Plembières Railway Path – Laschet Tunnel cutting loop from Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

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Plembières Railway Path – Laschet Tunnel cutting loop from Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

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Plembières Railway Path – Laschet Tunnel cutting loop from Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

03:06

48.3km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Réserve naturelle agréée de Plombières

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.90 km

View of La Minerie

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Nice view of La Minerie

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7.23 km

Froidhier is located on the RAVel cycle path.
The small village of Froidthier used to have a railway connection and the cloth factory of Mathieu SNOECK's family, which employed numerous workers, ensured a certain wealth for the village.

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13.5 km

Plembières Railway Path

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You can comfortably cycle for hours in the shade on this former railway route. Without any particular gradients and sharp curves, as is usual on railway lines.

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15.9 km

Laschet Tunnel cutting

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The southern head of the tunnel was blown up on August 3, 1914 by the Belgian army to prevent the passage of the Germans with their material. This was done …

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19.3 km

View of the Valley Towards Plombières

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View over the valley towards Plombieres.

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24.3 km

RAVeL L39 Gemmenich

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Great to drive and well paved.

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27.0 km

Vaalserberg

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27.8 km

View of Aachen from Dreiländerweg

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Nice view from the Dreiländerweg (between Dreiländerpunkt and Steppenberg) on Aachen in the curve, where the path comes out of the forest into the open.

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29.0 km

NABU-Garten

Forest

33.1 km

RAVeL L39 – Plombières Designated Nature Reserve

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The Walloon Region's Ravel program involves converting over 1,400 kilometers of disused railway lines into cycling and hiking trails. In East Belgium, the network is already well developed, with approximately 220 km of Ravel trails currently available.

Further information:
ravel.wallonie.be

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45.7 km

Berg Clouse

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48.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.8 km

13.9 km

1.60 km

1.59 km

265 m

Surfaces

46.5 km

1.21 km

264 m

113 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

October 5, 2024,🚴‍♀️🎌 Fietstocht naar het 3-Landenpunt

This is a beautiful, not too difficult bike ride that mainly runs over old railways. Along the way you can enjoy beautiful views.
The 3-country point is a nice destination for a bike ride.
The descent past it runs over unpaved forest roads, which are easy to ride. After that you cycle through a few villages to get back to …

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July 21, 2022,Kloster Val Dieu

Only out and about today with rain gear. Back in Aachen, it promptly stopped raining.

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May 2, 2022,#1a Dienstreise in die Wallonie

And when I arrived at the Abbaye du Val Dieu, I put my sat nav in my pocket and - boom. So there is part 2.

Fantastically nice to drive here. Great class: RAVeL Ligne 38.

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