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Vennbahn Stage 2 - Raeren-Monschau

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Vennbahn Stage 2 - Raeren-Monschau

Bike Riding · East Belgium
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  • Vennbahn Monschau
    Vennbahn Monschau
    Photo: Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
With the former railway station in Raeren as your starting point, you cycle via Roetgen, repeatedly crossing backwards and forwards between Belgium and Germany. The route ends in the picturesque town of Monschau.
easy
Distance 26.2 km
1:45 h
216 m
35 m
553 m
337 m
Visitors can delight in the old diesel locomotives on the still existing parts of the track network at the former railway station in Raeren. Then the route takes you through the forest on the German-Belgium border towards Roetgen, the “Gateway to the Eifel”. Now, a veritable alternating of the boundary lines will begin. The Vennbahn crosses German and Belgian territory several times during this stage of the trip. The woodland scenery slowly becomes less prominent towards Lammersdorf and Konzen, and many a person is put in mind of Switzerland. With these impressions, you reach the former cloth-making town of Monschau with its magnificently preserved half-timbered houses.

Author’s recommendation

Visit of the oldtown of Monschau.
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Update: February 28, 2024
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
553 m
Lowest point
337 m
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Track types

Asphalt 88.24%Dirt road 11.75%
Asphalt
23.1 km
Dirt road
3.1 km
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Rest stops

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 hints

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

Raeren Station
Coordinates:
DD
50.666602, 6.131500
DMS
50°39'59.8"N 6°07'53.4"E
UTM
32U 297295 5616677
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Destination

Monschau Station

Turn-by-turn directions

Starting in Raeren you always follow the old railway line until you reach Monschau.

Public transport

www.avv.de

Directions

Please use Google Maps.

Parking

Free parking at the "Bahnhofscafé" in Raeren.

Coordinates

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50.666602, 6.131500
DMS
50°39'59.8"N 6°07'53.4"E
UTM
32U 297295 5616677
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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 1 - Aachen-Raeren
  • Vennbahn Stage 3 - Monschau-Waimes
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
26.2 km
Duration
1:45 h
Ascent
216 m
Descent
35 m
Highest point
553 m
Lowest point
337 m
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