Hiking is the first activity of the French on vacation. Popular and accessible to all, it offers many opportunities for adventure. In the Ardennes, more than 1000km of paths are marked out through landscapes that are different from each other, enough to supply some tourist stays.
Often underestimated, the economic benefits of hiking are real. In this section, you will find advice to acclimatize to it and information to build your projects.
How can you rely on hiking to boost your activity?
How to become familiar with the hiking offer around you?
The hiking offer is dense. Your client will have specific needs, depending on his abilities and his objectives. You will find all the information on the offer in the brochure By bike and on foot in the Ardennes. This offers some free maps and gives the references of existing topoguides in the Ardennes. In the general public section of this site, you will also find proposals for hikes. Do not hesitate to broadcast on your networks the video promoting hiking in the Ardennes which is there.
You can also consult the document hiking in the Ardennes, projects and achievements to find out more about the long-distance hiking trails and current projects.
Do you want to create a hiking route?
We invite you to consult the guide Designing a hiking route in the Ardennes.
To learn more
The Ardennes Tourist Development Agency carried out a comprehensive study in 2020 entitled Hiking in the Ardennes, a lever for tourism development. It includes supply, demand, customer profiles and the expectations of hiking tourists.
You can also consult it in synthetic version.