ウェームのおすすめランニングルート

The castle was originally built in 1354 by Renaud de Waimes, a vassal of the Duke of Limburg. Its strategic location on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Warche River served for centuries as a defensive fortress and residence of noble families. After centuries of decay, Reinhardstein was completely restored in the 1960s by Professor Jean Overloop, who restored the castle to its current medieval appearance. Today, it is a museum and heritage site, with rooms filled with weapons, furniture, and tapestries. The castle offers impressive views of the Warche Valley and the Robertville Dam.

Guided tours of the castle are available in French, Dutch and German

Parking lot, a brasserie and straight into nature.

Resting place with beautiful view of the valley and over it. This period (spring) the opposite valley side was colored yellow by the flowering broom.

First we visited the castle — entrance fee is €11 for adults. Then we got a tour of about 1.5 hours, really worth it! After a bite to eat we hiked towards the Reinhardstein waterfall (the largest in Belgium), we also crossed the river to get closer. Narrow paths, steep parts and rocks — so sturdy walking shoes or mountain boots are not an unnecessary luxury. Here is a video of the whole thing, the tour in the castle and the hike to the waterfall. https://youtu.be/1Cftq2f-wVM

Botrange dominates the plateau of the Hautes Fagnes and is the highest point in Belgium at 694 m above sea level. This status was granted in 1920 when the East Cantons (including the municipality of Waimes) became Belgian territory after the Treaty of Versailles. It thus replaced the site of the Baraque Michel (672 m), which is located on the territory of Jalhay. As early as the 19th century, there were two geodetic markers: - the "Pyramide Tranchot", erected in 1806 by a French colonel (under Napoleon) who was charged with drawing up a map of the region. This stone bears a goniometric point 1 on its front. - the "Trigonometric Point" (TP), erected in 1894 by German military engineers. In 1923, General Baltia (High Commissioner of the Belgian government for the East Cantons between 1920 and 1925) built a hill there to "mark" the location of this new peak of the Kingdom, just behind a wooden tower that served as an observation post and was built by the Prussian administration. The current tower was built in 1934 by François Fagnoul of Waimes, is 24 m high and offers a view of the surrounding area (and far beyond). At the foot of it, on the right, is the tourist office, which informs visitors about walks in the Fens. In 2014, a monument known as the "Manifesto of Botrange" was inaugurated there by the municipality of Waimes, in the presence of Paul Dandrifosse, author of the book "Nos terres volées en 1940", a plea for the official recognition of the history of the East Cantons. As part of the redevelopment of the site by the municipality of Waimes in 2022 (extension of the car park, access via a covered lift to the top of the tower - raised by a viewing platform - creation of a reception and information area for visitors and modernisation of the café-restaurant), the history of East Belgium will be outlined in the Eastorium (see History and Heritage), supplemented by a tour of the Fens, along the old milestones and other monuments of the Fens. Source: https://www.waimeshautesfagnes.be/nl/decouvrir/incontournables/le-signal-de-botrange.htm

More information about the Botrange signal can be found at www.waimeshautesfagnes.be/nl/decouvrir/incontournables/le-signal-de-botrange.htm

Perhaps the best place for a nice view of the castle. You will be rewarded for the effort you have to make to get to this path.