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The Amel - river course
Photo: Gemeinde Amel, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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This long-distance hiking trail, one of the oldest in all of Belgium, covers about 280 km of the largest part of East Belgium and offers a variety of combination options thanks to its variants. It leads us through the High Fens and the Belgian Eifel but also makes a detour to Monschau.
Open
moderate
Distance 22.3 km
Duration5:45 h
Ascent322 m
Descent83 m
Highest point672 m
Lowest point435 m
We start on the GR56 in the village of Amel at the intersection Büllinger Straße (N658) towards Eupen, Büllingen, or Bütgenbach. Shortly after, the path turns into a beautiful hiking path that runs along the Amel to Valender. It continues on a wide asphalt road to Heppenbach and Hepscheid at the watershed between Maas (Amel, Ourthe) and Rhine (Our, Mosel).
After crossing a forest area, you reach the village of Honsfeld, which is surrounded by a beautiful meadow landscape.
Through an attractive forest landscape, the long-distance trail continues along the old railway line. After crossing the dense forest, you reach the N632 and the destination in Losheimergraben in the immediate vicinity.
Author’s recommendation
The Vennbahn runs in immediate proximity, and there are still relics from long past times visible there, such as an old railway tunnel that must be passed through.
Author
Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
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East Belgium Tourist Agency
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
