4.6
(29)
500
riders
Descent Over Large Rocks – Houffalize loop from Rachamps
03:34
42.7km
630m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
Tips
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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24.1 km
Devant la Combe
Forest
28.0 km
Bench with a view of the Tavigny stream
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28.3 km
Descent Over Large Rocks
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30.9 km
Small wooden bridge – Eastern Ourthe
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32.0 km
River View in Parc Naturel des Deux Ourthes
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33.1 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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33.5 km
Houffalize
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33.6 km
Saint Catherine's Church
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34.6 km
Houffalize World Cup Circuit
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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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42.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
26.4 km
8.45 km
2.66 km
2.47 km
1.68 km
910 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
18.7 km
7.87 km
6.46 km
5.72 km
3.81 km
110 m
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Elevation
Highest point (530 m)
Lowest point (320 m)
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Sunday 28 June
23°C
17°C
73 %
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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h
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