Heid des Gattes
heid des Gattes is located in the municipality of Aywaille.
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It is a protected natural area situated on 2 large plateaus halfway a large mountain wall.
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In the past, these were large quarries that provided the whole region with stone, but were also put on transport.
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large cable cars ran from the quarry across the valley to the other side.
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the railway line between hatch and luxembourg still runs here today.
quite an achievement at the time.
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the route is easy to follow.
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You can easily park your car at one of the supermarkets or in the 2 villages Aywaille or Remouchamps.
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the least steep climb up is anticlockwise. so start right at the bottom of the map in Remouchamps.
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When you walk on a plateau like this, you only feel the immense surface area where the 100 meters high cliffs make you feel very small.
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The alternation of bushes, hills, grass meadows and rocks doesn't let it get boring easily.
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The many flowers and plants give a nice variation of vegetation, and salamanders and snakes crawl everywhere.
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the vegetation is kept short by real mountain goats. these professional climbers can be encountered very well halfway up the cliff.
when you continue the trip, you'll end up at a lookout post after a tough climb.
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This is where you'll find the remains of the world war.
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At the time artillery was placed here, they were short of materials and had to contend with a lot of broken tanks.
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What they did was take the turret and artillery from the tank, and mount it back as artillery on small artillery bunkers.
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You can still find a lot of them in this area.
At the top of the mountain walk on nice narrow roads between the meadows towards the village of Sur la Heid.
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A very cute village. But not much to do.
The hike continues unpaved again, and you finally start the descent.
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halfway the descent you keep left to walk into the second quarry.
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This one is as impressive as the first.
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Both quarries still have old ruins.
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They always give a certain impression of the times.
And especially beautiful pictures.
At the bottom of the second quarry is the Chateau "Dieupart".
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Now this is part of a campsite, and the Chateau contains several apartments for rent.
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it is well maintained and on the way back to Remouchamps you walk past.
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definitely worth a look. you can also have a drink on the cozy terrace.
a very nice walk that will take about 2 hours.
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I love to walk here every time.
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Would you like to take this walk sometime?
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