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Hotond-Scherpenberg — nature highlights & trip planning · Libelo

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Hotond-Scherpenberg

Hotond-Scherpenberg

Belgium, Vlaamse Ardennen, Oost-Vlaanderen

Hiking
Wildlife watching

natural landscape in Kluisbergen en Ronse, Belgium

The name 'Hotond' originates from old terms meaning 'high tomb' or 'high burial place'.
The forested areas include acidic Atlantic beech forests with holly.

Hotond-Scherpenberg

Rules and access

What Hotond-Scherpenberg asks of visitors. Rules come from the park authority.

Allowed

Hiking
Visitors can use marked trails to explore the area.
Source

Trails

Marked routes inside the park. Colours are the waymarks you follow on the ground.

Hotondpad
4.3 km · Moderate
Scherpenbergpad
1.8 km · Moderate

What you might see

Wildlife and plants recorded in the park. Watch from a distance; leave no trace.

Fire salamander
Salamandra salamandra · Common
Spring dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii · Common
Hazelworm
Anguis fragilis · Common
Silver-washed fritillary
Argynnis paphia · Common
Wild hyacinth
Hyacinthoides non-scripta · Common

Getting there and planning

Nearest city: Ronse

Official park website(natuurenbos.be)
Wikipedia(nl.wikipedia.org)

Park facts

Designation: Nature reserve