Circuit du Caillou-qui-Bique — Hauts-Pays Nature Park

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Circuit du Caillou-qui-Bique — Hauts-Pays Nature Park

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Circuit du Caillou-qui-Bique — Hauts-Pays Nature Park

01:50

6.74km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2024

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel des Hauts-Pays

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.96 km

Path at the Edge of Bois d'Angre

Highlight • Trail

An example of how small a GR route can be.
The landscape changes color every season.

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3.47 km

Le Caillou-qui-Bique

Highlight • Natural Monument

A legend has been perpetuated for generations on this 25 meter high stone planted on a ridge (in patois we say that it rocks).
A little step back in time...
Saint-Ghislain completes the construction of its abbey.
The devil decides that he will take advantage of the inauguration day to destroy the abbey and its occupants, by throwing an enormous stone found in the Pyrenees at the community.
An angel warns Saint-Ghislain of the imminent danger weighing on the abbey.
He gathers as many pairs of worn shoes as possible, which he slips into a huge bag and takes to the road to meet the evil one.
Coming across a poor fellow in rags with holes in his shoes at this place, the devil, quite exhausted by the heavy load, questions him: “Is the abbey of Saint-Ghislain still far away? ".
- “I’m coming from there, if it’s far!” » replies the old man while emptying his bag, filled with threadbare shoes, in front of the devil.
Discouraged and disappointed, Satan preferred to give up, dropping his heavy stone on the ground and walking away blaspheming, fooled by the subterfuge.
An hour and a half.
N.B.: some historians say that this is the legend of Saint Remacle, during the construction of Stavelot Abbey.
You are therefore free to substitute Remacle for Saint-Ghislain since this substitution does not modify the spirit of the story.
In both cases, the devil is defeated.

Cfr de informatiesteen ter hoogte van Le Chalet de Garde.

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4.55 km

Bois d'Angre

Highlight • Forest

The Bois d'Angre, located in Honnelles, is a forest renowned for the Caillou-qui-Bique, a 370 million year old pudding rock. This forest is home to rich biodiversity with oaks, ash trees and various rare species. A place of legends and hikes, the Angre woods is a precious natural site in Wallonia, managed by Natagora and other organizations to preserve its unique fauna and flora.

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