LLT 2020-06-27 - Croix Scaille
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.81 mi
- Elevation gain
- 738 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 738 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,834 ft
- TrailRank
-
42
4.7
- Min elevation
- 962 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1709
- Uploaded
- June 27, 2020
- Recorded
- June 2020
near Louette-Saint-Pierre, Wallonia (Belgique)
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Itinerary description
A 17.5 km hike with the “Lustige Lochtingterters” (LLT) from Louette-Saint-Pierre to Croix Scaille and back.
Croix Scaille is the highest spot (505 m) in the province of Namur, and a 60 m high lookout tower offers an impressive view of the dense surrounding forests. Interestingly, when the first wooden tower was built here in 1914, the degree of forestation was less than it is now, and the tower was therefore an efficient means to spot movement of troops during WWI.
Another noteworthy fact is that the plateau of Croix Scaille is the source of the Houille river. The latter is possibly the most adventurous category C river that can be descended by kayak or packraft in the Ardennes (during the winter season).
Croix Scaille is the highest spot (505 m) in the province of Namur, and a 60 m high lookout tower offers an impressive view of the dense surrounding forests. Interestingly, when the first wooden tower was built here in 1914, the degree of forestation was less than it is now, and the tower was therefore an efficient means to spot movement of troops during WWI.
Another noteworthy fact is that the plateau of Croix Scaille is the source of the Houille river. The latter is possibly the most adventurous category C river that can be descended by kayak or packraft in the Ardennes (during the winter season).
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Excellent, I've done this on a sunny spring day - lots of light even in the forest (no leaves on the trees yet ). The pic-nic area at the Tour du Millénaire was pretty crowded (there's access for cars up there). We should have stopped at the Liberté 44 picnic area, it's a quieter place.
The last bits of the footpath before getting back on the road are not so easy to follow (but it's fine if you keep an eye on your GPS, the track is accurate).