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Border Path – View of Aachen loop from Gemmenich

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Border Path – View of Aachen loop from Gemmenich

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Border Path – View of Aachen loop from Gemmenich

03:17

11.8km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 12, 2025

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1.00 km

Vaalserberg

Peak

2.09 km

Border Path

Highlight • Trail

Actually, only the boundary stones remind you that you are in the border area, otherwise you walk here and there. Nice such a free Europe

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2.49 km

Junction at Geusenweg

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The Geusenweg is an old secret route that was used by the persecuted Protestants from Eupen, Aachen and Burtscheid to get to the church in Vaals.

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When the …

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3.20 km

Aachen Landgraben (Green City Wall)

Highlight • Historical Site

The former border still runs along the border with Belgium today. Some of the boundary stones and ramparts can still be seen.

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3.30 km

Aachener Reich Boundary and Memorial Cross

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Here is one of the surviving eagle stones, i.e. a boundary stone of the so-called Aachen Empire, which was formed by the Free Imperial City of Aachen and its associated …

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7.36 km

View of Aachen

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bench to rest with a fantastic view to Aachen and beyond :-)

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7.59 km

View of Aachen from Philippionsweg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great path on the edge of the forest above the valley, with a view of the cathedral!

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7.92 km

Hexenwäldchen – Ancient Hornbeam Trees on the Old Border Wall

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Very impressive old border wall with gnarled, partly dead hornbeams.
Definitely scary in the dark.
Very nice section of the path on the way from Aachen to the border triangle.

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8.22 km

Ancient Hornbeam Trees on the Inner Landgraben

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Here are some particularly rustic specimens of the once impenetrable hornbeam planting on the inner Landgraben.

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11.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.97 km

2.30 km

708 m

675 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.25 km

3.18 km

2.35 km

1.25 km

446 m

270 m

Elevation

Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Border Path – View of Aachen loop from Gemmenich

Border Path

Junction at Geusenweg

Aachen Landgraben (Green City Wall)

Aachener Reich Boundary and Memorial Cross

View of Aachen

View of Aachen from Philippionsweg

Hexenwäldchen – Ancient Hornbeam Trees on the Old Border Wall

Ancient Hornbeam Trees on the Inner Landgraben

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