Nature park Hautes Fagnes - Eifel
The reputation of the oldest nature park in Wallonia is well established! Nicknamed "Savane of the Ardennes" by photographer Franck Renard, the Hautes Fagnes region is without a doubt one of the most enchanting settings in the Nature Park.
Nature park Hautes Fagnes - Eifel during winter (c) Parc naturel Hautes Fagnes - Eifel
A diversity of landscapes: fagnes, large forests, valleys ...
However, other less known landscapes will seduce the visitors in search of calm and serenity, as for example the majestic forest of the Hertogenwald (literally "ducal forest"), the hilly landscapes of the Belgian Eifel and its 100 villages picturesque, or the mysterious valleys encircled around the Our, without forgetting the magic of its lakes and dams.
Castle of Reinhardstein (c) Parc naturel Hautes Fagnes - Eifel
A walk in the Hautes Fagnes - Eifel (c) Parc Naturel Hautes Fagnes - Eifel
Let's go to the Fagnes (c) Céline Lecomte, GEIE Destination Ardenne
By the fire (Maison du Parc) (c) Céline Lecomte, GEIE Destination Ardenne
Rich fauna and flora
The Hautes Fagnes nature reserve is home to the very latest Belgian black grouse population. This unusual bird has long been a symbol of the Hautes Fagnes - Eifel Nature Park. Other parts of the Park are home to royal kites, black storks, and other large, easily sighted birds with binoculars. You can also find some curiosities among the flora of the Natural Park. Drosera, for example, are carnivorous plants typical of wetlands. In April, go to the Eifel to discover daffodils by the thousands!
The park house is the starting point of many walks
The park in numbers
The number of hectares: 73850 hectares
Number of protected natural sites: 172
Number of landscape units: 8
Marked walking routes: hundreds of kilometers
Marked mountain bike trail: 680 km
Specifics of natural environments: moors, peat bogs, valleys, lakes, pastures, ferruginous rivers, springs and pouhons, forests, wet valley bottoms, ...
Signature species: black grouse, Tengmalm's owl, black stork, royal kite, wild cat, drosera, linaigrette, trientale, etc.
Scooting in the Nature park of Hautes Fagnes - Eifel (c) Céline Lecomte, GEIE Destination Ardenne
More infos
Nature park of Hautes Fagnes - Eifel, 131 route de Botrange, B-4950 Waimes
Tel.: +32 (0) 80 44 03 00
info@botrange.be
www.botrange.be (available in French, Dutch and German)
