The cycling route between Vielsalm and Born is part of the Ravel cycling network in East Belgium. It runs along the former railway line 47A, is 20 kilometres long and joins the Vennbahn cycling route in Born. The latter runs over a length of 125 kilometres from Aachen to Ulflingen in Luxembourg. The railway line 47A was laid in the First World War by the German occupying forces to create a connection between the Vennbahn line and the line from Liège to Luxembourg. It was intended to provide logistical support for the advance of the German troops towards France. After the demolition of the Hermanmont viaduct in 1940, the line was only used part of the time. From 2013, the former railway line was converted into a cycling path and now forms part of the 220-kilometre East Belgian Ravel cycling network. This makes it possible to travel in a relaxed manner, without any climbs worth mentioning, on disused railway lines, away from the road traffic, right through the middle of Nature in the hilly Ardennes.
