View of Aubel – Val-Dieu Abbey loop from Slenaken

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View of Aubel – Val-Dieu Abbey loop from Slenaken

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View of Aubel – Val-Dieu Abbey loop from Slenaken

01:58

29.4km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 10.6 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.48 km

View of Aubel

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Nice view of the town from the north. Aubel is a Belgian commune in the Walloon province of Liège.

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10.6 km

Saint-Hubert Church and Cemetery, Aubel

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The seven large glass walls surrounding the grand choir symbolize the Laws of the Rosary. The old cemetery used to surround the church. It contains magnificent tombstones from the 16th to the 20th century.

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10.7 km

Place Antoine Ernst

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There is a memorial to the victims and survivors of World War I on the square.
The corresponding inscription on the memorial reads "AUBEL À SES HÉROS" - "MORTS POUR …

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15.5 km

Val-Dieu Abbey

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The Val-Dieu Abbey is the only Belgian Abbey to survive the French Revolution. There are no more monks, but a Christian community still occupies the premises. A magnificent place full …

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17.6 km

View of the Knuppelstock Countryside

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wonderful cycling area

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21.7 km

The Commandery of Sint-Pieters-Voeren

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When he entered the kingdom in 842, Daniël van Voeren donated all his possessions to the Teutonic Order. This had been located in the county of Loon in debalije Biesen …

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23.9 km

Konenbos bosreservaat

Nature Reserve

24.8 km

Plankweg

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Quiet road between Slenaken and the Plank, hence the name Plankweg (I think).

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28.4 km

Rode Kruisweg to Heijenrath

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The Heijenratherweg is quite a climb, but unfortunately it is also well traveled - and the "bicycle protection lanes" in NL protect just as little as in Germany from cars …

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29.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.8 km

2.56 km

855 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.3 km

3.77 km

142 m

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

7°C

73 %

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Max wind speed: 34.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2024,Uitzicht op Aubel – Abdij van Val Dieu rondtocht vanuit Epen

Back alone, the route is incorrect. You have to drive back a bit towards Aubel and turn left towards St. Jean. And it is a tough route. Lots of mountain cycling.

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