Along the Ourthe River – Durbuy — Old Town and Castle loop from Durbuy
Along the Ourthe River – Durbuy — Old Town and Castle loop from Durbuy
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Along the Ourthe River – Durbuy — Old Town and Castle loop from Durbuy
01:34
5.72km
90m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 9, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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66 m
Durbuy Bridge - 1725
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The bridge and the mill disappear in 1909. A new, wider bridge is built, but it is destroyed in 1940 by the Belgian army.
The current bridge dates from 1954. Three construction dates are engraved on the bronze cross in the middle of the bridge.
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326 m
Homalius Rock and Waterfall
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The rock is somewhat older than the average visitor. It's said to be more than 300 million years old. However, the rock layers are much older: around 375 million years old.
The name Anticline comes from the geological phenomenon known as an anticline. It's the opposite of a syncline. While the former is a fold formed over many years, with the innermost layers being the oldest and the folds running downwards, synclines have folds running downwards.
Such folds can form for various reasons and range from very small to large, as seen here. Originally, everything was, of course, horizontal. The inverted U-shape created by uplift in Durbuy is not only beautiful to see but also special. And Durbuy has beautifully highlighted this. Another beautiful anticline can be found in Han-sur-Lesse, also in the Famenne-Ardenne region, albeit in the province of Namur (here we are in Luxembourg), where it has been given the name "Tête de bouc" (Tête de bouc).
There's a waterfall and a large water feature at the end of the expansive pond in front of the rock, which you can also climb. And there's plenty of room to admire it all. Don't forget the many smaller works of art and curiosities, and take a look in the water.
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2.98 km
Bois de Chapli
Forest
4.01 km
Along the Ourthe River
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4.92 km
Durbuy — Old Town and Castle
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4.98 km
Durbuy town centre
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Often crowded on weekends.
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5.13 km
Récollets Street
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The Récollets (and Récollectines) arrived in Durbuy at the instigation of the Antwerp-born military commander Antonie Schetz, Baron van Grobbendonck, who served the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War and leased the Durbuy estate and castle in 1628 for 40,000 gold marks, as you can read at komoot.com/nl-nl/highlight/7336847
The monastery was founded in 1625, damaged during the French Revolution, and closed by the French. The monastery church was transferred to the small town in 1809 because the parish church had been destroyed.
The monastery was subsequently used as a gendarmerie and town hall, a school, a justice of the peace court, a prison, a tax office, and partly as an orphanage (after renovation). In 1861, it finally returned to religious use, and the Daughters of Wisdom settled there. Later, a school was also established there for a short time.
The only remnants of the original building are the rectory and the wing that runs parallel to the church. The wing facing Rue des Récollets, which was naturally named after the order of the Franciscan Recollects (the Récollets or Ordo Fratrum Minorum Recollectorum), was built in the 18th century and renovated in the following century.
Part of it is now used for—naturally—tourism purposes. And the church is still the church.
More resources:
- Information board on site
- cirkwi.com/fr/point-interet/617762-l-ancien-couvent-des-recollets
- chateaudedurbuy.be/images/1628-Nouvelle-Ere.pdf
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5.55 km
Durbuy Old Town
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I prefer such pretty small towns to any big city in the world. 🤗
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5.65 km
Durbuy Castle
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Source: Itineraries
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5.72 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.34 km
1.72 km
887 m
710 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.13 km
1.64 km
1.55 km
401 m
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Highest point (210 m)
Lowest point (150 m)
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