マルメディの天然記念物・トップ20

Adventure tours, amusement park, kayaking or just marveling, there can be a lot going on here.

The Coo waterfall is artificial. Starting from a simple waterfall that appeared in the 15th century, the monks of Stavelot Abbey dug the large waterfall, crossing a meander of the river, to protect the village of Petit-Coo. The fact remains that it is very impressive and at its height of 15 meters is the pride of Belgium.

The earliest mention of the town of Coo, under the Latin form “collo”, dates back to 1307. A mill, whose existence is documented from 1483, was fed by the water of the Amel. It is very likely that the monks of Stavelot Abbey created a meander along the river to feed the mill and not to create a waterfall, but it is likely that the water sometimes had to overflow and spread over the nearby rocks … Source: http://tourismestavelot.be/de/wasserfall-von-coo

Sturdy shoes are a must if you want to enjoy this mountainous gorge.

Beautiful path on the rushing brook

Beautiful stable bridge with roaring waterfall. Splendid

At this point there is a larger moor lake, which makes a nice photo motif, especially in fog. Above this, this moor lake is regularly visited by waterfowl such as wild ducks. If there are few people on the jetties and you approach the lake(s) quietly, there is a high probability that the animals will not be startled and scared away.

The peat that can be found everywhere in the bog and fen areas is the result of a process of incomplete decomposition. Usually, dead plants are gradually decomposed by small animals (such as earthworms), bacteria and fungi. This process applies to well-drained soils. On impervious acidic soils that do not contain many bacteria and in humid climates, plants such as peat moss are only partially decomposed. Their superimposition forms the peat layer. This peat layer can be up to 7 m in certain places here in the Brackvenn. 1 mm layer of peat takes 1 year to form. With a peat layer of 7 m, for example, we are talking about a period of 7,000 years.