Flapser hiking at the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) in the Belgian Ardennes

Friday 18 May - still on my long weekend in the Belgian Ardennes - I decided to go to the Hautes Farnes, the High Fens of Polêur. A beautiful nature resure with the spongy, acidious wet fens on top of the hills. Beautiful landscape. I loved it.

To see where these photo's were taken exactly, have a look at the interactive map and zoom in and out for a better overview.

At the hood of an oldtimer

Before I walked over the High Fens, I encountered a couple of beautiful oldtimers at the parking place. I had to polish the hood a bit.

At the hood of an oldtimer 2

Zoom in a bit on me at the hood of the oldtimer

In the vegetation of the Hautes Fagnes

The High Fens are very wet. And very typical plants grow there. What kind? The kind that sits quite comfortably. But you'll have to be careful with flapsing around too much. You'll get wet feet.

Looking at a peat pit

Yes, this is where they used to dig out peat. The Dutch call it 'turf'. Anyways. The weather was lovely.

The wooden path

If you build a path here, it won't last. The ground is too wet. So they just drove some poles into the ground and made a path from timber on top of it. Looks nice and keeps your paws dry.

Creek dipping?

Well, I did not intend to fall into the water. Luckily I kept my paws dry.

View from the hill

Nice view when you climb the hill on the edge of the 'Hautes Fagnes'.