THE BORDER

Along the way…
From the old railway station, the route plunges into the lost valley to reach the border: the path has remained wild and isolated. Animal trails blend with the footprints of men. Now dark, now light, as canopies of spruce and broad-leaved trees alternate, the forest abounds in a wide variety of biotopes. We have the impression that we are evolving in a vast natural garden: a pleasure for the senses. The path running along the river is wonderful. It is our Ariadne’s thread leading to the ridge: welcome to Belgium!

The border to ramonette
We join the route de Corbion, taking it on the right along the ditch.
The wood we are walking alongside is called the Extrémité, an old, dark estate sold as national property at the time of the French Revolution which came into the hands of the town of Bouillon in the 20th century.
We then cross the old Boucauderie cluster of oak trees to the relay tower (alongside the Vieille Route de France) and join waymarked path No 11 to cross the Gernelle before going down towards La Ramonette.