The tour as described is a seven day / eight night tour.

We also arrange tours of shorter duration, with a minimum of two days / three nights. For more information, please phone us or use the e-mail link below.

You can walk either with or without baggage transfer.

Day 1. Arrive in La Roche-en-Ardenne.

Day 2. The walk starts with a steep climb through forest, out of the valley in which La Roche is situated. After levelling off you leave the trees behind. For the rest of the day you mainly walk through idyllic open country, close to the forests. Cross the valley of the western Ourthe, to Roumont with its Château and then through another stretch of woodland to end at Sprimont (about 14 miles).

Day 3. This stretch is almost entirely through forest, and for those who appreciate solitude and the enlivening air of great forests - this will be a highlight of the entire walk. Characterised by both long ascents and descents, this is a fairly demanding day, but also rewarding. You end at St. Hubert, a small town dating back to 687 and well known today for its fine basillica, as well as a fine museum of Walloon life (about 14 miles).

Day 4. Today you will always be walking either uphill or down! The beech and oak forest is remote, and if you keep quiet you can be almost certain of seeing game; deer in particular. Following parts of the valleys of the rivers Palogne, Masblette and Diglette, you finish at Nassogne, home to a fine collegiate church and with a history dating back to the Roman Emperor Valentinian in 372 (about 14 miles).

Day 5. Today's walk is noticeably easier than the ones before. Shorter, with less demanding ascents, this stretch is also much more open. Less wildlife maybe, but you will see instead the fine Ardennes horses. The route first descends again to the valley of the Masblette before starting to climb gain, offering fine views. Finish at the prosperous village of Awenne (about 9 miles) or continue to Mirwart (about 11 miles).

Day 6. This stage of the walk links nature and culture. It is also reasonably level, following, rather than crossing the valleys. The valley of the Marsau at the beginning is one of the most beautiful of the whole route. The ponds you pass at the start are breeding ponds for restocking many of the Ardennes rivers. After a stretch of forest you reach Redu, as a book town Belgium's Hay-on-Wye, but also home to the Euro Space Centre (about 10 miles from Mirwart).

Day 7. After two gentler days, this is the longest stage of the walk. First walk to the large village of Daverdisse where the church is home to a fine polychrome retable. Then you start to leave the classic Ardennes forest country behind. Much more of the route is across meadowland, while the valleys become less less deep cut and you pass through more villages.

A large part of the route follows the valley of the river Our; en route is the picturesque village of Our, named for the river. The stage ends in Paliseul (about 18 miles).

Day 8. The final day is the easiest; no significant climbs and potentially the shortest distance. Paliseul lies nearly 2 miles off the route and 16 miles from the end at Bouillon. However, while you can, of course, walk the whole way, your host in Paliseul will transfer you to Mon Idée from where you can enjoy a walk through a mixture of woodland and open country, passing through the pleasant villages of Mogimont and Sensenruth to finish in the striking former ducal capital of Bouillon (about 16 miles from Paliseul).

Tour Details: 8 nights Bed & Breakfast. In Sprimont and Bouillon at good quality bed & breakfast houses, otherwise in typical Ardennes inns, often members of Logis de Belgique. Accommodation is in double or twin rooms with private shower/WC. Dinner on all nights except the last. Particularly when booking at short notice it may be necessary to accommodate you in other villages than those described above. In such cases any transfers required during the course of the walk will be charged extra. These additional costs will always be advised before your booking is confirmed.

If you travel by car, a transfer from Bouillon back to your car at La Roche en Ardenne is necessary, for which an additional charge is made.

When you arrive in the Ardennes by train, whether from London by Eurostar, by sea and rail, or from Brussels or Charleroi airport, the transfer from Marloie to La Roche on Day 1 is by bus; pay locally. The bus journey from Bouillon to the railhead at Libramont is not included.
On request, we will arrange a taxi transfer for an extra charge.

Packed lunches are not included, but can be ordered from your hosts the evening before.

Dates: In practice, available from 1 January to 15 September.
Holidays can be arranged after 15 Septemeber, but some stretches of the route will be closed for hunting, and it is impossible to predict more than a day or two in advance which stretches these will be.

Tour Code: TRA/8

2013 Tour Price: By rail from London via Brussels - £727
2013 Tour Price: By rail from Brussels Airport or from Charleroi - £635
2013 Tour Price: No Travel Included - £593
2013 Tour Price: Half Board (7 nights) - £incl.
2013 Tour Price: Single Supplement - £168
2013 Tour Price: Baggage Transfer for 1 or 2 people - £150

We can arrange tours for any duration, starting from 2 days / 3 nights. Please ask us for the price for your preferred version of this walk.

Please check our travel page for information on other ways of travelling to your holiday.

Please contact us for prices when using one of these other routes, and also for single supplements, child discounts and so on.