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Monschau Old Town – Col du Rosier East Ascent loop from Monschau

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Monschau

Monschau Old Town – Col du Rosier East Ascent loop from Monschau

Hard

5.0

(5)

154

riders

Monschau Old Town – Col du Rosier East Ascent loop from Monschau

05:46

115km

1,640m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 89.6 km for 311 m

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439 m

Monschau Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Lively hustle and bustle within old walls, a medieval townscape with idyllic half-timbered houses, narrow streets and cobblestones.

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3.29 km

Unteres Perlenbachtal mit den Felsbildungen der Teufelsley, Engelsley, Bromelsley und Pferdeley

Nature Reserve

25.5 km

Climb from Malmedy to Mont

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Great steady climb from Malmedy to Mont with some nice switchbacks.

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38.1 km

Stavelot Railway Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This railway tunnel in Stavelot has automatic lightning inside. In winter it can be very cold and wet, even raining from the sealing, inside.

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53.3 km

The east side of the ascent of the Rosier is known as the variant. It is the shortest of the three, but the most intense. The climb starts in the beautiful town of Ruy, quietly located far away from the crowds. The start is very easy to find, follow the signs Spa/Andrimont.

Immediately after the start, the most difficult part of the ascent begins. At the bottom, the climb taps serious percentages. At the beautiful Gîte de Chevrouheid, children often play in a river when the weather is warm. You are free to turn around at the top to go under as well. Fortunately, you drive here through a beautiful forest that provides some extra cooling.

If the road goes to the left it gets a lot easier. Take a good rest here, because as soon as you reach the first houses of the village of Andrimont, the percentages go up again. Winding through the village you can make up the intermediate score. You are only two kilometers on the road and you still have half of it. If you're already having a hard time, the road is still long.

And that second half consists of a very long, slightly ascending road. You feel it is almost nothing, but you still climb around 5% here. After a lot of raking you finally reach the T-junction where the easy long runner Le Rosier from La Gleize comes out on the left and the aesthetic Le Rosier from Spa on the right.

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57.7 km

Col du Rosier

Mountain Pass

82.2 km

Bois de la Borchêne

Forest

82.7 km

Gileppe Dam Lion

Highlight • Monument

An extraordinarily beautiful dam wall, which is also the oldest in Europe. The dam wall is crowned by a sandstone lion, which is the emblem of the Gileppe dam. A pedestrian street leads over the dam wall, on the sides of which there are several very interesting information boards. The dam is the starting point for many family-friendly hiking trails. The entire infrastructure at the dam is designed for tourists - trips with the family are fun here.

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82.8 km

Gileppe Dam

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 collos looks in the direction of Eupen. In the year of the inauguration by King Leopold II (July 28, 1878), the Prussian border at that time was about 5 km away. The lion represents the strength of the nation of Belgium.

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89.7 km