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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – RAVeL Between the Rocks loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – RAVeL Between the Rocks loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – RAVeL Between the Rocks loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

09:31

153km

1,410m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 30, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 122 km for 73 m

After 125 km for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.39 km

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue

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The tallest lion in the world (*if the Sphynx doesn't count):
The stone lion is the landmark of the Gilepppe dam. With a length of 13.5 m, the massive 180-ton …

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6.41 km

Lion on the dam at Lac de la Gileppe

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At a height of 60m, a 13.5m high lion rises on the dam wall. Its weight is 300 tons.

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6.98 km

Bois de la Borchêne

Forest

17.3 km

Brûlé Bois

Forest

30.5 km

RAVeL Between the Rocks

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RAVeL is the abbreviation for Réseau Autonome de Voies Lentes, meaning “independent network of slow paths”. This name stands for a program in the Walloon Region of Belgium to make …

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34.6 km

Stavelot Railway Tunnel

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Near Stavelot you cycle through a preserved railway tunnel of 507 meters long.
The tunnel dates from 1885, then lying on German territory and built by the Prussian State Railways.

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61.2 km

High Fens

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A unique heather landscape heralds the High Fens, which one passes on this section. The fascinating high moor area is a gigantic water reservoir, so that there are numerous streams …

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78.5 km

Feuerbach-Laufenbachtal

Nature Reserve

83.5 km

Paustenbacher Venn

Nature Reserve

84.0 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path on the old railway line.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vennbahn?wprov=sfla1 and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vennbahn_%28Radweg%29?wprov=sfla1

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87.6 km

Vennbahn Near Lammersdorf

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The Vennbahn is a former railway, largely converted into a cycle path since 2006, between Luxembourg and Germany. In between, the Vennbahn runs through the Eastern Cantons, which were assigned …

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101 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path at Raeren Station

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The Vennbahnradweg is a cross-border long-distance cycling route between Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, which runs along the route of Prussia's former Vennbahn over approximately 130 km from Aachen through the …

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112 km

Itertalviadukt

Viewpoint

115 km

Rollefbachviadukt

Viewpoint

153 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

100 km

22.1 km

14.3 km

12.7 km

2.55 km

593 m

159 m

Surfaces

137 km

8.61 km

5.01 km

1.04 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Friday 5 June

18°C

9°C

74 %

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Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue – RAVeL Between the Rocks loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

Gileppe Dam and the Lion Statue

Lion on the dam at Lac de la Gileppe

RAVeL Between the Rocks

Stavelot Railway Tunnel

High Fens

Vennbahn Cycle Path

Vennbahn Near Lammersdorf

Vennbahn Cycle Path at Raeren Station

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