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Best Long-Distance Hikes in Belgium

We track 218 routes that match this search in Belgium. They average 49.3 km and 1,092 m (3,583 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 483 km.

That is 9 percent of the 2,447 routes we map in Belgium. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 49.3 km against 11.5 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,092 m (3,583 ft) on average versus 254 m (833 ft) across the wider area.

Multi-day paths, normally walked in stages, with the accommodation and waymarking to support them. The mix is broad: 95 are rated easy and 82 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Moderate

GR 14 Variante crue de la Semois

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
156 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Liaison GRP 151

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
116 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

GR 16 Sentier de la Semois

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
184 km
/ 114 mi
Elevation gain
4,043 m
Typical duration
49 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Variante Herbeumont

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
130 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Variante Roche Lenel

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Variante de Frahan

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

GR 16 Variante de Laforêt

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
163 m
Typical duration
1 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Variante de Mortehan

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 579 Liaison Jesus-Eik

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GRP 151 Liaison GR 16

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
116 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

National Park Trail (hoofdtraject)

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
109 km
/ 67.5 mi
Elevation gain
2,389 m
Typical duration
29 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 56 Liaison Gare Hergenrath

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

E2 West Sectie GR 5A - GR 565

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
21.3 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
468 m
Typical duration
5 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Arduinna - Aachen branch

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
62.3 km
/ 38.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,371 m
Typical duration
16 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Arduinna - Liege branch

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
70.2 km
/ 43.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,544 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Limburgica

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
142 km
/ 88.2 mi
Elevation gain
3,121 m
Typical duration
38 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Monastica

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
224 km
/ 139 mi
Elevation gain
4,922 m
Typical duration
60 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Tenera

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
235 km
/ 146 mi
Elevation gain
5,180 m
Typical duration
63 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

GR 56 Variante Warche

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
35.6 km
/ 22.1 mi
Elevation gain
837 m
Typical duration
9 hr 18 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

GR 56 Liaison Bayehon

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
11.5 km
/ 7.2 mi
Elevation gain
479 m
Typical duration
3 hr 7 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

GR 56 Variante Sentier des Fagnes

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
97.5 km
/ 60.6 mi
Elevation gain
2,215 m
Typical duration
26 hr
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Variante Les Bulles

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 16 Variante Les Hayons

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

GR 412 Boucle 2 Les Coteaux

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
213 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

GR 412 Boucle 3 Hasard-Bas Bois

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
252 m
Typical duration
2 hr 46 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 12 Connection GR 512

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

GR 12 Variant West

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
59.0 km
/ 36.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,297 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

GR 121 Liaison GRP 575

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 121 liaison Gare de Blaton

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

GR 122 Scheldeland

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
169 km
/ 105 mi
Elevation gain
3,709 m
Typical duration
45 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 122 Variant Zottegem

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

GR 125 Liaison gare de Namur

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
GR 14 Variante crue de la SemoisParc national de la Vallée de la Semois7.1 km156 m1 hr 43 minModerateApril to October
GR 16 Liaison GRP 151Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois5.3 km116 m1 hr 16 minEasyApril to October
GR 16 Sentier de la SemoisParc national de la Vallée de la Semois184 km4,043 m49 hrExpertApril to October
GR 16 Variante HerbeumontParc national de la Vallée de la Semois5.9 km130 m1 hr 25 minEasyApril to October
GR 16 Variante Roche LenelParc national de la Vallée de la Semois0.8 km18 m12 minEasyApril to October
GR 16 Variante de FrahanParc national de la Vallée de la Semois1.8 km39 m25 minEasyApril to October
GR 16 Variante de LaforêtParc national de la Vallée de la Semois7.4 km163 m1 hr 47 minModerateApril to October
GR 16 Variante de MortehanParc national de la Vallée de la Semois1.1 km25 m16 minEasyApril to October
GR 16 Variante des Échelles de RochehautParc national de la Vallée de la Semois2.2 km49 m32 minEasyApril to October
GR 512 Brabantse Heuvelroute Variant Bivakzone MeerdaalwoudNationaal Park Brabantse Wouden4.7 km102 m1 hr 7 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with GR 16 Variante des Échelles de Rochehaut, GR 14 Variante crue de la Semois, GR 16 Variante de Laforêt. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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