that "little house" used to be a watermill, its ancient, it was already there when Godfried of Boullion was coming back from the crusades, my dad bought it when i was a teenager, years of renovation, he sold it 20 years ago, lots of memories from that place
Wow, that must be incredible to have experienced such a historic place while growing up! That, in our opinion, is one of the most beautiful, peaceful places we've encountered in our travels.
Years later and we still remember this hike with great happiness...it's hard to define but there's something special about that area. The combination of rivers, churches, hills and forests makes for a perfect day of hiking, and to end in a town like Bouillon was perfect. We've been all over the world and Belgium is easily one of our favorite countries.
There are other places with as awesome sceneries in Belgium. Surely one of my favourites. Went with the scouts a few times there. Also organic tobacco is produced there
Yes! Belgium has incredible hiking and amazing views. We loved hiking through the small towns, past churches, and that river was beautiful. I just wish we had more time to see more of Belgium's nature!
Definitely one of the most underrated countries. We had no idea how great Belgium would be to visit...anyone who lives there can consider themselves lucky to live in such a wonderful place!
@@lylesuch4421 Yes, and it's interesting to hear that you had no idea that Belgium would be so great before actually setting foot in the country. It means that the Belgians are not self-conscious enough as a nation, they don't publicize their country enough on the international stage. May I ask what country you are from?
Agreed. We are taught the history of Belgium here in the U.S., so as a tourist we are there to experience the history. The beauty, nature, friendliness of the people and diversity of fun things to do aren't highly publicized. It is impressive that Belgium has never really promoted themselves as a tourist destination in the United States, they could really bring in a lot more tourist dollars if they did, although probably a good thing that they stay under the radar!
@@lylesuch4421 I live in that part of Belgium, moved from the Brussels area to a small town in the Ardennes (but closer to Luxembourg) a few years ago. I just love my new environment, to wake up each morning and open my windows to the surrounding " high hills that pretend to be mountains"😉😉 .
Be sure to visit the medieval castle in Bouillon that belonged to Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the first Crusade who liberated Jerusalem in 1099.
How long did it take to do the hike? Normally we go to a place called Nisramont thats not to far away from La-Roche-en-Ardenne It has a dam and lake you can walk arround the route we always do is 13km this is also the largest. Wonderfull video!
We walked around 5 hours, but we took our time and enjoyed the scenery. There were so many things to see and beautiful views, we could have spent all day on this hike!
You can look up the GR16 route in Belgium. It's a multi-day trail, we only hiked the section from Rochehaut to Bouillon (this looked like the best part). Good luck!
We loved that area, and were surprised how beautiful and peaceful the hiking was. Hopefully will be returning someday to explore more thoroughly with a little more time. The intro map is a simple Google Earth animated map, but retimed in After Effects to fit the fomat a little better.
Merci a toi, étranger, de me faire voir des images de cette qualité, Wallon de souche, et qui ne conais pas son pays. Merci encore, MamyJoe & PapyKy, de CNC-PapyKyKy
Very nice video, do you have the coordinates of the watching tower? Next week we will go to Bouillon but with the kids. So the hike will be too long for them but maybe a little hike to the tower and back could be nice.
The trail is easy to find...just cross the bridge on the north end of Bouillon. Coordinates for the tower are: 49.800194, 5.065214 It's really easy to find, nice wooded trail (a little steep) up to the tower. Beautiful views. Have fun!!
@@lylesuch4421 thanks a lot. I found a trail of 6.5km with the watching tower as one of the POI's, the manastery and KIM's trail. I think my kids should be able to do that.
We hiked in June. The weather was warm, almost hot, with possible thunderstorms looming. The trail has a lot of shade so it protected us from the sun much of the hike.
We do a lot of research before traveling. I knew there was an overall larger trail, then through a combination of AllTrails and Google Earth I just found a section that looked the most fun and scenic and mapped it out. I didn't find much, if any, documentation on this specific hike.
Hello friend, i am visiting this region next wednesday, i'm planning to do the same hike, only im a bit confused about the route. Could you maybe help me. How do you know how to walk from Rochehaut to boullion, did u follow sings or just use google maps? if you could help me i would very much appriciate it :)
I’d love to help, it was also very challenging for us to figure out the hike so I hope I can make it easier for you. The hike is called the GR16. There are small red and white markings that you follow along the way, but there are so many ways you can go that it’s easy to go the wrong way if you’re not paying attention. Luckily, after all the research that we did, I stumbled across Alltrails.com and they had the exact route that takes you through the best parts of that area. If you sign up to Alltrails.com (I think it’s free), then search for GR16 Sentier de la Semois you will find the entire hike. Zoom in to Rochehaut (or Frahan) and follow all the way to Bouillon. Upload map to your phone and you should be set. A couple of tips: Make sure you stay near the river after the Tomb of the Giants and that will take you through the beautiful valley and abbey. It can be tricky if you plan on hiking one way. There is no transport service, we had to have our hotel in Bouillon call a cab to drive us back to our car which we left in Rochehaut. Not a big deal, but it does take some extra time. Don’t miss the lookout tower above Bouillon. Good luck, if you have any more questions let me know. I’m sure you will love this hike!
LS Travel thanks for responding so swiftly! I plan on booking a hotel in boullion, and from boullion making my way back to Rotterdam. Thanks for the advice, i will surely look into it!
It sounds complicated, but once you do it, it's not so difficult. Export GPX data from app such as Strava or AllTrails. Import into Google Earth. Animate in Google Earth, and render. I always love to see the path we've taken after a long hike like this.
Looks like Bouillon and the Semois Valley are only about 2 hours drive from La Louvière. A beautiful area, hiking or just driving to see the sights. The best view was the tower above Bouillon. Definitely worth a road trip to visit that area, I'm sure you'll love it!
Belgium is literally walking in to a fairy tale with the scenery.
So true...when we planned our trip to Belgium we didn't realize how beautiful the scenery would be. Such a wonderful country to visit!
What a stunning beauty Belgium is..love Belgium mother nature has blessed and graced belgium❤👏
half because almost all the forests of belgium have been planted by man
@@gabykoynkuli5704😂
Congratulations for your national holiday on 21st July Belgium from your friends in Germany
Belgium, a country that is very discreet, but reeeeeally nice ;-)
that "little house" used to be a watermill, its ancient, it was already there when Godfried of Boullion was coming back from the crusades, my dad bought it when i was a teenager, years of renovation, he sold it 20 years ago, lots of memories from that place
Wow, that must be incredible to have experienced such a historic place while growing up! That, in our opinion, is one of the most beautiful, peaceful places we've encountered in our travels.
Ik wist niet België zo mooi was, vooral in de streek van de Ardennen... Goed bezig!!!
Awesome video! glad you enjoyed Belgium.
Wooow,Amazing
Beautiful place and incredible hike!
Thank you for sharing your video with the world.
Greetings from Bouillon!
Years later and we still remember this hike with great happiness...it's hard to define but there's something special about that area. The combination of rivers, churches, hills and forests makes for a perfect day of hiking, and to end in a town like Bouillon was perfect. We've been all over the world and Belgium is easily one of our favorite countries.
Thank you so much Lyle and Thu for such a great movie over our country !
It was really nice to meet you.
Keep going ;-)
Wow very nice place great video
Magnifique vallée, beau pays
Congratulations for your Veterans Day Belgium on 11th November from your friends in Germany
Ty, u tell my grandad XD
just kiddin, ur allright
This was a great video!
Welcome in my country
Belgium has very beautiful places. I love nature. One time I went to Austria. Their gardens are so peaceful and beautiful 😍😍😍
Belgium ♥
très beau !
Belles images,en vacances dans la région en 2006.
There are other places with as awesome sceneries in Belgium.
Surely one of my favourites.
Went with the scouts a few times there.
Also organic tobacco is produced there
The region of the Semois is probably the most beautiful region to hike in Belgium.
Wow, those views are just amazing! A really lovely hike :)
Yes! Belgium has incredible hiking and amazing views. We loved hiking through the small towns, past churches, and that river was beautiful. I just wish we had more time to see more of Belgium's nature!
Visited Bouillion and had mussels.
La Belgique est un magnifique pays, injustement sous-estimé. Belgium is a great country that is unjustly underrated.
Definitely one of the most underrated countries. We had no idea how great Belgium would be to visit...anyone who lives there can consider themselves lucky to live in such a wonderful place!
@@lylesuch4421 Yes, and it's interesting to hear that you had no idea that Belgium would be so great before actually setting foot in the country. It means that the Belgians are not self-conscious enough as a nation, they don't publicize their country enough on the international stage. May I ask what country you are from?
Agreed. We are taught the history of Belgium here in the U.S., so as a tourist we are there to experience the history. The beauty, nature, friendliness of the people and diversity of fun things to do aren't highly publicized. It is impressive that Belgium has never really promoted themselves as a tourist destination in the United States, they could really bring in a lot more tourist dollars if they did, although probably a good thing that they stay under the radar!
@@lylesuch4421 I live in that part of Belgium, moved from the Brussels area to a small town in the Ardennes (but closer to Luxembourg) a few years ago. I just love my new environment, to wake up each morning and open my windows to the surrounding " high hills that pretend to be mountains"😉😉 .
Lyle is in love. Beautiful to see. Look after her mate!
Be sure to visit the medieval castle in Bouillon that belonged to Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the first Crusade who liberated Jerusalem in 1099.
Very nice vidéo 👍
Amazing video it was!
Hii I really enjoy your page ☺ Keep it up!
I love them
Thank you for sharing. Nice hike.
Glad you enjoyed it...one of our favorite hikes ever!
This is so nice, might do the same route.
Very well made... A great guided tour..
Thanks! Belgium is such a beautiful place and a great subject for making videos.
Great footage....
Belgium is such a beautiful country!
Nice !
How long did it take to do the hike?
Normally we go to a place called Nisramont thats not to far away from La-Roche-en-Ardenne It has a dam and lake you can walk arround the route we always do is 13km this is also the largest. Wonderfull video!
We walked around 5 hours, but we took our time and enjoyed the scenery. There were so many things to see and beautiful views, we could have spent all day on this hike!
Thanks for your video , it was amazing , which is city of belgium please inform me I'll be so grateful of you ❤🦋🧚♀️💓🦋🧚♀️
Rochehaut to Bouillon along the Semois River. A beautiful region of Belgium!
Did you follow an official route which I could find somewhere online? Thank you!
You can look up the GR16 route in Belgium. It's a multi-day trail, we only hiked the section from Rochehaut to Bouillon (this looked like the best part). Good luck!
I've been hiking there many times. Such a beautiful region! BTW how did you make that animated intro with the map?
We loved that area, and were surprised how beautiful and peaceful the hiking was. Hopefully will be returning someday to explore more thoroughly with a little more time. The intro map is a simple Google Earth animated map, but retimed in After Effects to fit the fomat a little better.
@@lylesuch4421 thanks for the info! 😊
Merci a toi, étranger, de me faire voir des images de cette qualité,
Wallon de souche, et qui ne conais pas son pays.
Merci encore, MamyJoe & PapyKy, de CNC-PapyKyKy
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Very nice video, do you have the coordinates of the watching tower? Next week we will go to Bouillon but with the kids. So the hike will be too long for them but maybe a little hike to the tower and back could be nice.
The trail is easy to find...just cross the bridge on the north end of Bouillon. Coordinates for the tower are:
49.800194, 5.065214
It's really easy to find, nice wooded trail (a little steep) up to the tower. Beautiful views. Have fun!!
@@lylesuch4421 thanks a lot. I found a trail of 6.5km with the watching tower as one of the POI's, the manastery and KIM's trail. I think my kids should be able to do that.
@@revodiver7574 would you mind sharing the trail map with me? I'm planning a similar trip also. Thanks a bunch!
hey thanks for the vid. can u please tell us when did u travel ? which month was it and was it too hot ?
We hiked in June. The weather was warm, almost hot, with possible thunderstorms looming. The trail has a lot of shade so it protected us from the sun much of the hike.
@@lylesuch4421 thank for ur reply! :) i was wondering though how did u come across this hike? i looked everywhere for short hikes and didnt find it
We do a lot of research before traveling. I knew there was an overall larger trail, then through a combination of AllTrails and Google Earth I just found a section that looked the most fun and scenic and mapped it out. I didn't find much, if any, documentation on this specific hike.
@@lylesuch4421 thank u much! :)
Rochehaut!
Hello friend, i am visiting this region next wednesday, i'm planning to do the same hike, only im a bit confused about the route. Could you maybe help me. How do you know how to walk from Rochehaut to boullion, did u follow sings or just use google maps? if you could help me i would very much appriciate it :)
I’d love to help, it was also very challenging for us to figure out the hike so I hope I can make it easier for you. The hike is called the GR16. There are small red and white markings that you follow along the way, but there are so many ways you can go that it’s easy to go the wrong way if you’re not paying attention. Luckily, after all the research that we did, I stumbled across Alltrails.com and they had the exact route that takes you through the best parts of that area. If you sign up to Alltrails.com (I think it’s free), then search for GR16 Sentier de la Semois you will find the entire hike. Zoom in to Rochehaut (or Frahan) and follow all the way to Bouillon. Upload map to your phone and you should be set.
A couple of tips:
Make sure you stay near the river after the Tomb of the Giants and that will take you through the beautiful valley and abbey.
It can be tricky if you plan on hiking one way. There is no transport service, we had to have our hotel in Bouillon call a cab to drive us back to our car which we left in Rochehaut. Not a big deal, but it does take some extra time.
Don’t miss the lookout tower above Bouillon.
Good luck, if you have any more questions let me know. I’m sure you will love this hike!
LS Travel thanks for responding so swiftly! I plan on booking a hotel in boullion, and from boullion making my way back to Rotterdam. Thanks for the advice, i will surely look into it!
How do you make the "orange line" in the 13 seconds ? Great movie
It sounds complicated, but once you do it, it's not so difficult. Export GPX data from app such as Strava or AllTrails. Import into Google Earth. Animate in Google Earth, and render. I always love to see the path we've taken after a long hike like this.
Love from Pakistan ❤️🇵🇰
Thank you!
Which is your country?
what month of the year it is ?
We were in Belgium in the middle of June. The weather was perfect!
What drone did u use? Nice movie!
Thanks! We use the Mavic Pro...it works perfect for long hikes. Lightweight, portable and has a pretty nice camera.
Where is this I'm from la Louvière wtf
around the area of Bouillon (you're a typical belgian btw, one who doesn't know his own country :p)
Looks like Bouillon and the Semois Valley are only about 2 hours drive from La Louvière. A beautiful area, hiking or just driving to see the sights. The best view was the tower above Bouillon. Definitely worth a road trip to visit that area, I'm sure you'll love it!
Magnifique vidéo puis-je vous inviter à visiter ma chaîne TH-cam merci beaucoup Seb
Hahaha chicken bougon
Rochehot ... if you say so .
I'm not entirely sure what this comment means, but yes, we began our hike in the small town of Rochehaut. It was beautiful!
@@lylesuch4421 Say Rochehaut like that: Roche aw (like awsome) By the way it means high rock .