Guided forest baths in Tenneville
In collaboration with All Access, we would like to inform you that facilities are planned for :
- people with walking difficulties
- people in wheelchairs
- the hearing impaired
- the visually impaired
- people with comprehension difficulties
- people with autism
Forest bathing is organised in the commune of Tenneville.
There are 3 possible routes for guided forest bathing.
The address will be given at the time of booking.
Route 1:
- Duration: about 1h30
- Difficulty: easy
- Distance: 1 km loop
- Incline: gentle slopes
- Width of path: 1.50 to 2 metres
- Ground surface: packed gravel, secure wooden footbridges
- This route is chosen in priority
Route 2:
- Duration: approximately 2 hours
- Difficulty: easy to medium
- Distance: 3 km round trip
- Difference in altitude
- some slopes
- more than 10% gradient in places
- it is essential to be accompanied
- Ground surface:
- most of the route is asphalted
- access to the trees is on a natural path: only accessible in dry weather
- The forest bath on this route can also be used to get to the Bilaude observation area (access is not asphalted and the path is smooth).
Route 3
- Duration: around 2 hours
- Difficulty: easy to medium
- Distance: approx. 3 km (round trip + loop)
- Difference in altitude: steep to gentle slopes
- Surface: the loop trail is on a natural path, which is very intuitive.
- This route is preferable for people with autism, as it is expected to be very busy on route 1.
Call the Syndicat d’Initiative de Tenneville for information and to book a guided forest walk on 0474 86 20 38.
Send an e-mail to receive information at tenneville@baindeforet.be
Advance booking is essential.
To enable the guide to adapt the forest bath to the needs of the participants, a form is sent at the time of booking.
There are no toilets on site.
A PRM toilet is available at the Total Genin station.
It is located along the Nationale 4 through Tenneville (address: rue de la Barrière 10, 6970 Tenneville).
The car park is not identified.
There is no PRM parking space reserved.
The toilet is located in the shop.
The shop is accessible via a ramp.
Entrance and exit are via 2 separate doors.
The shop doors are automatic.
The toilets are accessible on request: ask for the key at the counter.
Access for everyone is €0.50 per person if the person using the toilet does not buy.
In the toilet, for people in wheelchairs: reverse entry is recommended.
There is no wifi on site.
Assistance dogs are welcome.
Useful information
There are 2 guides who have been trained in welcoming and supporting people with disabilities.
Delphine has been made aware of how to welcome and support people with disabilities:
- who have difficulty walking
- in wheelchairs
- who have difficulty understanding
- with a hearing impairment
- with visual impairment
- with autism
Delphine guides on routes 1, 2 and 3.
Juliette has been trained in welcoming and accompanying people:
- in wheelchairs
Juliette guides on route 1.
The forest bath takes place on a wheelchair-accessible route.
On request, guide Delphine can take along a folding chair (tripod) for people with walking difficulties.
Our guide Delphine has taken a course in lip-reading.
She has also undergone training in Belgian French sign language (LSFB) adapted to forest bathing.
Before coming to the walk, we’ll send you a little book in Easy to Read and Understand.
In the book, there are photos of the car park and of the walk.
During the walk, the guide Delphine will suggest some little games:
- to smell
- to see
- to listen
- to feel with your body
- to touch
The guide, Delphine, will be attentive to any special sensory needs.
Once you have registered, we will send you a guide booklet.
In this booklet, you’ll find useful information and visual cues to help you prepare for the activity.
You can print out this booklet and take it with you during the forest bath.
We’ve taken photos of the car park, the route and the places to stop and listen to our guide Delphine.
During the activity, Delphine will suggest exercises using your senses:
- to smell
- to see
- to listen
- to feel with your body
- to touch
The place and the activity are calm.
They help to lower the sensory threshold.
Access to the trees is via a natural path.
On route 1, there are footbridges lined with railings and raised edges.
The other 2 routes are natural paths and tracks.
There are no special facilities.
During the activity, Delphine will suggest exercises with the senses.
If you wish, you can take part in the sensory exercise she suggests.
Photos of route 1 "Bois de la Fontaine"
