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Belgium
Wallonia
Liège
Verviers
Jalhay

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Lake Gileppe loop from Jalhay

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Bike touring routes & trails
Belgium
Wallonia
Liège
Verviers
Jalhay

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Lake Gileppe loop from Jalhay

Hard

4.9

(13)

225

riders

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Lake Gileppe loop from Jalhay

03:19

42.4km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.4 km for 216 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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5.23 km

Lion on the dam at Lac de la Gileppe

Highlight • Monument

At a height of 60m, a 13.5m high lion rises on the dam wall. Its weight is 300 tons.

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2

5.26 km

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue

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The tallest lion in the world (*if the Sphynx doesn't count):
The stone lion is the landmark of the Gilepppe dam. With a length of 13.5 m, the massive 180-ton …

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3

12.1 km

The dam also receives water from the Soor (Helle basin, Upper Vesdre) via the Soor Tunnel, dug between 1950 and 1953. This thus makes it possible to add to the …

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4

12.4 km

Lake Gileppe

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The Gileppe Lake is a reservoir located in the high Ardennes, at the gateway to the Hautes Fagnes plateau, a few kilometers east of the old wool town of Verviers …

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5

13.6 km

Gileppe Bivouac Area

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Nice place to camp if it's not too crowded! In summer season it's quite popular place for camping (misused by lot of people using this place as a free camping!). …

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23.3 km

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Forest

26.6 km

Bois de la Borchêne

Forest

8

29.1 km

View of the Eupen Dam

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9

29.6 km

In the 1970s, the province of Liège decided to build a 77.60 m high observation tower. Construction lasted from 1976 to 1982 due to financial and political problems, after which …

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10

37.4 km

Hobôster Shelter

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Top bivouac place, along the river.

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42.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.9 km

5.05 km

2.60 km

2.47 km

354 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

10.5 km

10.2 km

2.94 km

606 m

240 m

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Saturday 16 May

12°C

4°C

68 %

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