Through the Botrange Fens · 6.4 km
Published duration 1 h 35 min. Medium overall hiking rating. Ascent is 90 m in the metrics but 85 m in the description.
Unclassified / High Fens
Signal de Botrange
Belgium · 694 m
Photo credits and licence
LucT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Signal de Botrange - panoramio. Preview cropped from the top.LucT
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
About Signal de Botrange
Signal de Botrange is Belgium’s highest point, 694 m, on the High Fens plateau. Compare a highest-point visit with longer moorland walks; low elevation does not confirm current access.
Waimes–High Fens tourism — Signal de Botrange
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 694 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Belgium
- Mountain range
- High Fens
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 50.501667, 6.093056 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
2 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-07. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 2 of 2 · Difficulty with grading system: 2 of 2 · Elevation gain: 2 of 2 · Duration: 2 of 2 · Season: 0 of 2
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 2 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through the Botrange Fens · 6.4 km | HikingTraverse | Medium (mittel)Publisher overall hiking difficulty | Signal de Botrange; alternative starts at Nature Park Centre Botrange or Peak brewery | 90 m (metrics); 85 m (description)The same source disagrees internally. Both published figures are retained. | 1 h 35 minPublisher’s estimated walking duration; not a guaranteed personal time. | Source 1 ↗ |
| CLOSED in publisher listing · Big Fens loop · 8.7 km | HikingTraverse | EasyPublisher overall hiking difficulty | Signal de Botrange | 73 mPublisher’s route ascent figure. | 2 h 22 minPublisher’s estimated walking duration. | Source 1 ↗ |
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Hiking (2)
Through the Botrange Fens · 6.4 kmHiking · Traverse · Medium (mittel)
A 6.4 km circular moorland walk with red-rectangle waymarks and several published starting alternatives.
The listing does not establish current access. Check High Fens closures before visiting.
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Traverse
- Starting point
- Signal de Botrange; alternative starts at Nature Park Centre Botrange or Peak brewery
- Difficulty
- Medium (mittel) · Publisher overall hiking difficulty · Tourism listing combines technical difficulty and fitness; not a SAC or UIAA grade.
- Elevation gain
- 90 m (metrics); 85 m (description) · The same source disagrees internally. Both published figures are retained.
- Duration
- 1 h 35 min · Publisher’s estimated walking duration; not a guaranteed personal time.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
East Belgium Tourist Agency — Through the Botrange Fens · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
CLOSED in publisher listing · Big Fens loop · 8.7 kmHiking · Traverse · Easy
CLOSED: the official listing was marked closed when checked on 2026-10-07. This 8.7 km circuit is included for comparison, not as a recommendation for current use.
No reopening date or closure reason has been verified. A historic route listing does not establish present access.
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Traverse
- Starting point
- Signal de Botrange
- Difficulty
- Easy · Publisher overall hiking difficulty · Overall tourism rating; not equivalent to an alpine technical grade.
- Elevation gain
- 73 m · Publisher’s route ascent figure.
- Duration
- 2 h 22 min · Publisher’s estimated walking duration.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
East Belgium Tourist Agency — Pleasure tour 12 · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
How long are the walks from Signal de Botrange?
The publisher lists 1 h 35 min for the 6.4 km loop and 2 h 22 min for the 8.7 km Big Fens loop. These are estimates for the circuits, not the time to visit the highest point. The longer route was marked closed when checked.
East Belgium Tourist Agency — Through the Botrange Fens · East Belgium Tourist Agency — Pleasure tour 12
Is the Big Fens loop open?
The official listing was marked CLOSED on 7 October 2026. No reopening date is verified. Check the original listing and local notices before planning a walk.
East Belgium Tourist Agency — Pleasure tour 12 · East Belgium — High Fens red flags and closures
Why are there two ascent figures for the 6.4 km walk?
The same listing gives 90 m in its metrics and 85 m in its description. We retain the disagreement instead of selecting a definitive ascent. Neither figure is the summit altitude.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
6.4 km loop or longer Big Fens loop?
Compare published walking distances and times; the longer circuit is listed as closed. Missing or conflicting figures remain visible.
CLOSED · Big Fens loop · 8.7 km
Published duration 2 h 22 min and ascent 73 m. Easy overall hiking rating. Listed as closed when checked; not recommended for current use.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Both checked circuits list Signal de Botrange as a start. The 6.4 km walk also lists the nature park centre and Peak brewery. The 8.7 km Big Fens loop was marked CLOSED when checked on 7 October 2026; no reopening date is verified.
East Belgium Tourist Agency — Through the Botrange Fens · East Belgium Tourist Agency — Pleasure tour 12
Difficulty and required experience
The tourism publisher rates the 6.4 km walk medium and the 8.7 km walk easy using an overall hiking scale. These are not SAC or UIAA grades.
East Belgium Tourist Agency — Through the Botrange Fens · East Belgium Tourist Agency — Pleasure tour 12
Season and restrictions
High Fens access can be restricted. Check current park notices and on-site red flags before entering; the month labels in a listing do not establish an all-year recommendation.
Sources for current information
- East Belgium Tourist Agency — Pleasure tour 12
8.7 km loop listing; marked CLOSED when checked. No reopening date verified.
- East Belgium — High Fens red flags and closures
General closure guidance, not a live statement that a particular walk is open.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Signal de Botrange, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-07 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-07 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Signal de Botrange
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
Mountains nearby
Recorded mountains, ordered by straight-line distance. This does not describe a route or accessible connection.
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