Fagnes des Deux Séries-Baraque Michel-Grande Fagne 24 km
near Drossart, Wallonia (Belgique)
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Itinerary description
From the parking you follow a smaller trail with a big name (Pavée de Charlemagne) towards the edge of the Fagne des Deux Séries. The trail ends at a boardwalk, which you first follow south-west towards the Croix Mockel, a cross in the middle of the moors near the source of the Gileppe River. The cross is at the end of a small trail. You turn back and then follow the boardwalk northeast to the Allée du Grand Fossé, a long and straight unpaved road along the moors. You follow this road for 4.5 km. The Soor stream crosses this road, but for pedestrians a bridge to the side is provided. At the end of the road, there is a lookout hut. You turn south along the moor with the Bongard forests to the east. The road transits into a trail with occasional boardwalks. At the Petit Bongard bush you turn right onto a single path which takes you straight through the moors. In the first section you pass a small lake. A bit further you pass the Geitzbusch, a forest with a lot of dead trees in the middle of the moors. You pass this forest and head for the next collection of dead trees, the Noir Flohay, at an elevated point on the moors. From here the path turns left towards the boardwalk Fagne Walonne from Baraque Michel along the Helle river. You follow the boardwalk upstream and pass a Belgian-Prussian border stone near a Helle crossing. You continue towards Baraque Michel. The boardwalk ends at a trail taking you along the forest. Just before Baraque Michel you pass the Croix des Prieur. At Baraque Michel you take a look at a border stone, a monument to Albert Bonjean, the restaurant/bakery and the Fischbach chapel. You then take an elevated pathl west through the Herbôfaye moor. The track follows the former Belgian-Prussian border and you find a few border stones. At the end of the elevated path is a lookout tower to your right. You continue on La Vêcquée, a straight forest road on the former border. V After a while you pass the Croix des Fiancés (Cross of the Engaged). You then go north-west on trails along the Grande Fagne. You pass a monument to American pilots, and continue along the moors. You enter the Fermes en Fagnes (farmes on the moors) road via a bridge. You follow this straight road past the Sawe river and past some dilapidated buildings (former farms I guess) to the N672 (Jalhay-Baraque Michel road). You cross this road, continue on a short minor path and then follow an unpaved forest road back to the starting point on the N68 (Eupen-Baraque Michel road), passing the young Gileppe river on the way.
Waypoints
Allée du Grand Fossé
Semi-paved forest road taking you 4.5 km straight along the edge of the moors
Alléé du Grand Fossé from Pazay des Vaches
Here the Pazay des Vaches forest road comes from the left. Close to it a small trail goes into the moors, indicated on openstreetmap.org, but it was hard to spot a path, especially with the snow.
Baraque Michel
Baraque Michel, with restaurant, monument to Albert Bonjean and border stone
Boardwalk to Croix Mockel
Narrow boardwalk both ways, west to Croix Mockel, and east to Allée du Grand Fossé
Delapidated buildings Fermes en Fagnes
Delapidated buildings, probably a former farm
Fermes en Fagnes
Path and road to the Fermes en Fagnes area (farms in the moors; no farms to be seen other than some delapidated buildings).
Geitzbusch
Geitzbusch, a forest in the middle of the moors with a lot of dead trees
La Vêcquée
Straight forest road on a former border (Belgian-Prussian, but also more ancient borders)
Pavée de Charlemagne
Minor trail through the forest to the Fagnes des Deux Séries, rather excessively called Pavée de Charlemagne according to openstreetmap.org.
Prussian Border Stone and Helle crossing
Prussian-Belgian Border Stone and Helle crossing
Trail through Fagne des Deux-Séries
Trail through Fagne des Deux-Séries. Can be closed off in dry periods to avoid fires.
Trail through Fagne Herbôfaye
Elevated trail through Fagne Herbôfaye, along the former Belgian-Prussian border, with some border stones.
Trail to Petit Bongard
Trail to Petit Bongard, with short stretches of boardwalk. I saw a very big wild board darting across the moors from this path.
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