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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Soor Valley loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Soor Valley loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Soor Valley loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

05:19

73.4km

960m

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: March 3, 2026

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Start point

Train Station

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6.39 km

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue

Highlight • Monument

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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6.41 km

Lion on the dam at Lac de la Gileppe

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

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6.77 km

Gileppe Panorama Tower with Restaurant

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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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12.9 km

Hobôster Shelter

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Top bivouac place, along the river.

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36.8 km

Roubrouck

Forest

38.4 km

Soor Valley

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The thrush has already grown into a strong vennbach here. In the river bed, the Vennwacken typical of a Vennbach, interspersed with quartzite veins.

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43.4 km

Hill

Forest

44.5 km

Hillsperre

Lake

47.4 km

Viewpoint

61.5 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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61.9 km

Trou Malbrouck Water Outlet and Canal

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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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62.8 km

Lac de La Gileppe viewpoint

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Beautiful viewpoint over the Lac de La Gileppe.
The Lac de La Gileppe is a drinking water reservoir and is one of the oldest in Europe. The dam was built between 1869 and 1875.

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73.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.9 km

11.9 km

3.06 km

875 m

412 m

213 m

159 m

Surfaces

45.5 km

15.0 km

10.6 km

2.26 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Sunday 17 May

14°C

8°C

87 %

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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – Soor Valley loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue

Lion on the dam at Lac de la Gileppe

Gileppe Panorama Tower with Restaurant

Hobôster Shelter

Soor Valley

Lake Gileppe

Trou Malbrouck Water Outlet and Canal

Lac de La Gileppe viewpoint

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