Ninglinspo
— Following a bewitching, unpronounceable little river as it flows down a narrow, rocky valley in the Ardennes.”
Back at the office on Monday, there was some hesitation among colleagues – as there often is when I recount a trip into the recesses of Wallonie – over how to pronounce “Ninglinspo”.
Down in these strange, shadowy little dales south of Liège, someone once claimed that gold had fetched up in a few rivers, provoking a small but fruitless gold rush. One could well believe that Ninglinspo saw more visitors neither before nor since.
The pools and waterfalls have epithets originating from folklore or ancient mythology. Nobody knows who dreamt them up and this ethereal valley certainly isn’t telling.
- Walking route: Sedoz – Ninglinspo – Sedoz (loop)
- Distance: 13km
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October 27th, 2010 at 16:46
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