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Fagne de Fraineu via the Signal de Botrange — loop — running from Sourbrodt in the Hautes Fagnes-Eifel nature park
01:48
15.6km
200m
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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 14, 2024
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85 m
Signal de Botrange
Highlight • Summit
As early as the 19th century, there were two geodetic markers:
- the "Pyramide Tranchot", erected in 1806 by a French colonel (under Napoleon) who was charged with drawing up a map of the region. This stone bears a goniometric point 1 on its front.
- the "Trigonometric Point" (TP), erected in 1894 by German military engineers.
In 1923, General Baltia (High Commissioner of the Belgian government for the East Cantons between 1920 and 1925) built a hill there to "mark" the location of this new peak of the Kingdom, just behind a wooden tower that served as an observation post and was built by the Prussian administration.
The current tower was built in 1934 by François Fagnoul of Waimes, is 24 m high and offers a view of the surrounding area (and far beyond). At the foot of it, on the right, is the tourist office, which informs visitors about walks in the Fens.
In 2014, a monument known as the "Manifesto of Botrange" was inaugurated there by the municipality of Waimes, in the presence of Paul Dandrifosse, author of the book "Nos terres volées en 1940", a plea for the official recognition of the history of the East Cantons.
As part of the redevelopment of the site by the municipality of Waimes in 2022 (extension of the car park, access via a covered lift to the top of the tower - raised by a viewing platform - creation of a reception and information area for visitors and modernisation of the café-restaurant), the history of East Belgium will be outlined in the Eastorium (see History and Heritage), supplemented by a tour of the Fens, along the old milestones and other monuments of the Fens.
Source: waimeshautesfagnes.be/nl/decouvrir/incontournables/le-signal-de-botrange.htm
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Fagne de Longfaye
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The Fraineu Moor
Highlight • Natural
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15.6 km
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9.82 km
4.43 km
786 m
426 m
111 m
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9.56 km
3.19 km
1.70 km
655 m
417 m
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