Wilde Bäche in Sedoz: Ninglinspo und Chefna

Today in unfortunately constant rain 🌧️🌧️🌧️ again in Belgium and ran the route in Sedoz. But even in this weather a good route that not only impresses with the streams. Beautiful sections along the streams, as well as through forest and meadows. 🙂

A day on Belgium's most famous torrent - and it got SO crowded. The parking lot at the restaurant/bus stop was already full at 9:45, so the start was 600m away. "Balade du Ninglispo" Early start = peace and quiet at the Ninglinspo!! The stream is beautiful!! Lots of bridges, small water slides & waterfalls; shady forest path Continue along the ridge to the start "Balade du Mine d'Or" Climb down the Chefna past waterfalls & rocks "Riviera" on the Ambleve!! People swim in the river and sunbathe on the rocks. Parking is scarce. NOT wheelchair accessible & no refreshment stops along the way!! The route has been subsequently corrected & adjusted!

This hike with the group "Gnadenlos" - hiking in the Euregio was quite adventurous. The prerequisite was sure-footedness, suitable footwear, a head for heights and courageous 🙂. Rimo, our hiking guide accompanies us, we are 13 on this beautiful tour. We start from the Ninglingspo parking lot. It's gray on gray and drizzles a bit. Brave as we are, we set off, first to the mountain river Ninglingspo. It goes steadily uphill over stick, stone and rock, sometimes we have to pull ourselves up the walls via narrow paths on thick ropes, it's a completely different number from what we've been used to so far. The surroundings and the crystal-clear river make up for our climbing. On the way up we alternately walk over wooden bridges, over 20 pieces. After about 5.37 km we are at 510 above sea level, we started at 180, so 230 meters above sea level. On the way up you can see a lot of beautiful cascades with huge boulders. Now we come to a plateau and go through the town of Ville de Bois. A little further we turn right and go down again along the Chefna, also a mountain river. We all marvel at the beauty and take many souvenir photos. After about 10 km we take a big break in the "Cabane de L'Orpailleur" hut, here is a large table with benches, an open fireplace to linger. We empty our backpacks and set the table with the treats we brought with us. Vera brought a cake and cream for her birthday, thank you Vera! After our longer break we pack everything that is left, clean everything and sweep the hut.

A highlight in our Komoot life and an absolute 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 hike. At the highest point at 470 meters we had to process the first section first 🤩 Sturdy, waterproof and ankle-high hiking boots 🥾🥾 and hiking poles were very, very helpful. Then it went slowly downhill into the valley of the Chefna. Here, too, smaller waterfalls, whirlpools and large boulders alternated. In terms of scenery, the Ambleve River was very different. This wide river with its boulders, small islands and great vegetation was another highlight. We would like to thank @Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾 @Rimo and "Fegerin"@Soraya for the tips and suggestions for this fantastic and adventurous tour😘

I chose this hike based on a suggestion from VISITWallonia. So, we set off on this wonderful route in perfect hiking weather. The first section took us through the Ninglinspo Valley, with passages that seemed almost alpine. Ropes were available for assistance on these extreme sections, and they were put to good use. After a short stretch across a plateau, we reached the Chefna River and followed it all the way to the starting point. This section was also very beautiful. Overall, a highly recommended tour. The relatively early start was worth it, as the starting point was already very crowded by the afternoon.

With some exaggeration you can call this walk a three rivers/streams tour. We started at the parking lot (Parking de Sedoz in Aywaille) and followed the Ninglinspo upstream. For this we used the signposts from walk 21 (blue rectangle). Where walk 21 deviates, we continued to follow the Ninglinspo upstream. We followed the signs with the connection to walk 22 (red diamond) until we could follow walk 21 itself. We continued to follow the red diamonds for the rest of the walk. We descended along the Chefna. The last part of the walk we walked along the Amblève. A very beautiful walk. Not always easy, but worth it. Do this in dry weather!

Superb ride Chefna: beautiful, calm (we didn't meet anyone!). Ninglinspo: more beautiful but very popular (even on this gloomy Sunday in mid-September). Between the 2: the river of white stones: a little Ninglinspo 😉 Some difficult passages (white stones and Ninglinspo), especially if there was a lot of water. And to end calmly, the funds of Quarreux. Short video: https://gopro.com/v/Dba9PmZqbw6de

The runoff, the flow and even the bubbling of the waters of the Amblève, Ninglinspo and Chefna will accompany you for a good part of the route. This hike is not the most peaceful, both physically and technically. It is even made dangerous in some places by the amount of leaves that cover rocky ground that becomes slippery in the rain. The paths will also be invaded by puddles of water and mud. Although the autumn tones are beautiful, I recommend going in dry weather especially if you are not expert in hiking.