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Gravel-Tour über Wesertalsperre & entlang des Venns

Christian
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Gravel-Tour über Wesertalsperre & entlang des Venns

planned a gravel ride

May 24, 2025

Gravel-Tour über Wesertalsperre & entlang des Venns

Hard

06:47

83.7km

12.3km/h

990m

990m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.15 km for 295 m

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Waypoints

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236 m

Drachenbrunnen Fountain, Roetgen

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On the Roetgen market square there is a fountain with a central column on top of which sits a dragon. Another fountain - a dragon - sits on the outer …

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1.24 km

View Over Roetgen

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Wonderful vision, very idyllic

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1.40 km

View of Roetgen

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From here you have a beautiful view of Roetgen and the adjacent forest towards Lammersdorf.

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4

2.29 km

Münsterwald Trail

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Just an incredibly beautiful cycle path. Very worthwhile.

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5

2.81 km

Graffiti tunnel at Himmelsleiter (Vennbahntrasse RAVeL 48)

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This underpass of the B265 or at this point also called Himmelsleiter is on the Vennbahntrasse of the RAVEL 48.
Some good graffiti decorate the concrete.

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6

3.31 km

Münsterwald Cycle Path

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Just an incredibly beautiful cycle path. It's worth it.

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7

6.23 km

Fallen log bridge over the Inde

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A little improvisation is necessary on this beautiful hike

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8

9.64 km

View of the Countryside Near Sief

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9

10.6 km

Forest Gravel Path in the Eifel

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Very beautiful piece of coniferous forest. Different types of surfaces, all easy to drive on.

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12.2 km

11

13.7 km

Vergefenes Shelter

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Beautifully situated mountain hut on the edge of the Späte Mahd protection zone.

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12

17.7 km

Scenic Dirt Road Descent in the Eifel

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Attention hedge trimming from September

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13

20.2 km

Railway Crossing Line 49

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In the middle of this "Bos van Raeren" you suddenly see traffic signs indicating an unguarded railway crossing. Strange image.
Here you cross a remnant of line 49, Welkenraedt-Eupen-Raeren, which …

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14

21.5 km

Dootvenne

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15

22.9 km

Forest Passage Towards Schönfeld

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It's also great to ride a gravel bike

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27.4 km

Long Forest Trail

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17

30.2 km

View of the forest in Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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A beautiful view over the whole valley.

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33.0 km

Hillsperre Dam

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The hill barrier is a damming of the Hillbach, from where the water is partially branched off and passed through a 2.30m and 1200m long tunnel to the Weser dam.
Source: komm-mit-wandern.de/hohes-venn.html#Wallonisches%20Venn

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37.1 km

Path by the Stream

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20

43.0 km

Hautes Fagnes – Eifel Nature Park

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A trip to Haus Ternell and lunch there is highly recommended.

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45.4 km

Foxglove Flowers in Hautes Fagnes – Eifel Nature Park

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In June the meadows bloom in all colours.

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45.9 km

View of the High Fens Plateau

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The "Hohe Venn" is a high moor with such special flora and fauna, that here everything is under nature protection. It is Belgium's largest nature reserve.

The landscape here is …

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49.7 km

Gravel Path Haie de Souk

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rocks and water

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50.0 km

Gravel Path in Hohes Venn

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25

52.7 km

The Rur

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The Rur rises a little further away in the moors.

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26

54.4 km

Sheep Quiz Station – Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Finish with a small quiz to test whether you have understood all 11 stations of the route.

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27

58.2 km

Straight shot through the woods

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A long straight piece of gravel. That makes every gravel heart beat faster.

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28

61.2 km

Belgium–Germany Border Crossing at Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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The barrier is usually closed, but they have been kind enough to install a kind of split paving on the path around the barrier. Cyclists and pedestrians are allowed to cross the border.

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67.9 km

Hilltal Gravel Path, Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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Simply wonderful to ride here in peace on a good bike path.

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71.1 km

Duck Pond

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A pond where, at best, a few dragonflies frolic in the summer, otherwise nothing special. The beaver's tracks are several years old.

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74.8 km

Imgenbroicher Venn

Highlight • Natural

The nature reserve is very suitable for hiking and cycling.

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77.8 km

Forsthütte Engelhart

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Engelhart forestry hut is located between the Imgenbroicher-Venn and Hoscheiter-Venn nature reserves on the way between Konzen and Fringshaus.
The forestry hut is unfortunately locked and is probably privately owned.

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80.7 km

Beaver Dam in Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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A nice place to linger for a while

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82.6 km

Steinbüchelstraße Rest Area

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Here you are invited to rest with a little rhyme. There is even a filled water bowl for dogs. I like these little charming ideas.

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83.7 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.4 km

7.72 km

7.09 km

1.71 km

1.31 km

479 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.6 km

29.8 km

10.6 km

7.40 km

352 m

< 100 m

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