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Vennbahn Monschau
Photo: Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, East Belgium Tourist Agency
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With the former railway station in Raeren as your starting point, you cycle via Roetgen, repeatedly crossing backwards and forwards between Belgium and Germany. The route ends in the picturesque town of Monschau.
easy
Distance 26.2 km
Duration1:45 h
Ascent216 m
Descent35 m
Highest point553 m
Lowest point337 m
Visitors can delight in the old diesel locomotives on the still existing parts of the track network at the former railway station in Raeren. Then the route takes you through the forest on the German-Belgium border towards Roetgen, the “Gateway to the Eifel”. Now, a veritable alternating of the boundary lines will begin. The Vennbahn crosses German and Belgian territory several times during this stage of the trip. The woodland scenery slowly becomes less prominent towards Lammersdorf and Konzen, and many a person is put in mind of Switzerland. With these impressions, you reach the former cloth-making town of Monschau with its magnificently preserved half-timbered houses.
Author’s recommendation
Visit of the oldtown of Monschau.
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Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
Update: February 28, 2024
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
553 m
Lowest point
337 m
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Track types
Asphalt 88.24%Dirt road 11.75%
Asphalt
23.1 km
Dirt road
3.1 km
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Rest stops
Hotel Zum Onkel Jonathan
Safety information
Be aware and respectful at all times of other road users
Always keep to a speed that will ensure you can safely avoid obstacles
In the event of accident or injury, call 112 and give your location
