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Vennbahn Stage 1 - Aachen-Raeren

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Vennbahn Stage 1 - Aachen-Raeren

Bike Riding · North Rhine-Westphalia
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    Starting from Aachen, the first stage takes you through the former abbey town of Kornelimünster across the border to Raeren. The route is tarmacked throughout and is not particularly challenging.
    easy
    Distance 22.1 km
    1:34 h
    226 m
    67 m
    336 m
    161 m
    The Vennbahn route starts in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Aachen. The hustle and bustle of urban life and traffic around Rothe Erde railway station are quickly replaced by a peaceful suburban idyll. The former abbey town of Kornelimünster re-awaits you with its mediaeval setting. Old diesel locomotives can still be marvelled at at the railway station in Walheim. The route takes you through a landscape of woodland and meadows across the border to East Belgium and comes to an end at the old station in Raeren.

    Author’s recommendation

    Visit of the old town of Aachen and the Museum of Pottery in Raeren.
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    Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
    Update: February 28, 2024
    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    336 m
    Lowest point
    161 m
    Best time of year
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    Track types

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    Rest stops

    Hotel restaurant Tychon
    Hotel Zum Onkel Jonathan

    Safety information

    • Be aware and respectful at all times of other road users
    • Always keep to a speed that will ensure you can safely avoid obstacles
    • In the event of accident or injury, call 112 and give your location

    Tips and suggestions

    East Belgium Tourism Agency

    Hauptstraße 54

    4780 St.Vith

    Tel. +32 80 22 76 64

    info@ostbelgien.eu

    www.ostbelgien.eu

     

    Vennbahn: A path of transmission

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKflBlyA6eI

    Start

    Aachen Central Station
    Coordinates:
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    50.768894, 6.090556
    DMS
    50°46'08.0"N 6°05'26.0"E
    UTM
    32U 294850 5628161
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    Destination

    Raeren Station

    Turn-by-turn directions

    Starting in Aachen it goes always along the old railway line until you reach the old station of Raeren.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    www.avv.de

    Directions

    Please use Google Maps.

    Parking

    Parking at the shopping mijl "Aachen Arkaden".

    Coordinates

    DD
    50.768894, 6.090556
    DMS
    50°46'08.0"N 6°05'26.0"E
    UTM
    32U 294850 5628161
    w3w 
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Book recommendation by the author

    • Die Vennbahn, G. Kirch u. H.-J. Serwe, GEV
    • Vennbahn-Radweg, Bikeline Radtourenbuch
    • Mit dem Fahrrad über den Vennbahn-Radweg, J.P. Bachem Verlag

    Author’s map recommendations

    Vennbahn map

     

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    Equipment

    Suitable for all bike types.

    Similar routes nearby

    • Vennbahn Railtrail
    • Vennbahn Stage 2 - Raeren-Monschau
    • Ravel L38
    • Vennbahn Stage 3 - Monschau-Waimes
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    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    22.1 km
    Duration
    1:34 h
    Ascent
    226 m
    Descent
    67 m
    Highest point
    336 m
    Lowest point
    161 m
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