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GR 56 - St. Vith / Ligneuville

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GR56 – St. Vith / Ligneuville

Long Distance Hiking · Sankt Vith Open
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This GR stage takes you from St. Vith via Rodt and Recht to Ligneuville, where GR56 reconnects with the 'Amel variant'. There's a very varied hike awaiting you here.
Open
moderate
Distance 19.1 km
5:05 h
241 m
362 m
589 m
339 m

From the lively little town of St. Vith we begin by walking towards the wind turbines at Rodt, already visible at long range. When we get to the Tomberg in Rodt itself, a section of mixed woods with characteristic beech trees begins. Via paths some of which are quite small, we walk past places where the typical bluestone was painstakingly mined. In the village of Recht you can still find older houses in which these stones were used.

From Recht, a beautiful trail leads through the woods towards Stavelot and the Amel valley. At the Autobahn E42 we walk down into the extensive Amel valley. Shortly after the village of Pont, we leave the regular long-distance hiking trail GR56 and turn off towards Ligneuville, which lies on the 'Amel variant'. This very flat trail takes us straight to the 'trout farm capital', as Ligneuville is also fondly known.

Author’s recommendation

The leisure centre on the Tomberg and the slate mine in Recht are popular destinations for tours in the region.
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Update: January 24, 2024
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
589 m
Lowest point
339 m
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Track types

Asphalt 5.97%Forested/wild trail 68.27%Path 11.46%Road 14.28%
Asphalt
1.1 km
Forested/wild trail
13 km
Path
2.2 km
Road
2.7 km
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Rest stops

Leisure Centre "Tomberg"

Safety information

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

Tips and hints

East Belgium Tourist Agency npo

Hauptstraße 54

4780 Sankt Vith

+32 80 22 76 64

info@ostbelgien.eu 

www.ostbelgien.eu 

BE 0715 454 578 - RJP/RPM Eupen

Start

St.Vith - main street. GPS start coordinates 50.279861,6.126721
Coordinates:
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50.280508, 6.126073
DMS
50°16'49.8"N 6°07'33.9"E
UTM
32U 295250 5573771
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Destination

Ligneuville church. GPS coordinates 50,375385.6,054325

Turn-by-turn directions

ST.VITH - Coming from the main street (the main shopping street in Sankt Vith), we start at the big roundabout formed by the main street, Aachener Straße, Rodter Straße and Malmedyerstraße. We choose the Malmedyerstraße and from here we follow the white-red hiking signs of the GR56 towards Malmedy and right. At the end of the cemetery wall at the end of the village we turn left into Hünningerweg.

The slowly ascending, narrow farm track leads us to the country road N675. We cross it here and turn right around a Toyota car dealership. Shortly afterwards, at the next junction, we take the right of the two narrow roads. This leads us now slightly downhill to the village Ober Emmels. Careful we are walking on side roads and/or farm tracks and we have to expect vehicle traffic again and again.

Public transport

By train: www.belgiantrain.be 

By bus: www.letec.be 

 

Parking

St.Vith, parking lot Rodterstraße near the football field.

Coordinates

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50.280508, 6.126073
DMS
50°16'49.8"N 6°07'33.9"E
UTM
32U 295250 5573771
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Equipment

Hiking boots recommended.

Similar routes nearby

  • GR56 – Amel / Losheimergraben
  • GR56 – Burg-Reuland / Sankt Vith
  • GR56 – Schönberg / Burg-Reuland
  • GR56 – Ligneuville / Amel
  • GR 56 - Ligneuville / Malmedy
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Status
Open
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
19.1 km
Duration
5:05 h
Ascent
241 m
Descent
362 m
Highest point
589 m
Lowest point
339 m
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