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Vennbahn Railtrail

Rail Trail Cycling · Ostbelgien
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  • Vennbahn Am Grünen Kloster
    Vennbahn Am Grünen Kloster
    Photo: Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
m 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 120 100 80 60 40 20 km Feuer und … Raerens Dampf und … Kutsche Monschau St. Vith … Vennbahn Kornelimünster Ourtal Aachen
One of the longest cross-border rail trails in Europe, leading through three countries: Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg, 125 km long, almost completely asphalted.
easy
Distance 124.5 km
9:20 h
826 m
556 m
561 m
161 m
Extending over 125 km, the Vennbahn is Europe's longest cross-border cycle path on a former railway line. It stretches between two points where three countries meet and runs across East Belgium from Aachen through the matchless high moorland region of the Hohes-Venn-Eifel nature reserve to Troisvierges in Luxembourg.

Author’s recommendation

Aachen, Kornelimünster, Raeren - the pottery museum, the hedges in the vicinity of Sourbrodt, Wolfsbusch, St.Vith, Our valley, Burg-Reuland.
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Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
Update: January 23, 2023
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
561 m
Lowest point
161 m
Best time of year
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Track types

Asphalt 99.22%Dirt road 0.62%Forested/wild trail 0%Path 0%Road 0.11%Unknown 0.02%
Asphalt
123.6 km
Dirt road
0.8 km
Forested/wild trail
0 km
Path
0 km
Road
0.1 km
Unknown
0 km
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Rest stops

Camping Oos Heem
Hotel Zum Burghof
Hotel Zum Buchenberg
Hotel restaurant Steineweiher
Hotel Zur Post
Youth hostel Eifel-Ardennen
Berliner Hof
Relax hotel Pip-Margraff
KUZ Meeting Centre
Hotel Burg Hof
Hotel Ulftaler Schenke
Hotel Restaurant Zur Alten Mühle

Safety information

Use of the Vennbahn cycling and hiking trail is at your own risk. No liability is assumed for any damage resulting from negligence on the part of the user. The Vennbahn is only for use by non-motorised traffic. The respective national Highway Code shall apply. The markings and signposting shall always be decisive.

 

For your own safety and the safety of others:

 

  • Show consideration for others using the route!
  • Always proceed at a controlled speed so that you can avoid any obstacles in good time!
  • In case of an accident, call 112 and tell them your location!

Tips and hints

vennbahn@ostbelgien.eu

www.vennbahn.eu

 

East Belgium Tourism Agency

Hauptstraße 54

4780 St.Vith

T +32 80 22 76 64

info@ostbelgien.eu

www.ostbelgien.eu

 

 

Vennbahn App:  

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=vennbahn&c=apps

Apple App Store:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vennbahn/id1026811473?mt=8

 

Vennbahn film:

A path of transmission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKflBlyA6eI

Start

Aachen (177 m)
Coordinates:
DD
50.768685, 6.090135
DMS
50°46'07.3"N 6°05'24.5"E
UTM
32U 294819 5628139
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Destination

Troisvierges

Turn-by-turn directions

Extending over 125 km, the Vennbahn is Europe's longest cross-border cycle path on a former railway line. It stretches between two points where three countries meet and runs across East Belgium from Aachen through the matchless high moorland region of the Hohes-Venn-Eifel nature reserve to Troisvierges in Luxembourg.

Note


all notes on protected areas

Public transport

  • Aachen Central Station
  • Eupen station
  • Troisvierges station

Getting there

Please use Google Maps.

Parking

  • APAG Parkhaus am Hauptbahnhof, Lagerhausstraße 20, D-52064 Aachen
  • Apcoa Parkhaus Aachen Arkaden, Trierer Straße 1, D-52078 Aachen

Coordinates

DD
50.768685, 6.090135
DMS
50°46'07.3"N 6°05'24.5"E
UTM
32U 294819 5628139
w3w 
///uniform.wolf.soak
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

  • Die Vennbahn, G. Kirch u. H.-J. Serwe, GEV
  • Vennbahn-Radweg, Bikeline
  • Mit dem Fahrrad über den Vennbahn-Radweg, J.P. Bachem Verlag
  • www.ostbelgien.eu/shop

Author’s map recommendations

Equipment

All non-motorized vehicles.

Similar routes nearby

  • Vennbahn Stage 1 - Aachen-Raeren
  • Vennbahn Stage 2 - Raeren-Monschau
  • Ravel L38
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
124.5 km
Duration
9:20 h
Ascent
826 m
Descent
556 m
Highest point
561 m
Lowest point
161 m
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