Belgium - The Hautes-Fagnes plateau

To the east of Belgium, the hercynian plateau penetplané, then again raised, forms the series of the Ardennes hills. The highest ones form a ridge line, oriented southwest-northwest, which can be followed from the Cross Scaille (505m), by the barrier of Charnplon (589m), the Baraque de Fraiture (652m), the Baraque Michel (672m), the signal Botrange (694m) 'the Bovel (660m) to the massive Hoscheit (600m). The highest elevations of the country are observed at the north end of this ridge. To the east, the hilly region extends into the Eifel where the altitude reaches 747m. The Fagnard High Plateau is therefore composed of a succession of hills whose altitude is slightly less than 700 m. The highest points are rounded hills, often dominating long, shallow slopes with a steep slope to the 500 m elevation. The Fagnes cover more than 4000 ha, divided into two large groups: the fagnes of Baraque Michel (2041 ha) and fagnes of the northeast (1404 ha). Administratively, they extend over the territory of the Walloon Region and the territory of the German-speaking Community.