Walking in the Ardennes

After a short commission in the Army, Jeff Williams trained in paediatric medicine and worked as a consultant paediatrician in North Wales for 30 years. During that time he wrote walking and climbing guides for the Stubai, Silvretta and Ötztal Alps, as well as the Cicerone guide Walking in the Drakensberg. Jeff also trained as a safari guide in South Africa and currently teaches new guides and lectures in Wales on guiding and walking.

• Map key Overview maps Introduction Geography Geology World War II and the Ardennes Plants and wildlife Food and drink Early guides to the Ardennes Scope of this guide Getting there When to visit Accommodation Money Health and safety What to take Maps Waymarking Communications The RAVeL network Using this guide 1 Bouillon and the River Semois Walk 1 Bouillon to Sedan Walk 2 Corbion, Cr and amp;##xea;tes de Frahan, Rochehaut and Corbion Walk 3 Bouillon to Poupehan and back Walk 4 Vresse and Membre Walk 5 Bohan and the French frontier Walk 6 Dohan and the Semois Walk 7 L and #039;Abbaye Notre-Dame d and #039;Orval Walk 8 Herbeumont: Viaduct and ch and amp;##xe2;teau Walk 9 Herbeumont: Mortehan, viaduct and the ch and amp;##xe2;teau Walk 10 La Ramonette Walk 11 The Belv and amp;##xe9;d and amp;##xe8;re Walk 12 Arboretum and patriots and #039; memorial 2 Spa Walk 13 Solwaster and the Statte stream Walk 14 Fagne de Malchamps Walk 15 Ch and amp;##xe2;teau de Franchimont Walk 16 L and #039; and amp;Eacute;tang de Chawion and Lac de Warfaaz 3 Hautes Fagnes, Malm and amp;##xe9;dy and Stavelot Walk 17 An excursion in the Hautes Fagnes Walk 18 Kaiser Karl and #039;s Bettstatt Walk 19 Cascade and canyon Walk 20 Ch and amp;##xe2;teau de Reinhardstein Walk 21 Stavelot, Coo and Trois Ponts triangle 4 Dinant, the Meuse and the Lesse Walk 22 The Meuse and the Lesse Walk 23 Gendron-Celles station to Houyet along the Lesse Walk 24 Le Parc de Furfooz Walk 25 Ch and amp;##xe2;teau de Walzin Walk 26 Belvaux and the Bois de Niau Walk 27 Han-sur-Lesse and Rochefort Walk 28 Ch and amp;##xe2;teau de Montaigle 5 La Roche-en-Ardenne Walk 29 Maboge, Borz and amp;##xe9;e and the ridges above the Ourthe Walk 30 The Celtic fort Walk 31 Circuit of the Lac des Deux Ourthes Walk 32 La Roche, Cielle and Le Grand Bois 6 Luxembourg Walk 33 The Sentier du Nord Stage 1 Weiswampach to Troisvierges Stage 2 Troisvierges to Clervaux Stage 3 Clervaux to Drauffelt Stage 4 Drauffelt to Kautenbach Stage 5 Kautenbach to Goebelsm and amp;uuml;hle Stage 6 Goebelsm and amp;uuml;hle to Diekirch Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Useful websites