If you are up to some excitement, then return to the signpost (at 1050m) and then turn right (if you turn left, you return the way you came). After about 50 meters, and this is important, you will come to a small crossing with a trail going to the right and a trail just going straight forward. Take the foothpath to the right. This will bring you to a huge pile of stones, which you will have to climb. The Cascades des Sources is now at your righthand side and you have a great view from here towards the valley. Even Elgar made it to this spot...........

Now what....you will surely think. Walk towards the rock face and there you will see an iron cable going up. Follow that cable, no special equipment necessary, just a pair of good hands and.....no fear of heights ofcourse. This so-called Pas Ruat will bring you on top of the waterfall. And then what?



You see this big opening where the water for the waterfall is flowing from? That is where you have to go. There is again a cable to help you get to this "Tunnel de Pas Ruat". It is a natural tunnel and here you will need your hands to climb over the huge rocks here and there. We even had to cross a deep hole which was full with very very very cold water (and had to take off our walkingboots)



When leaving this natural tunnel keep to the right and do not try to get to the Grotte de Guiers Vif by going up the slippery rocks, but instead make use of the iron handles in the rock on your righthand side. Finally you arrive at a 'normal' track again and by turning left here you can go to the cave. It tooks us quite some time to figure out how to get back as we were unable to find a path..........
Return to point with the iron handles. Either go straight up the rock in front of you (by iron handles again) or take the small path a little bit to the left. Follow this track all the way and in the end you will get back to the signpost for the Grand Cascade again. There it is up to you: either take the same path back to the Auberge or go once more to the Grand Cascade and keep following the track downhill. It will lead to a wooden bridge crossing the water and then through the woods back to the Auberge.



Well....wasn't that spectacular.......


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is going upwards but in a pleasant and smooth way. Elgar was eager to get his picture taken at the end of that path.



You will cross farmland and will see lots of insects and butterflies at this time of the year and ofcourse great views over Limburg's landscape. Often Elgar popped his head out of the tiny backpack to enjoy these views.





One more picture of this area and then we drive home....where strawberries are Elgar's reward, cause he behaved rather well this time.



This is the first walk we have done twice now. Just a nice walk, not too difficult, not too long, with stunning scenery along the way. We can highly recommend it to everyone.

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end of up in the ‘Vijlenerbos’, a huge forest where there is at least some shade and even a slight breeze. Here is a picture of us together in the forest. You will encounter many benches for a stop. One will provide you with this lovely view towards the township Vijlen (and its church)

Further along the track you will see these ‘ zandsteenblokken’ (in English: blocks of sandstone), a geology monument (has to do with erosion already a long long long time ago). After a while we leave the forest behind us and see the small township of Holset in the valley in front of us.

This is a great place for a stop for having something to drink or eat (as it is also halfway this circular walk)
From this Inn you have a nice view on the H.H. Lambertus & Genoveva Church. This church is already mentioned in the year 1266.

From Holset it is another 9 kilometers back to Wahlwiller. The track is very easy going and straight forward with lovely views over the landscape.

Great walk, great food...................we must do it again.

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seeing the Eiffel Tower. We did not went with the elevator to the top but walked up the first 2 levels, which gives you a better impression about the Eiffel tower's enormous structure.
We went to see the Galleries of LaFayette, famous because if its interior but also because here you can nose around for exclusive clothing.



And just after 2 days city we needed some 'space' again, to get away out of the crowd, and went to see Versailles. In the castle itself it was busy also with people, but still do-able. In summertime it must be overrun by tourists however. Here a picture of the "Hall of Mirrors".

But luckily Versailles has huge gardens and we went for a walk around the entire pond, which takes at least more than 1,5 hrs ! And in February you will not encounter many people here.



Paris is definitely a city to return to and to explore further.

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