Mefferscheid Arboretum – Lake Gileppe loop from Membach

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Mefferscheid Arboretum – Lake Gileppe loop from Membach

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Mefferscheid Arboretum – Lake Gileppe loop from Membach

02:45

24.4km

450m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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1.38 km

St. Quirinus Chapel (Perkiets, Membach)

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The chapel is dedicated to Saint Quirin.

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1.61 km

Forest path in Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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5.72 km

Heid des Morts

Forest

9.02 km

Mefferscheid Arboretum

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small 1km walk to discover fir trees from all over the world while having fun. educational walk for little ones and grabds. not possible with stroller

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11.3 km

Charcoal Burners' Path

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The Chemin des Charbonniers is one of the steep, rocky climbs from the Gileppe valley up towards the High Fens. The brook babbles below, all around you is nothing but dense forest.

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12.2 km

The Gileppe is a river in the Belgian Hautes Fagnes, a tributary of the Vesdre which is therefore part of the catchment area of the Meuse. Its source is in the Fagne Gulpin near the Croix Mockel (around the Baraque Michel). The Gileppe, channeled between the dam and its confluence, flows into the Vesdre at the hamlet of Béthane south-east of the village of Goé, after about twenty kilometers of course.

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13.4 km

Lake Gileppe

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The Gileppe Lake is a reservoir located in the high Ardennes, at the gateway to the Hautes Fagnes plateau, a few kilometers east of the old wool town of Verviers (Belgium).
The Gileppe dam was designed by Baron Théophile de Jamblinne de Meux and was built in 1867 to meet the needs of this flourishing industry in the region at the time. The Gileppe Lake is therefore one of the oldest artificial lakes in Europe.
Located in the heart of the vast Hertogenwald forest, the current dam covers an area of 130 hectares and has a capacity of 26.4 million cubic meters.
A 78 m high panoramic tower, housing information on the site and a restaurant at its summit, offers a breathtaking view of the lake and the entire region.

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13.7 km

Trou Malbrouck Water Outlet and Canal

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The dam also receives water from the Soor (Helle basin, Upper Vesdre) via the Soor Tunnel, dug between 1950 and 1953. This thus makes it possible to add to the 34.3 km2 of the watershed of the Gileppe the 20.9 km2 of that of the Soor. A small gravity-type dam can thus divert part of the course of the river to feed the lake through a tunnel dug under the ridge separating the two basins. The tunnel itself is about 2.5 kilometers long and 2.30 meters in diameter, leading to the lake at a place called Trou Malbrouck.

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14.9 km

Grand Lys

Forest

18.6 km