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Ourtal Route East Belgium
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Reuland Castle
Photo: Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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The route extends through the heart of East Belgium, a hilly region with valleys and enchanting panoramas.
Open
easy
Distance 99.9 km
Duration4:00 h
Ascent1,172 m
Descent1,156 m
Highest point654 m
Lowest point325 m
The approximately 100-kilometer-long Ourtal Route first leads through the heart of the East Belgian Eifel and then into an untouched river valley deep in the south of East Belgium. Fox and hare say goodnight to each other in the majestic forests along the way. River bends and curves slow down the ride. You can relax and shift down a gear. Lively villages and picturesque farms invite exploration.
You gladly follow the offering. At some riverbank spots, Germany lies just a stone's throw across the cheerfully flowing Our River. Far to the south, the route then runs for a few kilometers through the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The transition is of course as fluid as the Our itself, which does not allow itself to be stopped by state borders in its course. The same applies to the neighborly relationship in the East Belgian tri-border area.
Exchange among neighbors shapes everyday life today more than the border, which was once sealed off, symbolized by the medieval Reuland Castle. It is no coincidence that the modern cultural, conference, and exhibition center of St. Vith, the largest town on the Ourtal Route, is called “Triangel.” The name says it all.
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Another tip – shortcut possible - A shortcut is possible between Setz and St. Vith. This divides the circular route into a northern and southern loop. St. Vith is recommended as the ideal starting point for the entire route as well as for the northern or southern loop.
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Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
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Overall difficulty
easy
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Burg St. Vith - Archäologische Ausgrabung St.-Vitus-Pfarrkirche History museum "Zwischen Venn und Schneifel" Panoramaboard Sankt Vith St.-Wendelinus-Pfarrkirche Landschaftsrahmen Schablone & Panoramatafel Digitale Schnitzeljagd „Natur & Geschichte“ Marktkreuz St.-Hubertus-Pfarrkirche St.-Sebastian-Kapelle Antoniushäuschen Nature and art adventure trail Hof Kessler St.-Briktius-Kapelle Ardenner Cultur Boulevard Saint-Lambert church and its Stations of the Cross Stockhäuser Kreuzweg & Siebenschläferhäuschen Panorama & Schmugglergeschichten Wasser-Erlebnispfad Wood Eye Lourdesgrotte Dorfplatz Schönberg Aussichtspunkt "Bürgerschaft" Panoramatafel Amelscheid Lukerus source St.-Laurentius-Pfarrkirche Bärenschweiz Parish Church of St. Willibrord Holzstatue des Heiligen Donatus View from the mountain shelter Reuland Castle St.-Stephanus-Pfarrkirche Streifzug durch die Vergangenheit View from the Peckeneck Haus Orley Ehemalige Poststation Panorama board Burg Reuland Digitale Schnitzeljagd „Von Burgleuten, der Eisenbahn und bemerkenswerten Kirchen" Aussichtspunkt Weweler Saint Hubert chapel Museum in der Wartehalle Aussichtspunkt "Kreuzweg/Ourtal" Parish Church of St. Peter Border triangle at Ouren Aussichtspunkt Ouren - Startplatz Paraglider Weiswampach St.-Walericus-Pfarrkirche Prozessionskreuz St.-Remaklus-Pfarrkirche St.-Martinus-Pfarrkirche St.-Antonius-Eremit-Kirche Parish Church of the Assumption Mobile home plot – St. Vith Blüchelturm in St. Vith Büchel Tower Planetenweg St. Bartholomew's Chapel Historischer Rundgang Digitale Schnitzeljagd „Stadt und Natur so nah“
Parking
St. Vith. Parking at the Triangel Exhibition and Conference Center, Vennbahnstraße 2
Coordinates
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50.282570, 6.124540
DMS
50°16'57.3"N 6°07'28.3"E
UTM
32U 295150 5574004
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Status
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Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
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Distance
99.9 km
Duration
4:00 h
Ascent
1,172 m
Descent
1,156 m
Highest point
654 m
Lowest point
325 m
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