Moresnet Viaduct – View over the wide countryside loop from Welkenraedt

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Moresnet Viaduct – View over the wide countryside loop from Welkenraedt

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Moresnet Viaduct – View over the wide countryside loop from Welkenraedt

04:25

69.4km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle agréée de Plombières

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Moresnet Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

You will certainly have the opportunity to admire the landscape extensively on this Ravel

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Göhltal Viaduct and RAVeL 39A Moresnet–Kelmis

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Bildchen

Nature Reserve

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Aachen Old Town

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Forest

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Peak

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Plembières Railway Path

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You can comfortably cycle for hours in the shade on this former railway route. Without any particular gradients and sharp curves, as is usual on railway lines.

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Pays de Herve

Viewpoint

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View of the Lands of Herve from the RaVel Route

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Fully paved and gentle inclines as this is an old railway line. Beautiful wide views towards the north, with the hills of Henri-Chapelle on the horizon.

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View over the wide countryside

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Nice viewpoint (marked on the map).

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Viewpoint

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Fort Battice

Highlight • Historical Site

Fort Battice is a Belgian fortification built after 1934 near the town of the same name, about 20 km east of Liège. The fort was part of the outer ring …

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59.6 km

Clermont-sur-Berwinne Village Center

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One of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia in Belgium.
The entire town center is worth seeing, but especially the church from 1695 dedicated to Saint James the Elder, the …

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69.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

10.7 km

9.55 km

7.91 km

1.82 km

1.57 km

172 m

Surfaces

56.0 km

6.96 km

3.91 km

1.47 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

13°C

7°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 43.0 km/h

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Comments

October 10, 2021,GLOW #206: Fietsbrigade Industrie-und Bahngeschichte im Dreiländereck am 10.10.2021 (B) (BT) (IG) (VG) (WL)

Niko, Laurent Axel, Dido, sun, black. NE wind, 18 °, considering the companions only 41 photos
Rail route round in the historic industrial and rail region in the triangle near Aachen.
The highest point is of course on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. We use the railway lines (RAVEL) on the earlier lines 38, 39 and 39a.
Similarly, …

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