Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) Nature Reserve
State park · Belgium
Belgium's oldest nature reserve, a 4,500-hectare raised peat bog on the country's highest plateau, its treeless moor ringed by birch and fir forest that turns gold through October. Boardwalks cross the bog to Signal de Botrange, the 694-meter high point of Belgium.
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Tombeau du Géant
ViewpointA hilltop overlook near Botassart where the Semois River doubles back on itself in a tight, forested hairpin below. Beech, oak, and hornbeam cover the valley slopes on both sides of the loop, turning through October; a Celtic legend claims a defeated giant threw himself from the cliff opposite.
Don’t miss: hairpin bend of the Semois River far below · beech, oak, and hornbeam forest on the valley slopes · linked trail to the Rocher des Gattes viewpoint
La Roche-en-Ardenne
Historic townA river town wrapped around a bend of the Ourthe, overlooked by the ruins of an 11th-century castle. Roughly half the surrounding 85-square-kilometer municipality is forest, split evenly between conifer and deciduous stands, making the drives out along the Ourthe valley the real draw each fall.
Don’t miss: ruined medieval castle above the Ourthe bend · forest covering half the surrounding municipality · Ourthe valley drives lined with autumn color
Frequently asked
- What is Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) Nature Reserve best for?
- A bracing high-plateau walk.
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