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Vennbahn Trail at Herzogenvenn – High Fens loop from Bütgenbach

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Vennbahn Trail at Herzogenvenn – High Fens loop from Bütgenbach

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Vennbahn Trail at Herzogenvenn – High Fens loop from Bütgenbach

02:15

37.9km

270m

Cycling

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

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.50 km

Warche Valley Route

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The Warche Valley offers a beautiful cycling route through a varied landscape of meadows, forests and rolling hills. The path follows the course of the Warche river and takes you …

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14.2 km

Vennbahn Trail at Herzogenvenn

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Beautiful raised bog in the nature reserve

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15.1 km

Ruins of the PD25bis Railway Guard Post

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There, Corporal Charles Devisser of the Cycling Battalion was one of the first Belgian soldiers to be killed during the invasion of Belgium by the German army in 1940. Seriously …

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15.2 km

Vennbahn Railbike Section Along the Upper Rur

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The Vennbahn cycle path runs along this section directly on the still young Rur. Here it makes its way through the fascinating Hohe Venn, a high moor in the German-Belgian …

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22.0 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path (RAVeL L48) – Hautes Fagnes – Eifel Nature Park

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A fairly beautiful section of the Vennbahn cycle path runs here partly along the trolley track through the Venn.

The Vennbahn Cycle Path is one of the longest cross-border railway …

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26.8 km

Sourbrodt Signal Box and Old Locomotive

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A former train stop became the Vennbahn's most representative building. When the Malmedy-Montjoie section was inaugurated, Sourbrodt had only one stop. The first houses were about a kilometre from this …

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27.5 km

High Fens

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A unique heather landscape heralds the High Fens, which one passes on this section. The fascinating high moor area is a gigantic water reservoir, so that there are numerous streams …

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36.1 km

Viewpoint

36.6 km

Lake Bütgenbach

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The Bütgenbach Dam with Lake Bütgenbach is a great destination for active people. There is a bathing beach, a campsite and a beautiful circular path for cyclists and hikers.

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37.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.5 km

1.12 km

367 m

Surfaces

37.6 km

247 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

28°C

17°C

0 %

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Comments

March 19, 2025,Sortie à vélo

Mechanical problem (rear wheel tightening) hence unusual average

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Vennbahn Trail at Herzogenvenn – High Fens loop from Bütgenbach

Warche Valley Route

Vennbahn Trail at Herzogenvenn

Ruins of the PD25bis Railway Guard Post

Vennbahn Railbike Section Along the Upper Rur

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Sourbrodt Signal Box and Old Locomotive

High Fens

Lake Bütgenbach

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