9.5km - Easy / moderate. The "Aarnescht" Guttland Trail near Niederanven offers a relatively easy hike with abundant orchids in May and June. The well-marked trail leads through woodlands and farmland to the almost-Mediterranean "Aarnescht" Natural Reserve, before continuing through wildlife-rich woods back to the starting point.
Did you know that there is some controversy about the highest point in Luxembourg? Buergplaz or Kneiff? We hiked to both on a bitterly cold winter's day.
In the hushed midwinter gloom, only three sounds rung out in the Haupeschbach valley: our hiking boots squelching on the muddy path, the incessant murmuring of the snowmelt-swollen stream, and a mysteriously distant woodpecker, which never seemed to get any closer before its ghostly rattle vanished completely into the frigid air. The last day of… Continue reading Heringerbuerg
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