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Hiking Trails Under 5 km in Belgium

There are 777 hikes in Belgium in our database that fit. They average 3.0 km and 66 m (217 ft) of ascent.

That is 32 percent of the 2,447 routes we map in Belgium. They are shorter than the local average, 3.0 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, 66 m (217 ft) against 254 m (833 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Short routes for a spare couple of hours, an evening walk, or a day when the weather only gives you a window. 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

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
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

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

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
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

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
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
Easy

Bergerven Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 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
Easy

Circuit des Légendes

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Damvallei - Damvalleimeerpad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Kolonie Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
63 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Donderslag Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hazendalwandeling

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Heiderbos Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
98 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hoefaert Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
68 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Holven Groene rechthoek

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

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

In den Brand Blauwe ruit

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kattenbos Groene rechthoek

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

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

Kikbeekbron Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
100 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kikbeekbron Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
58 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kleinbroekpad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
56 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Croix Sauvage

National Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse · Wallonia

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
106 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Foulerie

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Pierre Perrin

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Roche Pinco

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Roche aux Corbeaux

Parc national de la Vallée de la Semois · Wallonia

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
57 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 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 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
GRP 124 Variante bivouac de Boussu-en-FagneNational Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse1.3 km29 m19 minEasyApril to October
GRP 125 Variante bivouac de BoussuNational Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse1.3 km29 m19 minEasyApril to October
La Réserve NaturelleParc national de la Vallée de la Semois3.7 km81 m53 minEasyApril to October
Circuit d'Interprétation du Bois de MaconNational Park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse3.7 km81 m53 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with GR 16 Variante de Frahan, GR 16 Variante Roche Lenel, GR 16 Variante de Mortehan. 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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