since 2009, a team of volunteers has been working to renovate this hydraulic heritage. This installation is composed of pumps on either side of a paddle wheel, driven by the current of the Flavion. The paddle wheel, made of steel and with a diameter of 5.30 meters, used the energy available from a waterfall created on the Flavion stream. It powered two pumps that pumped approximately 4 cubic meters of water per hour to the Sommière plateau, two kilometers away, bridging a drop of more than 100 meters. In 2017, a model illustrating the operation of this machine was created.
It is on display at the Onhaye municipal administration, rue Albert Martin 3. Source: sitytrail.com

Translated by Google •

BREVERS MARC

July 11, 2025

superb path ending with two technical difficulties on a single track.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 190 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 29 October

14°C

7°C

100 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Onhaye, Dinant, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Montaigle Rock Formations

Falaën Village

Tunnel de la Molignée

Rochers de Freyr le long de la Meuse

Railbiking Sosoye

Ferme de Foy

Binnentuin van de Abdij van Maredsous

View of the Meuse River and Château de Freyr

Falaën Village

Falaen Village and Castle

View of the Meuse Valley

View of Montaigle Castle and Cliffs

The Sommière Water Machine (Fechelenne Water Machine)

1. Maredsous Abbey loop from Anthée

2. Tunnel de l'Est in Virey – Railbike Path (Draisines) loop from Anthée

3. Railbike Path (Draisines) – Tunnel de l'Est in Virey loop from Maredret

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️