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Ourthe River in Barvaux – The Anticline loop from Durbuy

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Ourthe River in Barvaux – The Anticline loop from Durbuy

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Ourthe River in Barvaux – The Anticline loop from Durbuy

02:42

9.88km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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226 m

Durbuy Bridge - 1725

Highlight • Bridge

In the 14th century, Durbuy had its small wooden bridge. This was replaced by a stone bridge in 1725, donated by Sisters Recollectinen. Next door, on the left bank, stood a mill.
The bridge and the mill disappear in 1909. A new, wider bridge is built, but it is destroyed in 1940 by the Belgian army.
The current bridge dates from 1954. Three construction dates are engraved on the bronze cross in the middle of the bridge.

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1.21 km

Path Along the River in Belgium

Highlight • River

lovely walk along the L'Ourthe

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1.84 km

La Roche aux Corbeaux

Highlight • Climb

Suddenly it stands there, the climbing rock. There are numerous routes of ascent.

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3.12 km

The Ourthe Valley

Highlight • River

It's idyllic place to rest a little bit...

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5.66 km

Ourthe River in Barvaux

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departure Ourthe from Barvaux

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7.73 km

Viewpoint

9.22 km

Stairs above Durbuy

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Introduction to Durbuy 2.0 - a fragment from our Arduenna Experience

In the smallest city in the world, the colorful K-dolls (giant dolls) give us a warm welcome. Streets, alleys and squares are filled with culinary bon vivants and sweet tooths. The old legendary castle is today only a shadow of a legend and appears to be passé with the occasional day tripper. New legends have taken over and financially embraced Durbuy.
Wout Bru - Chef enjoys sitting on his terrace while his cash register rings. Delicious vapors whirl down in the old meander of the Ourthe. In the narrow alleys, people cling to each other to catch a glimpse of the gingerbread house Désirée Durbuy. Roger Van Damme has taken up residence at his gate and slowly admits sweet tooths in his 'Chocolate Factory'. In all this bustle Marc Coucke (entrepreneur – multimillionaire) tries to lure the flow of people to his tourist train with 'biscuits'. Unfortunately, his honeyed talk is not for us. It's getting too busy for us, the fence is off the dam. Understanding Roger nods, Wout swallows and Marc, who feels like a king, we leave behind at 'his Boudewijnpark'. Along the old meander we quickly look for other and higher spheres. Enough 2.0 Durbuy legends undergone.
At dusk, strolling along the Ourthe, we finally find our steel carriage at the foot of the spotlight shrouded castle from 889. The historic city sparkles day and night. This is Durbuy 2.0. After musing on a couch, while the large crowd sits down at festive disses, we enjoy our aperitif. Night has fallen, silence returns to the streets. Holidaymakers and day trippers return home. Wout and Roger beckon us…
A culinary experience caresses our tongue. The goodies are washed down with spirits of grape juice. And Marc has still saved a delicious cookie for the dessert pallet. A great start to our Arduenna Experience - 6 days long. All experiences can be found in my collection Arduenna Experience - Luxembourg. Lots of reading and viewing pleasure

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The Anticline

Highlight • Natural Monument

When you are through all the picturesque streets, you come to the back of the city where you get to see one of the oldest sights of Durbuy. The Homalius rock or Falize is more than 300 years old. When you look at the rock with full attention, you will notice that it is an inverted "u" shape. The shape arose because various layers of lime were pushed upwards by pressure. This type of rock is called anticline.

The imposing rock is located on the water and is surrounded by a fountain. Right opposite the rock, you will find a cozy square where you can have a drink or rest.

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Durbuy Castle

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Durbuy got its first fortified castle around 899. A century later it was destroyed and in the 11th century Henri the 1st of Namur, Count of Durbuy had the castle rebuilt. The d'Ursel family became the owner of the castle in 1756. This beautiful building is located along the Ourthe, near the old bridge of the city.
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9.88 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.58 km

2.33 km

1.13 km

681 m

153 m

Surfaces

7.01 km

2.30 km

265 m

238 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Tuesday 11 August

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Comments

May 25, 2024,🚐🇧🇪 Belgien: Durbuy ~ DHAM Museum, Altstadt und Fluss Ourthe

Yesterday, late in the afternoon, we took advantage of the time and the sunny weather and drove on towards Durbuy. On the way, we looked for a restaurant for dinner - and were amazed at the astronomical gastronomic prices 😱. We just wanted to eat something and not buy the whole restaurant. And it's not just quite expensive - all …

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July 18, 2024,L'Ourthe – Idyllisch rustplekje rondtocht vanuit Barvaux

In cool weather an easy walk, in warm weather the stretch from Durbuy back to Barvaux is too steep and too hot (because there is virtually no shade)

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March 24, 2025,De Ourthe – L'anticlinaal rondtocht vanuit Durbuy

📍 Walk around Durbuy. 🇧🇪

Yesterday we saw on television, at Campingtijd, that Koert Jan de Bruijn was in Durbuy. We did not know this place, just looked, and it was a little over 100 kilometers from Landgraaf and because it looked so beautiful we decided to drive that way today.

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July 10, 2025,Boucle L'Ourthe – Lieu de repos idyllique au départ de Barvaux

This ride is great for cycling, but not for hiking. It's a bit of a ravel route, a bit of woods and a lot of roads, not great at all...

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August 18, 2025,Durbuy 🏰

Durbuy is considered the smallest town in Belgium. It has 400 inhabitants, yet it still has city rights. In any case, it's one of the most beautiful we've seen so far. A few others seem to agree. Which is why we weren't completely alone in the picturesque alleys. On the hike along our old friend, the Ourthe, it was refreshingly …

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April 17, 2022,Sonnige Osterwanderung ab Durbuy 🙂🌺🌹🌱☀️

From Durbuy we hiked in the direction of Bohon over asphalt, small forest paths and back on the Ourthe in wonderful weather. The green leaves and meadows were finally beautiful 🙂☀️🌱🌹🌺
Happy Easter🐣🐇

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Ourthe River in Barvaux – The Anticline loop from Durbuy

Durbuy Bridge - 1725

Path Along the River in Belgium

La Roche aux Corbeaux

The Ourthe Valley

Ourthe River in Barvaux

Stairs above Durbuy

The Anticline

Durbuy Castle

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