Following the major fire in the High Fens, in the heart of the East Cantons, several areas within the municipalities of Baelen, Malmedy, Waimes and Jalhay are subject to access restrictions to enable the fire fighters, emergency services and all the teams deployed to carry out their work under the best possible conditions.

We therefore ask cyclists and users of the junction node network not to enter the affected areas and to strictly respect the safety perimeters and the instructions issued by the authorities, so as not to hinder the ongoing operations.

Consequently, several signposted routes in the East Cantons are currently affected.

The trails listed below are closed for an indefinite period, as some paths have been directly affected by the fire:

• Between peatland and forests
• Fagnes and Robertville lake
• La Gotsgette
• La Lionne
• La Marathonienne
• Bicycles, Trains & Landscapes - La Vecquée
• Bicycles, Trains & Landscapes - The Hautes Fagnes
• Lakes tour
• Fens and Schwarzsee
• The large High Fens Circuit
• The short High Fens circuit

Caution is still advised. Operations to monitor the area, extinguish any flare-ups and clear the site will continue over the coming days. We therefore encourage you to check our junction node planner regularly to find out which areas of the “points-nœuds” network are inaccessible and, consequently, which trails are not available.

To keep up to date with the latest information on the situation and the measures taken by the authorities, please check regularly the Wallonia information page dedicated to the fire – in particular the map, which is updated very frequently – as well as  the website of the Governor of the Province of Liège and the Governor’s Facebook page.

As the situation is developing rapidly, the information is likely to be updated regularly.

Thank you for your understanding and, above all, for not entering restricted areas so as not to hinder the work of the fire fighters and the emergency personnel.