The High Fens

This vast area covers some 5,000 hectares and is the largest protected area in our country. The fagnard landscape is exceptional for the richness of its flora and fauna. The fens were formed about 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age, on the impermeable schistose soils of a very ancient ridge. The highest point of the High Fens is now 694 m above sea level, making it the highest in Belgium.