GR 56 - Ligneuville / Amel

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GR56 – Ligneuville / Amel

Long Distance Hiking · Amel · Open

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East Belgium Tourist Agency

Ameltal Bellevaux
Photo: Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency

This hike takes you through the enchanting Amel valley and within view of the legendary Wolfsbusch via the 'Amel variant' of GR56.

Open

moderate

Distance 15.8 km

4:30 h

192 m

90 m

457 m

355 m

Only shortly after leaving the main road in Ligneuville, you get a view of the Amel valley. From there on, there's plenty for the hiker to discover. Via an easy hiking trail you reach the village of Ondenval, relatively high up, before the trail takes you back into the Amel valley. There, the fish farms typical of this region can be seen. The trail narrows again and then goes straight to the Monastery of St. Raphael, in which monks resided until only recently. Via Montenau, Iveldingen and Deidenberg you then come to Amel, the destination of this hike, passing through some rambling field landscapes.

Author’s recommendation

Montenau ham smoking facility – in the Montenau ham smoking facility you can watch to see how genuine Ardennes ham is made. You can taste the ham in the smokehouse boutique – and of course buy some and take it with you.

Author

Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien

Update: June 06, 2023

Difficulty

moderate

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

457 m

Lowest point

355 m

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Asphalt

2.1 km

Forested/wild trail

7.4 km

Path

1.5 km

Road

4 km

Unknown

0.7 km

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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

Ligneuville church. GPS launch coordinates 50.375511,6.054285 (355 m)

Coordinates:

50.375524, 6.054220

DMS

50°22'31.9"N 6°03'15.2"E

UTM

32U 290550 5584533

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Destination

Amel village centre. GPS coordinates 50.349519,6.170974

Turn-by-turn directions

LIGNEUVILLE - We follow the white-red hiking signs of the GR 56 - variant Amblève. We start at the church and walk along the "Grande Rue" (N62) towards Malmedy. We walk along the cemetery wall (with the reference to the grave of Monsier Hawarden) to its end, here we turn right into the "Rue Sous Wératché". We walk slightly down into the Amel valley (Vallée de l'Amblève).

Public transport

By train: www.belgianrail.be

By bus: www.infotec.be

By road

Please use the route planner.

Parking

In the centre of Ligneuville

Coordinates

50.375524, 6.054220

DMS

50°22'31.9"N 6°03'15.2"E

UTM

32U 290550 5584533

w3w

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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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Stage 5: Venntrilogie - Malmedy to Robertville
GR56 – Amel / Losheimergraben
GR 56 - Robertville / Bütgenbach

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Status

Open

Difficulty

moderate

Distance

15.8 km

Duration

4:30 h

Ascent

192 m

Descent

90 m

Highest point

457 m

Lowest point

355 m

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