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GR 56 - Büllingen / Schönberg

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GR56 – Büllingen - Schönberg

Long Distance Hiking · Büllingen · Open
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Two streams have their origin in the municipality of Büllingen: the Warche and the Our. Impressively, the GR trail from Büllingen to Schönberg forms a connection between them.
Open
moderate
Distance 24.8 km
6:45 h
360 m
520 m
614 m
418 m

At the beginning, the trail runs along the former railway line at Honsfeld, which has been converted into a Ravel cycle path. At first, you walk on the 'Warche variant' of GR56 before following a section of the 'Amel variant'. After the little village of Buchholz, the trail forks off southward towards the impressive Frankenbach valley. Via Manderfeld and Eimerscheid you come to the village of Herresbach, which is quite high up. Parts of the valley of the Großweberbach, which now follows, are conservation areas. Via a small path running along the campsite you reach the destination at Schönberg, where the look of the village is determined by the Our.

 

Author’s recommendation

An interesting feature here is a panel on the wall that borders the Our, which bears a description of it on its way from the source at Losheimergraben to the point where it joins the Sauer at Wallendorf in Luxembourg.
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Update: December 21, 2022
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
614 m
Lowest point
418 m
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Track types

Asphalt 10.24%Forested/wild trail 88.57%Road 1.18%
Asphalt
2.5 km
Forested/wild trail
22 km
Road
0.3 km
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Rest stops

Hotel-Restaurant Haus Tiefenbach

Safety information

No special safety instructions. Dogs must be kept on a leash.

Tips and hints

East Belgium Tourist Agency 

Hauptstraße 54

4780 St.Vith

Tel. +32 80 22 76 64

www.ostbelgien.eu  

info@ostbelgien.eu  

Start

Büllingen parish church. GPS start coordinates 50.407109,6.257819 (577 m)
Coordinates:
DD
50.407513, 6.257547
DMS
50°24'27.0"N 6°15'27.2"E
UTM
32U 305136 5587536
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Destination

Schönberg village centre. GPS coordinates 50.289426,6.263483

Turn-by-turn directions

BÜLLINGEN - We start at the parish church of Büllingen and come to the main road N.632.

On the other side of the road we continue down the "Geissberg". We also keep our direction at the next junction and walk along the road "Am Kammerborn". Still keeping the same direction, we walk up the street "Am Hügel". Also here, where the road "Am Hügel" turns to the right, we constantly keep our direction, we walk straight ahead. The narrow road is called "Zur Bannmühle" and leads us over a railway bridge out of Büllingen. We are now on the way to Honsfeld.

Public transport

By train: www.belgianrail.be 

By bus: www.infotec.be 

By road

Please use the route planner.

Parking

At the church in Büllingen.

Coordinates

DD
50.407513, 6.257547
DMS
50°24'27.0"N 6°15'27.2"E
UTM
32U 305136 5587536
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

" On GR-Ways through East Belgium " - Free brochures > www.ostbelgien.eu

Author’s map recommendations

St.Vither Land & oberes Ameltal – Hiking map / IGN - 1:25.000 / www.ostbelgien.eu - Webshop

Equipment

Hiking boots recommended.

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Status
Open
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
24.8 km
Duration
6:45 h
Ascent
360 m
Descent
520 m
Highest point
614 m
Lowest point
418 m
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