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Die Amel - Flusslauf
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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 16.2 km
Duration4:30 h
Ascent189 m
Descent88 m
Highest point457 m
Lowest point355 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.
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).
