Marc 🚶‍♂️

First lovely spring day climbing to 18°, in a T-shirt. Nature awakens with flowering celandine and, lo and behold, a first cluster of early daffodils. Tits, blackbirds, robins, and finches clear their throats, and the first bumblebees and brimstone butterflies spread their wings. Spring is in the air

A dry day between 0 and 6°C with a strong easterly wind at altitude. Another hike from the Meuse Valley to the higher-lying Condroz Plateau, today from Ramioul. The start and end points were at the same point, but Komoot crashed after 700 m, so we had to restart from there. Fortunately, things went well

For a new hike from the Meuse Valley to the Condroz Heights, I set off from Ramioul today. But after 700m, Komoot gave up. No registration, no navigation, and no way to get back on! I waited fifteen minutes hoping it would fix itself, but nothing.

So I closed it and started again from this point. See the other hike from Ramioul.

The clear night sky lowered the temperature considerably, leaving the deep Ardennes valleys mired in frost for almost the entire morning. So, we headed higher up in the more open East Cantons for a walk past three beautiful villages: Lontzen, Kettenis, and Walhorn. The sun broke the cold early, bringing

Wonderful walking weather with sunshine and a temperature of 10°C for a continuation of our walk in the Meuse Valley. We depart from Saint-George, high on the Meuse bank, to the busier Flémalle on the Meuse. We also encounter regular air traffic overhead, as Bierset is not far away. But it wasn't a street

A gray day with only a ray of sunshine at the end, a pleasant 9°C. This time, from the Meuse village of Hermalle to the Condroz plateau. We first follow the N90 in the valley on its overgrown shoulder for a while, then turn briefly uphill into the Rouabeek valley. We then continue along the Meuse flank

A dry, cloudy, sunny day at 8°C for a tour past abbeys, castles, and square farms. Starting at the heights of the beautiful Paix-Dieu Cistercian Abbey with its abbey chapel, we first hike a little higher to the lovely village of Bodegnée (Verlaine) with the Gerbehaye castle farm and village center featuring

A first glimpse of spring at 10°C after days of snow and frost down to -8°C. Today's walking route from Tihange follows the Meuse River and through the forests of Neuville s/Huy and St. Lambert.

When you think of Tihange, you think of the three nuclear power plants with the same number of cooling towers

A sunny, cold, snowy day for another local walk. All the trails in the area are already worn down, and we know what awaits around every bend.

I briefly thought Tjenne must be cold now too 😊, so Mettekoven was the destination once again.

With the afternoon sun gradually sinking through sunken roads, Haspengouw

Snow this time, with the same icy wind, for a second homeward journey through wintry Haspengouw, past fields and orchards, with the requisite panoramas. Return via the Figgelbos, where the Figgelbeek (Herk) originates.