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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Belgium

1,866 routes in Belgium qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 5.5 km and 121 m (397 ft) of ascent.

That is 76 percent of the 2,447 routes we map in Belgium. They are shorter than the local average, 5.5 km against 11.5 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 121 m (397 ft) against 254 m (833 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

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
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
Moderate

Cordemois - Belvédère

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
6.9 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
151 m
Typical duration
1 hr 40 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Réserve Naturelle

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Jeune Bois

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le Bois Jean

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
8.7 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
190 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Abannets

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
194 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Aisances

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Anciennes Carrières

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
204 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Bornes

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
167 m
Typical duration
1 hr 50 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Carrières

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
136 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Charmes

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
135 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Crêtes

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
5.8 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
127 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Dolimarts

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Huit Semois

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Mauleus

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
107 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Pelouses Calcicoles

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
179 m
Typical duration
1 hr 58 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Recours

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
74 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Rivelottes

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
73 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Étangs de Conques

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mechels Bos Oranje bol

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mechels Bos Paarse trapezium

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mechels Bos aanlooproute

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mechels bos Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
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
Easy

't Plat - Gele zeshoek

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

't Plat aanlooproute

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Arboretumwandeling

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

BX08 Cugnon

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
161 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

BX18 Auby 4

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
Easy

Bayeumont

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bergerven Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
154 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bergerven Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route

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 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
GR 579 Liaison Jesus-EikNationaal Park Brabantse Wouden1.5 km34 m22 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with GR 16 Variante de Frahan, GR 16 Variante de Mortehan, GR 16 Liaison GRP 151. 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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