Houffalize World Cup Circuit – Houffalize loop from Houffalize
Houffalize World Cup Circuit – Houffalize loop from Houffalize
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Houffalize World Cup Circuit – Houffalize loop from Houffalize
05:32
72.6km
1,070m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel 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 right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 28, 2026
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Parking
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936 m
Houffalize World Cup Circuit
Highlight • MTB Park
For the downhills: When in doubt just walk. These sections need to be taken with a certain minimal speed. At very slow speeds it will not be possible.
For the uphills: There are a couple very steep uphills immediatly after a u-turn of a technical decent. Be prepared to shift down, put your nose at your stem, the point of your saddle in a not so comfortable location and start putting the power down.
Have fun at this ±3km track and keep in mind the pro's do this about 10 times.
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1.84 km
Houffalize
Highlight • Settlement
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Houffalize
Highlight • Settlement
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3.05 km
River View in Parc Naturel des Deux Ourthes
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18.7 km
Former Buret Railway Station
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It is a secondary line, which serves few important localities, beyond the four mentioned above. The Bastogne - Gouvy section particularly avoids the localities of the region crossed, with a few exceptions.
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33.2 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
42.2 km
Moulin de Bistain
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71.3 km
View of Houffalize
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72.1 km
German Panther Tank Memorial, Houffalize
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Consolation... On this site you will find enough information boards that explain the special history of this Panther Tank.
In a nutshell:
On 19 December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, the German unit of this tank, the 116. Panzer-Division, LVIII Panzerkorps, 5. Panzer-Armee, captured the town. On January 3, 1945, the Americans started a counter-attack and the German troops had to withdraw to the east on January 15, 1945. The tank was then upside down in the Ourthe, on the west side of Houffalize.
On September 20, 1948, the tank was taken out of the river by the engineers of Namur.
In 2017, the tank was taken apart for a two-year restoration. The tank is one of three surviving Panzerkampfwagen V Panther tanks in the Ardennes, alongside those of the Tank Monument in Celles and Tank Monument in Grandmenil.
Now we wait and look forward to the return of the tank.
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72.6 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
48.0 km
8.22 km
7.88 km
7.21 km
822 m
526 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
40.8 km
18.0 km
7.20 km
5.98 km
650 m
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Sunday 28 June
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