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Trailrunning Bütgenbach - schwarz
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Thorough trail running discovery tour through idyllic landscapes around Lake Bütgenbach
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Distance 38.5 km
Duration6:00 h
Ascent486 m
Descent486 m
Highest point629 m
Lowest point499 m
You start at the market square in Bütgenbach and follow the black route via the path "Zum großen Feld" towards the picturesque Warche valley. Wonderful trails with spectacular views of the hilly landscape await you on your way along the Warche. From the Wallbrücke bridge, the route climbs up to the Schwarzer Hügel hill and then continues through the Weywertzer and Nidrumer Heck forest areas towards Zosterbach.
Optionally, you can make a detour to the Elsenborn camp, from where you can catch a glimpse of the military training area. Then head up the former Nidrum ski slope. Once you reach the top, you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of Lake Bütgenbach before continuing down through a meadow to the village. Once you leave Nidrum behind you, the route takes you along the Mausheck nature trail through the picturesque nature reserve of the same name.
A crisp climb up the side of the dam wall is rewarded with a sweeping view of Lake Bütgenbach. The route then leads around the lake, with challenging climbs and descents. After circling the lake, you will come across the green route and follow it through the Plättscheider forest before returning to Bütgenbach, where you can enjoy a well-earned rest on a terrace.
Author’s recommendation
If you still have energy left after the tour, you can use up your last reserves of energy in the outdoor gym on the Marktplatz.
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Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien
Update: September 19, 2024
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Landscape
Highest point
629 m
Lowest point
499 m
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Safety information
Take a mobile phone, drinking water and a power bar on your way.
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