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Der Vennbahnradweg von Raeren nach Waimes
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53.5km
400m
Cycling
The Vennbahn is a former railway line connecting Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. After the track lost importance, the tracks were dismantled and built a cross-country bike path. And that is really well done.
You start today's stage on the Vennbahnradweg in Raeren. For a long time the place had lived on ceramics, which was given a respectable monument by the pottery museum in the castle.
The bike path meanders through the German-Belgian border area in the Eifel. But even if you are currently in Germany, the former Vennbahn is part of the Belgian territory.
On the way, you often meet witnesses of the former railway company, such as old locomotives. If you ever want to change the vehicle and cycle with the trolley through nature, you can do that in Kalterherberg: www.railbike.be.
In the afternoon you will reach the Hohe Venn, a mysterious, unspoiled landscape and one of the last moors in Europe.
Just before you reach the end of the stage with Waimes, you can turn onto the Vennquerbahn. Then you reach after a few minutes the Bütgenbacher lake, a very nice recreational area with swimming.
by Ostbelgien
Last updated: June 6, 2024
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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 12 m for 7 m
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58 m
Vennbahn Cycle Path at Raeren Station
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The cycling and walking path is adopted by numerous cyclists, skaters and hikers and the neighboring communities promise to increase the local tourism in the future. This is supported by the fact that already some former station buildings have been converted into service areas, hotels and boarding houses are set up for day trippers and local public transport offers so-called bicycle buses as shuttle service. In the course of 2013, between Roetgen and Kalterherberg, seven steel houses were built in the form of a "lost wagon" intended for weather protection or a resting place.
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Kalterherberg Station and Railbike Café
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The vehicles can accommodate up to four adults and at least two drivers are required to get around. As it is not possible to overtake on the railroad tracks, it starts at a pleasant pace in the direction of Sourbrodt, where, in addition to the driving pleasure, you can soon enjoy the idyllic landscape of the High Fens. When, at a certain speed, the typical chattering of the rail vehicles can be heard, the pleasure of driving does not just start for hobby railroaders.
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High Fens
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Way Types & Surfaces
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53.3 km
221 m
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53.3 km
188 m
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Trail Reviews
2nd stage to Bütgenbach. After a delicious breakfast we set off refreshed. Apart from a construction site with no diversion signs, the Vennbahn went quite well. The weather was great but quite windy. The first 30 km were steadily uphill. Took a bit of a while. But Shimano supported us well here too. First we put our feet up at the hotel and looked for a feeding trough for this evening and then a nightcap before bed.
The Vennbahn is a wonderful nature experience, very pleasant to ride on paved paths through forests, high-altitude trails, and flowering meadows. We stopped for a break at a locomotive turning point. Its function was well explained with beautiful information boards – very interesting.
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March 24, 2019
The Vennbahn is a former railway line connecting Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. After the track lost importance, the tracks were dismantled and built a cross-country bike path. And that is really well done.
You start today's stage on the Vennbahnradweg in Raeren. For a long time the place had lived
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