The Burdinale and Méhaigne valleys offer 18 walking trails (of which 4 pass through Braives), 4 mountain bike trails, and 2 signposted bike paths. Use the collection of 18 descriptive leaflets and a double-sided map to discover the various signposted trails. The walking trails take you through diverse countryside including flat and hilly land and cover a distance ranging from 5 to 22 km.
Two signposted trails connect the trails of Braives to the trail that starts at the tourist centre.
Other hikes and shortcuts can be discovered using the hiking map.
Maps of the mountain bike trails (18, 30, 37, and 42 km) and the bike trails (30 and 60 km) are also available free in road-book format.
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Hikes
La Promenade des Chevreuils – BR01
Main facts: 9 km hike through the villages of Fumal, Marneffe, and Huccorgne. Not suitable for pushchairs and persons with reduced mobility; suitable for mountain bikes. Follow the green diamonds with the marking "BR01".
More information:Visit the Web site of the
tourist centre
Martins-pêcheurs - BR02 (The Kingfisher Trail)
Main facts: 10 km hike. Follow the orange diamonds with the marking "BR02".
More information:Visit the Web site of the
tourist centre
Hubert Krains - BR03 (The Hubert Krains Trail)
Main facts: 8 km hike. Follow the blue rectangles with a blue vertical rectangle in the middle and the marking "BR03". Not suitable for pushchairs and persons with reduced mobility.
More information:Visit the Web site of the
tourist centre
Rainette des Marais – BR04 (The Marsh Tree-Frog Trail)
Main facts: 6 km hike. Follow the green rectangles with the marking "BR04". Not suitable for pushchairs and persons with reduced mobility.
Sentier de grande randonnée (GR) (The Great Hiking Trail)
The GR564 also passes through the territory of Braives (
http://www.grsentiers.org/)
Hike of discovery around Fumal
The map can be seen on a board in Fumal square (Rue de Warnant).
Bike trails
The bike (30 and 60 km) and mountain bike (18 km, 30 km, 37 km, and 42 km) trails also pass through the territory of Braives.
The RAVeL – Trail 127
The RAVeL is a network of paths reserved for slow (non-motorized) traffic: Pedestrians, cyclists, persons with reduced mobility, skaters, and horse riders (when conditions allow). The name "RAVeL", which comes from the French phrase "Réseau autonome de voies lentes" (autonomous network of pathways for slow traffic), is a Walloon name for a Walloon network. Outside the boundaries of Wallonia, such routes are called green trails.
Connecting Hannut and Huccorgne and passing through Braives, trail 127 takes the walker on a rural hike where the landscape changes between the typical countryside of the Hesbaye Plateau and wooded areas. It starts at the junction with the N80 (Hannut) and moves towards Braives, passing through wide cultivated plains before crossing the Natura 2000 network and the Nature Park of the Burdinale and Méhaigne Valleys. At the moment, the route is briefly interrupted at the d'Huccorgne Trench, where a diversion had to be created in order to circumvent 200 metres of trail that are considered dangerous due to rock falls. South of here, a further kilometre of trail snakes towards Huccorgne (Wanze). This is a superb trail which, among other things, pays tribute to our exceptional railway heritage (barriers, signposts, stop points, platforms etc.).
Horse riding trails
The company "Les chemins de la Burdinale" offers 2 non-signposted equestrian trails, one which leaves from Braives and the other from Burdinne. Maps are available at the tourist centre.
Tourist trails for cyclists
Three "Hesbaye-Meuse-Condroz Tourisme" trails pass through Braives:
Hesbaye insolite ("Unusual Features of Hesbaye"): Leaving from Amay or Château d'Oteppe, you can wander along at will along the "Hesbaye insolite" trail. At only just 100 km long, it will take you through surprising landscapes and ancient villages with a quaint charm.
Les Blés d’or ("The Golden Corn"): Leaving from Waremme or Hannut, heed the call of the Blés d'Or trail! This 100 km walk takes you to the heart of our rich cropland and provides a haven of peace and quiet.
La Route jolie ("The Pretty Trail"): This 94 km trail passes through the following towns and villages, among others: Braives, Jehay, Huy, Modave, and Vieuxville.
Soundscape walks
Discover our beautiful region through 4 walks with accompanying audio tracks.
For more information on all of these trails:
Burdinale and Méhaigne Tourist Centre.
Rue de la Burdinale, 6 - 4210 Burdinne
0032 (0) 85 25 16 96;
www.tourismebm.be
Alternatively, contact Braives Municipal Council.