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The hiking trails in the Ardennes are as diverse as the landscapes they traverse. Whether you are looking for a peaceful hike in the heart of the forest, along a river or through authentic villages, the Ardennes offers a multitude of choices! The routes are adapted to your level and your desires.
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Practice type
Walking
2h
Sombreffe: A walk along the Sombre
This walk invites you to discover Sombreffe and its surroundings. This entity, whose architectural heritage consists of several imposing farms, also has a feudal castle classified as an exceptional heritage of Wallonia. While enjoying the landscape composed of cultivated fields and meadows, you will discover the typical farms of the region and you will cross the Roman road Bavay-Tongres. After admiring the feudal castle, your steps will take you to the "Goffe", a picturesque place where the Sombre crosses a wall of reddish rubble and then widens into a sheet of water once frequented by washerwomen. The Sombre walk will undoubtedly please lovers of nature and tranquility.
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No signage
Walking
Difficulty
Duration
2h
Dist.
9.6 km
Practice type
Walking
2h
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Map 1950 / IGN
State Major Map (1820-1866)
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Lat : 50.52642Lng : 4.59847
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Author
La Cabanière
Services
Just the place to treat yourself or others! In Sombreffe, La Cabanière is a fine grocer’s with a wide range of typical Walloon products, some of which are from L’Entre-Sambre-et-Orneau region: Ourchet snails, Bertinchamps, Spyroux and Gembloux Abbey beers, apple juice from La Pommeraie estate, vegetables from the horticultural technical centre in Gembloux, chicory and potatoes from Coqueron Farm in Bossière, carrots from Baré Farm in Balâtre, dairy products from Baes Farm in Ligny and more. Each product is very carefully selected with respect for man and nature in line with the seasons!
24 Chaussée de Nivelles 5140 Sombreffe
The Goffe
Places of interest
At the picturesque place called La Goffe, the waters of the Sombre cascade through a wall of reddish rubble. Its waters then spread out and were used for washing clothes in medieval times. Later, the Goffe was used as a watering hole where herds once came to quench their thirst.
Rue du Château 5140 Sombreffe
Chaussée romaine
Places of interest
5140 Sombreffe
The Three Viviers Nature Reserve
Places of interest
At this location, west of Sombreffe, there were originally three fishponds, fed by two tributaries of the Sombre (the Trois Viviers stream and another, unnamed one). These three fishponds were separated by a dike and ran alongside the path connecting Gentinnes to Ligny, which has recently been rerouted and re-stoned over a width of 3 meters thanks to the efforts of the "Sombreffe Trails" association. This same path spanned the Trois Viviers stream by a bridge made of a few large trees, which was repaired around 1795 using ash trees lying on the pond's dike. These bodies of water provided the population with fish living in the ponds (sticklebacks, carp), unlike the river fish (trout, salmon) found in the Orneau.In March 2023, a 3-hectare nature reserve was inaugurated on this site. You can observe birds, amphibians, insects, glaucous rushes, the fauna and flora of the pond... An observatory provides a beautiful view of the landscape of the Hesbaye Namur plateau.
Rue Croix-Brûlée 5140 Sombreffe
Sombreffe Castle
Places of interest
1 Rue du Château 5140 Sombreffe
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