Belgium
Description
This small kingdom has some surprisingly lovely landscapes. The Wallonian Ardennes region in the southeast is most famous among hikers, with its densely wooded river valleys and farm lands higher up on the undulating plateaus. In the northeast are the mysterious Hautes Fagnes, an upland plain of peat moors, partly in the Ardennes and partly in the Eifel region, and now a nature reserve that offers stunning beauty in all seasons. The north and west of Belgium, known as Flanders, is mostly low flat countryside, but nonetheless traversed by a myriad of long distance hiking trails, some of which lead through historic towns like Bruges and Ghent.
The majority of Belgian long distance hiking trails are known as GR's, a conveniently bi-lingual abbreviation of Grande Randonnees (French) or Grote Routepaden (Dutch). European long distance trails E2, E3 and E9 all lead through Belgium, and coincide with GR's.
Along the GR's, small hotels, B&B's and camping sites can be found in almost every village or town. Walking Belgium is a fun experience, frequently taking you back in time to what appears to be some older version of Europe. The often somewhat ramshackle towns, quaint shops and cafe's, old-fashioned politeness, excellent food and beer, there is simply no hurry to modernize, just live for the moment.
Map
Trails
- DijlelandGPX
- E2GPX
- E3GPX
- E9GPX
- GB - Gaume Buissonière
- GR12 - Amsterdam - ParisGPX
- GR121 - Wavre - BoulogneGPX
- GR122 - ScheldelandGPX
- GR123 - Tour du Hainaut occidentalGPX
- GR125 - Tour de l'Entre-Sambre-et-MeuseGPX
- GR126 - Brussel-Namen-Membre sur SamoisGPX
- GR128 - VlaanderenrouteGPX
- GR129 - Dwars door BelgiëGPX
- GR130 - IJzerGPX
- GR131 - Kreken - IeperboogGPX
- GR14 - Sentier de l'ArdenneGPX
- GR15 - AE - Ardennes-EifelGPX
- GR16 - Sentier de la SemoisGPX
- GR412 - Sentier des TerrilsGPX
- GR5GPX
- GR512 - Vlaams BrabantGPX
- GR56 - Hautes Fagnes - EifelGPX
- GR561 - Kempen-MaaspadGPX
- GR563 - Tour du Pays de HerveGPX
- GR564 - Kempen - CondrozGPX
- GR565 - Renier SniederspadGPX
- GR57 - Vallée de l'OurtheGPX
- GR570 - Pays des Trois FrontièresGPX
- GR571 - Vallées des LégendesGPX
- GR573 - Hautes FagnesGPX
- GR575 - Tour du Condroz NamuroisGPX
- GR576 - Tour du Condroz LiégeoisGPX
- GR577 - Tour de la FamenneGPX
- GR579 - Brussels - LiègeGPX
- GR5a - Wandelronde van VlaanderenGPX
- GrenslandpadGPX
- Groene GordelGPX
- HagelandGPX
- HeuvellandGPX
- KempenGPX
- Kempen-BroekGPX
- Mol OmGPX
- ReynaertlandGPX
- Rhine-Meuse Trail
- Santiago de Compostela Pilgrims WayGPX
- Tour de la Vesdre
- Tour du Brabant WallonGPX
- Transardense Route
- UilenspiegelpadGPX
- Via ArduinnaGPX
- Via BrabanticaGPX
- Via BrugensisGPX
- Via Gallia BelgicaGPX
- Via LimburgicaGPX
- Via MonasticaGPX
- Via MosanaGPX
- Via Scaldea
- Via Thiérache
- Vlaamse ArdennenGPX
Regions
States
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Facts
Reports
Guides and maps
Lodging
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Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books

United Kingdom
- Insight Guides Explore Bruges (Travel Guide with Free eBook) 01/05/20
- Insight Guides Explore BrugesTravel made easy. Ask local experts. Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries, now with free eBook.Discover the best of Bruges with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information and stunning images. From making sure you don`t miss out on must-see, top attractions like De... Read more

Netherlands
2015
- Reisgids - Reisverhaal De grote Van Gogh atlas | Nienke Denekamp, René van Blerk
- Vincent van Gogh leefde in een spannende tijd. De moderne wereld was volop in beweging door de opkomst van een wijdvertakt spoorwegnet in Europa. En Vincent bewoog mee! In De Grote Van Gogh Atlas volgen we Vincent langs alle dorpen en steden waar hij woonde. We zien hoe zijn wereld er in die tijd uitzag: van de landelijke rust op het platteland... Read more

Netherlands
2012
- Reisgids Kunstreiseführer Flandern | Dumont
- Der Namen Flandern gehört zu den glanzvollsten der europäischen Kulturgeschichte. Er steht für eine Städtelandschaft, die auf dem Kontinent ihresgleichen nicht hat: mit Brügge als historischem Zentrum, mit Gent und Antwerpen, die große Vergangenheit und dynamische Gegenwart eindrucksvoll verbinden. Kaum dahinter zurück stehen Löwen und Mecheln,... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Reisgids Trotter België | Lannoo
- Veel aandacht voor praktische informatie als hotels en restaurants, maar ook, soms wat beperkte beschrijvingen van bezienswaardigheden. Handig zijn de vele plattegronden: verrassend en verfrissend geschreven! Trotter is een originele serie reisgidsen met een eigen mening en persoonlijkheid. Trotter houdt geen clichés in stand, maar biedt de... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Wandelgids Escarpardenne Eisleck Trail | Grande Traversee Ardennes
- Escapardenne Eisleck Trail loopt over 104 km van Kautenbach naar La-Roche-en-Ardenne door een schitterend deel van de Ardennen. Een nieuw langeafstandspad dat het Groothertogdom Luxemburg verbindt met de Waalse provincie Luxemburg. Grensoverschrijdend dus en niet alleen letterlijk! Dit is het eerste wandelpad in de Benelux dat werd ontworpen... Read more

Netherlands
2015
- Reisgids Waterloo & Beyond | Bradt Travel Guides
- Two hundred years after the battle, the area around Waterloo is a lovely landscape of rolling farmland containing dozens of key sites, memorials and monuments to discover. But the Waterloo region offers far more than just a battlefield. A wealth of sights beckons the curious tourist, including the historic town of Nivelles with its towering... Read more

Netherlands
2015
- Wandelgids Wandelen langs de Our van bron tot monding | Jan Veltkamp
- Het boekje (80 pagina's) Wandelen langs de Our van bron tot monding is uitgekomen. Meer dan 100 km wandelplezier door België (Oostkantons), Duitsland en Luxemburg. In de bijlage treft u een paar pagina's aan om een idee te krijgen hoe het boekje er uit ziet. Het formaat is 148 x 210 mm staand (A 5 formaat). De afwerking is genaaid gebrocheerd.... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Reisgids Bruges & Ghent - Brugge & Gent | Rough Guides
- Zeer goede reisgids voor zowel de georganiseerde maar vooral voor de zelfstandige reiziger. Boordevol informatie over reizen, slapen, eten, maar ook musea en cultuur. Voor veel landen meestal completer en beter dan de Lonely Planet ! Pocket Rough Guide to Bruges & Ghent is your essential guide to these exciting cities, with information on all... Read more

Netherlands
2012
- Wandelgids Beaufort 04 | Borgerhoff & Lamberigts
- Beaufort04 plaatst Europa op de kaart in het Vlaamse kustlandschap. Een dertigtal hedendaagse kunstenaars uit Europa spelen in op de unieke biotoop van de dynamische kustgemeenten en maken de bezoeker deelgenoot van een fantasierijke en imaginaire wereld. Deze gids brengt de tentoonstelling op een praktische manier in beeld: ze suggereert... Read more

Netherlands
2015
- Reisgids Praktisch Pelgrimeren | Nederlands Genootschap van Sint Jacob
- De pelgrimage naar de middeleeuwse stad Santiago de Compostela in Noordwest Spanje beleeft in onze tijd een ongekende herleving. Jaarlijks trekken vele tienduizenden te voet of per fiets, en een enkeling te paard, naar de veronderstelde begraafplaats van de apostel Jacobus de Meerdere. Ongeacht of men reist vanuit religieuze, spirituele,... Read more
Maps

United Kingdom
- Eupen Mini-Ardenne
- Ardennes Recreational Maps at a scale of 1:25,000 enable you to discover the Ardennes from junction to junction, each associated with a locality, through a network of hiking, cycling or riding paths. The network of mini walks consists of suggested routes with kilometre distance marked showing field boundaries and urbanised built up areas.... Read more

United Kingdom
- Tongeren - Herderen
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Nivelles - Genappe: Battle of Waterloo Area 20K NGI Belgium Survey Map No. 39/7-8
- Nivelles - Genappe, map No. 39/7-8 in the topographic survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 covering an area east of the town of Nivelles including Les Quatre Bras, the site of French victory on 16th June 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.Although not specifically designed to highlight locations connected with the Battle of Waterloo, the map... Read more

United Kingdom
- Beloeil - Boudour
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Anthisnes - Comblain-au-Pont
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Moulin-Manteau - Moulin-de-Chestion
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Tielt NGI Topo 21
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:50,000 from the country’s national survey organization, Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, from 2.5 metres in the coastal areas to 10 metres in the Ardennes. The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Florenville - Chiny
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Kieldrecht- Doel
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Gemmenich - Botzelaar
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Ans - Liège 20K NGI Belgium Survey Map No. 42/1-2
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Arlon NGI Topo 68-69
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:50,000 from the country’s national survey organization, Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, from 2.5 metres in the coastal areas to 10 metres in the Ardennes. The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- Jurbise - Obourg
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more

United Kingdom
- World War I Macedonian Front: Couronne
- Couronne, one of two maps covering the site of the Battle of Doiran between British and Greek troops against Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian Front during World War I. Both maps are reproductions by G.H. Smith & Son of the original British Army trench maps at approximately 7/10th of the original scale quoted against each title.This title, the... Read more

United Kingdom
- Aywaille - Spa NGI Belgium Survey Map No. 49/3-4
- Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more