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Artificial Tunnel of the Gueule River

Natural Monuments

Wallonie

Artificial Tunnel of the Gueule River

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Artificial Tunnel of the Gueule River

Recommended by 83 hikers out of 89

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Réserve naturelle agréée de Plombières

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Location: Plombières, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Yves

November 14, 2020

Impressive place where the Gueule (Göhl in German), rushes into a tunnel. As the mines of Plombières were once regularly flooded by the Gueule, it was decided, in 1861, to dig a tunnel in order to divert its course and thus secure the galleries. The place which is now very picturesque is therefore not natural, but was dug by man. Nice picnic spots nearby.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

October 8, 2021

This underground passage is not natural. It was created during the laying of the Göhl. In the event of flooding, the water can be passed on quickly through this passage.

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July 24, 2023

The underground passage or "cave" where the Geule "disappears" herein is not natural but artificially constructed. It was dug for the relocation of the Geul because too much water flowed from the river into the mine galleries. The original bed of the river still exists in the form of the lake a little further on. By shifting the river, the water could be discharged at high water levels. It all looks quite impressive and the sound of the water is also worth it. Also take a walk from the viewing platform to the wall where you see a water gate that was used for the laundries and turbines of the mines.

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