Want to escape from everyday life, get off the beaten track while reconnecting with nature? The micro-adventure is made for you. Here we offer you a small, non-exhaustive selection of micro-adventures in the Ardennes. Up to you !
Hang on and trot at the Charlemont citadel
North of the Ardennes, la Charlemont citadel overlooks Givet and the Meuse. Former commando training center of the French army, the fortress reconnects with its past to offer you fun and sporting activities: laser game in the village and “cropping” activity. Inspired by the events of the former commando center, you will be invited to surpass yourself by borrowing via ferrata, nets, zip lines and monkey bridge overlooking curtain wall and ditch at a height of almost 30 m, jumping into the void or climbing the ramparts, all accompanied by coaching. Beautiful emotions in perspective!
The citadel can also be explored on an all-terrain electric scooter., in the heart of imposing ramparts. This last activity allows access to areas of the site usually closed to the public.
Bushcraft and survival with G3C Greg Outdoor
If you want a change of scenery, you will be delighted!
Grégory, originally from the Ardennes, is truly passionate about life in the great outdoors, an expert who guides and initiates survival techniques: searching for water, searching for edible plants, building rudimentary shelters, making fires, etc. .
Grégory offers survival courses, where we learn the fundamentals for a return to our roots where personal challenges and deep connection with the environment combine. It also offers the possibility of carrying out bushcraft courses, a mix of bivouac and survival with learning different trapper techniques such as hunting, fishing, gathering, food preservation and basic techniques for setting up a camp. THE hiking-activity courses combine hiking and survival activities for a trek lasting several days.
Build your own raft and sail on the Meuse
La Sedan Hiking Center offers a range of activities around travel, gentle or sporty, in contact with nature : nautical roaming (paddle, canoe, kayak, rowing or packraft), mechanical (bike, scooter), nature hike or walk, Nordic walking, walker trail.
Among them, one original activity: build your own raft and sail on the Meuse! Jérémy from O2 sports at the Maison des Ranches guides the apprentice step by step: long wooden sticks, cans and ropes assembled with lots of knots will give shape to the raft. Less than an hour of manufacturing followed by a buoyancy test, and departure for an original navigation on the Meuse and a discovery of the surrounding nature.
What do you say? Nice idea… It’s up to you to try!
Lots of ideas with the “Ardennes, Nature & Adventures” map
If these suggestions have tempted you and you want more, the “Ardennes, Nature & Adventures” network will be a mine of ideas for you.
Hikes on foot, on horseback, by bike, by donkey, by rosalie, by canoe, by Segway, pedal boat, acrobatic courses, activities and events around fishing, sustainable development, the Ardennes are full ofoutdoor activities and leisure.
The Ardennes Tourist Development Agency has identified 35 “outdoor” outings, suitable for all ages on its 2024 map “Ardennes, nature and adventures”.
Consultable online, this tourist map is also available in all the tourist offices of the department. And among all the partners listed on this map.
Article produced with information from the 100e “Press Info” from our press relations officer, Djamila Daoud.
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