NG01 Croix Demanet walk - Ambly - Green rectangle signposting (currently green cross)

Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN

Scale : 1:150 000

5.90€

NR04 - GRAND EST RECTO/VERSO ARDENNE CHAMPAGNE

Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN

Scale : 1:250 000

6.80€

NR05 GRAND EST RECTO/VERSO MASSIF DES VOSGES ALSACE LORRAINE

Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN

Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN

Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN

Scale : 1:2 500 000

7.00€

PAYS-BAS BELGIQUE LUXEMBOURG

Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN

Scale : 1:300 000

7.00€

Description

This family-style walk takes you through the ‘La Prée’ district, the oldest in Ambly, where you can admire some magnificent period buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Then, just before entering the forest, there's a magnificent panorama of the surrounding countryside on your right. About 2.5km along the forest path, on your left, is the ‘Demanet Cross’, marking the site of a heinous crime committed over 300 years ago (see explanatory panel). On the way back down to your starting point, you will follow ‘Le chemin au naturel’, a biodiversity development project run by the local school, with various educational panels on flora and fauna.

Technical Information

Walking

Difficulty

Easy

Duration

55mn (1d)

Dist.

3.7 km

Altimetric profile

Starting point

23 Rue de la Prée , 6953 Nassogne

Lat : 50.14177Lng : 5.31322

Points of interest

41 Rue Principale 6953 Nassogne

45 Rue Principale 6953 Nassogne

27 Rue Principale 6953 Nassogne

41 Rue Principale 6953 Ambly

Saint John the Baptist church

This neo-classical church was built between 1854 and 1855. The central altar has a revolving tabernacle and a painting from the second half of the 18th century represents the beheading of Saint-John the Baptist. Ambly sits astride the Famenne and the Ardennes, and its hilly landscapes offers visitors many magnificent panoramas. This charming village totals approximately 400 inhabitants. Numerous – exquisitely restored – 19th century stone farms are scattered throughout the village, as well as a few half-timbered houses. The village of Ambly was for a long time a bone of contention between the Duke of Luxemburg and the Bishop (also Prince) of Liège. The village remained a fiefdom of the County of Rochefort (and as such, part of Namur) until 1976, when the councils were merged.

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