Le Roannay Stream – The Majestic Spruces of 1850 loop from Francorchamps

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Le Roannay Stream – The Majestic Spruces of 1850 loop from Francorchamps

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Le Roannay Stream – The Majestic Spruces of 1850 loop from Francorchamps

03:51

13.3km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel des Sources

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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873 m

Covered Picnic and Barbecue Area

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Beautiful resting place on the Roannay

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4.20 km

Pont de Neuville Bridge over the Roannay

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Stone bridge over the Roannay. A renovation of the bridge is planned.

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4.21 km

Stone cross by Jean-Pierre Sody (1825).

Highlight • Monument

This former resident of Spa was 61 years old, he died in 1825. This stone memorial cross stands next to the Pont de Neuville.

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9.66 km

Gros Bois

Forest

10.1 km

Stream crossing

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In normal periods you cross through the water here, the rocks can also help you reach the other side.

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10.8 km

Cockaimont Ford

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Crossing with a small bridge over the Roannay. A marker next to the bridge indicates that you are at 400m altitude.

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11.0 km

Le Roannay Stream

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The Roannay is an Ardennes stream that rises on the Hautes-Fagnes plateau, near Francorchamps, and flows southwest towards the village of La Gleize where it flows into the Amblève. Shortly …

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11.5 km

Wooden Bridge With Bench

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Lovely place to enjoy the surroundings before crossing the bridge. ;)

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11.9 km

The Majestic Spruces of 1850

Highlight • Natural Monument

In the valley, along the Roannay, notice the exceptional spruce trees marked with their date and their height, almost 50 meters high!

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13.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.94 km

2.73 km

2.11 km

313 m

245 m

Surfaces

9.67 km

1.77 km

977 m

833 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

2°C

15 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2022,Randonnée Nordic Walking à Francorchamps

Here is a pleasant route that begins along the Roannay whose bridges destroyed by the floods of 2021 have been rebuilt. The calm and tranquility of the Ardennes forests are appreciable and rejuvenating. A lot of stones are present in many places, be careful...

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