The Most Scenic Hike In Belgium 

So true...when we planned our trip to Belgium we didn't realize how beautiful the scenery would be. Such a wonderful country to visit!

half because almost all the forests of belgium have been planted by man

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Wow, that must be incredible to have experienced such a historic place while growing up! That, in our opinion, is one of the most beautiful, peaceful places we've encountered in our travels.

Ty, u tell my grandad XD

just kiddin, ur allright

Definitely one of the most underrated countries. We had no idea how great Belgium would be to visit...anyone who lives there can consider themselves lucky to live in such a wonderful place!

@@lylesuch4421 Yes, and it's interesting to hear that you had no idea that Belgium would be so great before actually setting foot in the country. It means that the Belgians are not self-conscious enough as a nation, they don't publicize their country enough on the international stage. May I ask what country you are from?

Agreed. We are taught the history of Belgium here in the U.S., so as a tourist we are there to experience the history. The beauty, nature, friendliness of the people and diversity of fun things to do aren't highly publicized. It is impressive that Belgium has never really promoted themselves as a tourist destination in the United States, they could really bring in a lot more tourist dollars if they did, although probably a good thing that they stay under the radar!

Yes! Belgium has incredible hiking and amazing views. We loved hiking through the small towns, past churches, and that river was beautiful. I just wish we had more time to see more of Belgium's nature!

Years later and we still remember this hike with great happiness...it's hard to define but there's something special about that area. The combination of rivers, churches, hills and forests makes for a perfect day of hiking, and to end in a town like Bouillon was perfect. We've been all over the world and Belgium is easily one of our favorite countries.

Thanks! Belgium is such a beautiful place and a great subject for making videos.

Glad you enjoyed it...one of our favorite hikes ever!

Belgium is such a beautiful country!

Beautiful place and incredible hike!

You can look up the GR16 route in Belgium. It's a multi-day trail, we only hiked the section from Rochehaut to Bouillon (this looked like the best part). Good luck!

We loved that area, and were surprised how beautiful and peaceful the hiking was. Hopefully will be returning someday to explore more thoroughly with a little more time. The intro map is a simple Google Earth animated map, but retimed in After Effects to fit the fomat a little better.

@@lylesuch4421 thanks for the info! 😊

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We walked around 5 hours, but we took our time and enjoyed the scenery. There were so many things to see and beautiful views, we could have spent all day on this hike!

It sounds complicated, but once you do it, it's not so difficult. Export GPX data from app such as Strava or AllTrails. Import into Google Earth. Animate in Google Earth, and render. I always love to see the path we've taken after a long hike like this.

The trail is easy to find...just cross the bridge on the north end of Bouillon. Coordinates for the tower are: 49.800194, 5.065214 It's really easy to find, nice wooded trail (a little steep) up to the tower. Beautiful views. Have fun!!

@@lylesuch4421 thanks a lot. I found a trail of 6.5km with the watching tower as one of the POI's, the manastery and KIM's trail. I think my kids should be able to do that.

@@revodiver7574 would you mind sharing the trail map with me? I'm planning a similar trip also. Thanks a bunch!

Rochehaut to Bouillon along the Semois River. A beautiful region of Belgium!

I’d love to help, it was also very challenging for us to figure out the hike so I hope I can make it easier for you. The hike is called the GR16. There are small red and white markings that you follow along the way, but there are so many ways you can go that it’s easy to go the wrong way if you’re not paying attention. Luckily, after all the research that we did, I stumbled across Alltrails.com and they had the exact route that takes you through the best parts of that area. If you sign up to Alltrails.com (I think it’s free), then search for GR16 Sentier de la Semois you will find the entire hike. Zoom in to Rochehaut (or Frahan) and follow all the way to Bouillon. Upload map to your phone and you should be set. A couple of tips: Make sure you stay near the river after the Tomb of the Giants and that will take you through the beautiful valley and abbey. It can be tricky if you plan on hiking one way. There is no transport service, we had to have our hotel in Bouillon call a cab to drive us back to our car which we left in Rochehaut. Not a big deal, but it does take some extra time. Don’t miss the lookout tower above Bouillon. Good luck, if you have any more questions let me know. I’m sure you will love this hike!

LS Travel thanks for responding so swiftly! I plan on booking a hotel in boullion, and from boullion making my way back to Rotterdam. Thanks for the advice, i will surely look into it!

We were in Belgium in the middle of June. The weather was perfect!

Thank you!

We hiked in June. The weather was warm, almost hot, with possible thunderstorms looming. The trail has a lot of shade so it protected us from the sun much of the hike.

@@lylesuch4421 thank for ur reply! :) i was wondering though how did u come across this hike? i looked everywhere for short hikes and didnt find it

We do a lot of research before traveling. I knew there was an overall larger trail, then through a combination of AllTrails and Google Earth I just found a section that looked the most fun and scenic and mapped it out. I didn't find much, if any, documentation on this specific hike.

@@lylesuch4421 thank u much! :)

around the area of Bouillon (you're a typical belgian btw, one who doesn't know his own country :p)

Looks like Bouillon and the Semois Valley are only about 2 hours drive from La Louvière. A beautiful area, hiking or just driving to see the sights. The best view was the tower above Bouillon. Definitely worth a road trip to visit that area, I'm sure you'll love it!

Thanks! We use the Mavic Pro...it works perfect for long hikes. Lightweight, portable and has a pretty nice camera.

I'm not entirely sure what this comment means, but yes, we began our hike in the small town of Rochehaut. It was beautiful!

@@lylesuch4421 Say Rochehaut like that: Roche aw (like awsome) By the way it means high rock .