La boucle du Risdoux
Walk through the clear copses of the plateau and discover the Meuse below, then dive into the closed Risdoux valley with its cold and fast waters.
Route details
Description
1/ On the D7, with your back to the square, leave the village. Take the path to the left before the hairpin bend, climb to the right behind the artesian well (water jet) and go through the wood for 350m.
2/ Pass the barrier near the D7 and follow the stone path on the left for 900m; turn right at the intersection for 150m. At the crossroads, turn right, pass the benches and continue on this wide forest path for 1,5km. Cross the D7 and continue opposite (barrier).
Short variant (9,5km): continue north for 1,5km, cross the Risdoux via the footbridge and reach marker 7 on the right.
3/ At the Cousin Inn crossroads, go left for 180m, then left under the 2nd EDF line. At the intersection, continue straight ahead into the woods.
4/ At the crossroads, go left. At the rest area, take the 2nd path on the right near the D7, follow it through the undergrowth for 500m. At the intersection, follow the gas pipe on the left for 150m, leave it on the right and continue straight on.
5/ At the fork near a large beech tree (on the left, Roche à Fépin viewpoint at 450m) continue straight ahead into the deciduous woods. Go down (be careful with a steep slope) and cross the Risdoux.
6/ At the foot of a slope with numerous rocky outcrops (250m on the left, “les roches du Risdoux”) follow the path to the right, following the Risdoux for 1,8km.
7/ At the crossroads (tables), continue along the stream for 900m, turn right at the wide crossroads, follow the Risdoux again for 1,2km.
8/ At the Limbourg mill (ruins), cross the Risdoux and go up to the left. At the exit of the woods, go down towards the wetland and go up to the village. Turn left then right, pass to the right of the church, then rue des Wallerons on the right. Catch up with Place de Launet and return to the starting point.
2/ Pass the barrier near the D7 and follow the stone path on the left for 900m; turn right at the intersection for 150m. At the crossroads, turn right, pass the benches and continue on this wide forest path for 1,5km. Cross the D7 and continue opposite (barrier).
Short variant (9,5km): continue north for 1,5km, cross the Risdoux via the footbridge and reach marker 7 on the right.
3/ At the Cousin Inn crossroads, go left for 180m, then left under the 2nd EDF line. At the intersection, continue straight ahead into the woods.
4/ At the crossroads, go left. At the rest area, take the 2nd path on the right near the D7, follow it through the undergrowth for 500m. At the intersection, follow the gas pipe on the left for 150m, leave it on the right and continue straight on.
5/ At the fork near a large beech tree (on the left, Roche à Fépin viewpoint at 450m) continue straight ahead into the deciduous woods. Go down (be careful with a steep slope) and cross the Risdoux.
6/ At the foot of a slope with numerous rocky outcrops (250m on the left, “les roches du Risdoux”) follow the path to the right, following the Risdoux for 1,8km.
7/ At the crossroads (tables), continue along the stream for 900m, turn right at the wide crossroads, follow the Risdoux again for 1,2km.
8/ At the Limbourg mill (ruins), cross the Risdoux and go up to the left. At the exit of the woods, go down towards the wetland and go up to the village. Turn left then right, pass to the right of the church, then rue des Wallerons on the right. Catch up with Place de Launet and return to the starting point.