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u A Tour of the Amblève Tips for Drivers

One of the key rivers of the Ardennes, the Amblève carves Starting point: Comblain-au-
a picturesque path through hills and forests. Walks here Pont – exit to Sprimont from A26.
Tour length: 55 km (35 miles).
lead off along the river’s edge or to the woodland water- Duration: Allow half a day.
falls of the tributaries. Quarries and a railway line are seen Driving conditions: The roads
early on, but after Aywaille, a busy centre for summer visi- are narrow and busy, but good.
tors, the landscape becomes wilder and the road hugs the Where to eat: Rest aurants can be
found at Comblain-au-Pont,
river, giving access to picnic sites on the banks. It then rises Aywaille and Stoumont.
to villages such as Stoumont, which offer fine views over Visitors’ information:
the valley. The famous waterfalls at Coo are an impressive Remouchamps: (04) 3843544,
note on which to end the drive. ∑ ourthe-ambleve.be
1 Comblain-au-Pont
South of the Amblève’s scenic confluence with the
River Ourthe are strange sculptures formed by hard
dolomitic rock that has resisted erosion. Equally
sculptural stalactites can be seen in Comblain’s
Découvertes Mystères limestone caves.
2 Château d’Amblève
A walk across the river from Aywaille ends in
a ruined cas tle linked to the steed Bayard
legend (see p143).

0 kilometres 3 3 Sougné-Remouchamps
Visits to the Grottes de
0 miles 3 Remouchamps include a
Ourthe Fraiture Sprimont subterranean boat trip.
4 Ninglinspo
A signposted walk
Comblain-au- Aywaille
Pont through woodland leads
along a stream called
Ninglinspo to La
Chaudière (The
Cauldron), where the
Amblève stream falls into a basin.
La
Gleize
Stoumont
Coo
5 Fonds de Quarreux Bassin
Large quartzite rocks, Superieur
formed 400 million years
ago, lie scattered across
the river, which ripples,
gurgles and sparkles in
the current. Signposts
lead to a num ber of
riverside paths.
Key
Tour route 6 Coo
Belgium’s most impressive cascade is a pair of
Motorway
falls roaring down a rocky drop of 15 m (50 ft).
Other road Coo is also a resort with the children’s theme
Railway park, Plopsa Coo (see p309).
For keys to symbols see back flap

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