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Schorberg – Klötzerbahn, Eupen loop from Eupen
01:08
4.22km
50m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 21, 2026
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167 m
Confluence of the Weser and the Hill
Highlight • River
"Black Bridge - Le Pont Guerrier (French) - Lu Pont Guèryé (Walloon), these are the three terms used by the Liège University professor Dr. A. Boileau, a well-known Germanist and dialect researcher, in his work "Enquête dialectale sur la Toponymie Germanique du Nord-Est de la Province de Liège" to describe the bridge over the Hill (Pont sur la Helle), built by a forestry inspector named Guerrier, whose iron girders were painted black." grenzecho.net/17059/artikel/2019-07-06/geschichte-1815-wurde-die-hill-zum-grenzfluss
"The Hill rises near the highest elevation in Belgium, the Botrange. It flows into the Weser (Vesdre) in the lower town of Eupen, 25 km further north.
The most important tributaries are the Spoorbach and the Soor. The confluence of the Hill and Spoorbach is 10 km downstream near the town of "Herzogenhügel". This place is of interest for geological reasons; the only rock of volcanic origin in eastern Belgium can be found in a quarry. Shortly before Eupen, at the place called "Schwarze Brücke", the Soor flows into the Hill. About half of its way, the Hill flows through the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_(Bach)#:~:text=Verlauf,der%20Spoorbach%20und%20die%20Soor.
"The Weser (also Weserbach; French: Vesdre; Walloon: Vesse; Dutch: Vesder) is an almost 70 km long right tributary of the Ourthe in Belgium. The first half of it runs in the German-speaking part of Belgium, then in the French-speaking area. Two kilometers of the upper reaches are in Germany..."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weser_(Ourthe)
"The Hill rises near the highest elevation in Belgium, the Botrange. It flows into the Weser (Vesdre) in the lower town of Eupen, 25 km further north.
The most important tributaries are the Spoorbach and the Soor. The confluence of the Hill and Spoorbach is 10 km downstream near the town of "Herzogenhügel". This place is of interest for geological reasons; the only rock of volcanic origin in eastern Belgium can be found in a quarry. Shortly before Eupen, at the place called "Schwarze Brücke", the Soor flows into the Hill. About half of its way, the Hill flows through the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_(Bach)#:~:text=Verlauf,der%20Spoorbach%20und%20die%20Soor.
"The Weser (also Weserbach; French: Vesdre; Walloon: Vesse; Dutch: Vesder) is an almost 70 km long right tributary of the Ourthe in Belgium. The first half of it runs in the German-speaking part of Belgium, then in the French-speaking area. Two kilometers of the upper reaches are in Germany..."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weser_(Ourthe)
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St. Joseph's Church, Eupen
Highlight • Religious Site
Expressing their desire for their own parish, the people of the lower town made great efforts to build this church.
On August 10, 1855, Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Friedrich BAUDRI laid the foundation stone. The Cologne cathedral master builder Vinzenz STAZ had provided the plans. But it was not until nine years later, on January 8, 1864, that Senior Pastor RICHARTZ of St. Nicholas (Upper Town) consecrated the church and celebrated the first holy mass at the right side altar. But the church was not finished.
It was not until July 10, 1868 that Archbishop Paulus MELCHERS consecrated the new church, the high altar and the side altars. With the introduction of the first pastor on September 22, 1872, the goal was finally achieved: the St. Joseph's parish began its journey through time.
Source: pfarrverband-eupen-kettenis.net/sankt-josef
On August 10, 1855, Auxiliary Bishop Dr. Friedrich BAUDRI laid the foundation stone. The Cologne cathedral master builder Vinzenz STAZ had provided the plans. But it was not until nine years later, on January 8, 1864, that Senior Pastor RICHARTZ of St. Nicholas (Upper Town) consecrated the church and celebrated the first holy mass at the right side altar. But the church was not finished.
It was not until July 10, 1868 that Archbishop Paulus MELCHERS consecrated the new church, the high altar and the side altars. With the introduction of the first pastor on September 22, 1872, the goal was finally achieved: the St. Joseph's parish began its journey through time.
Source: pfarrverband-eupen-kettenis.net/sankt-josef
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349 m
Eupen Lower Town Historic District
Highlight • Historical Site
The history of Eupen's lower town is very closely linked to the cloth industry.
In the early modern period, when the country of Belgium was still under Habsburg administration, Eupen-Unterstadt consisted of sparsely populated small hamlets.
The history of the cloth industry in Eupent spans several centuries and has experienced numerous ups and downs from the first documented mentions in the 16th century until the last cloth factory closed in 1989. It shows strong parallels and connections as well as dependencies with the textile history of the not far away cloth centers in Verviers in Belgium and Vaals in the Netherlands as well as in Aachen, Monschau and Euskirchen on the German side.
The first larger cloth manufacturers settled in the area of Eupen's upper town along the Stadtbach and Gospertbach. However, from the early 18th century onwards, there were isolated efforts to settle on the banks of the more productive Weser and Hill streams in the lower town of Eupen, where existing mills were mostly taken over and set up as fulling mills.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/geschichte_der_Tuchindustrie_in_Eupen
and:
ostbelgienkulturerbe.be/PortalData/31/Resources/documents/news/Broschuere_Industriegeschichte_der_Unterstadt.pdf
In the early modern period, when the country of Belgium was still under Habsburg administration, Eupen-Unterstadt consisted of sparsely populated small hamlets.
The history of the cloth industry in Eupent spans several centuries and has experienced numerous ups and downs from the first documented mentions in the 16th century until the last cloth factory closed in 1989. It shows strong parallels and connections as well as dependencies with the textile history of the not far away cloth centers in Verviers in Belgium and Vaals in the Netherlands as well as in Aachen, Monschau and Euskirchen on the German side.
The first larger cloth manufacturers settled in the area of Eupen's upper town along the Stadtbach and Gospertbach. However, from the early 18th century onwards, there were isolated efforts to settle on the banks of the more productive Weser and Hill streams in the lower town of Eupen, where existing mills were mostly taken over and set up as fulling mills.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/geschichte_der_Tuchindustrie_in_Eupen
and:
ostbelgienkulturerbe.be/PortalData/31/Resources/documents/news/Broschuere_Industriegeschichte_der_Unterstadt.pdf
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544 m
Schorberg
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Further information: ephata.be/angebote/viertelarbeit/073-schorberg
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2.08 km
The Protestant Church of Peace in Eupen
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The Protestant Peace Church was built in the neo-Gothic style in the second half of the 19th century according to plans by the Aachen architect Stein. The spire made of metal is remarkable.
Source: ostbelgien.eu/de/fiche/virtualtour/evangelische-friedenskirche
Source: ostbelgien.eu/de/fiche/virtualtour/evangelische-friedenskirche
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Klötzerbahn, Eupen
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Peace Church: The Peace Church in Eupen, Liège Province, Belgium, is a church building of the Protestant parish of Eupen-Neu-Moresnet in the United Protestant Church of Belgium. It was built in the neo-Gothic style between 1851 and 1854 according to plans by the architect and Prussian building official Theodor August Stein and was inaugurated on December 5, 1855. The Peace Church, its pulpit as well as the fencing and 22 historical gravestones were placed under monument protection in 1987. In addition, in 1996, the pneumatic organ, built in 1907 in the workshop of master organ builder Eberhard Friedrich Walcker, was also placed under protection as the first of its kind in Belgium. Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedenskirche_(Eupen)
Haus Klötzerbahn 27: Haus Klötzerbahn 27 is a former community center in Eupen in the German-speaking community of East Belgium. It was built in 1757 in the Baroque style and was declared a listed building in 1985. Until 2020, the building housed the peace court of the judicial canton of Eupen and the labor court of the judicial district of Eupen. This property was then sold to the German-speaking Community, which structurally and functionally connected it to the adjacent building complex of the Ministry of the German-speaking Community.
The construction of the Klötzerbahn 27 community center in 1757 is attributed to the cloth manufacturer Renier François Grand Ry (1716–1777), whose family had other sophisticated townhouses built in Eupen. Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haus_Kl%C3%B6tzerbahn_27
Haus GrandRy, Klöterbahn 32: The Haus Grand Ry, also known as the Alte Post, is a former cloth maker's house at Klötzerbahn 32. The building was built between 1761 and 1763 by Nikolaus Joseph von Grand Ry according to plans by Johann Joseph Couven Owned by his family until 1893, before the Imperial Post Office moved there. The house served as a post office until 1978, before it became the seat of government for the German-speaking community in 1984 after extensive restoration work lasting several years.
The building has been listed as a cultural monument since February 14, 1968.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haus_Grand_Ry.
Meaning of the name Klötzerbahn: (Source GE from April 25, 2015)
Hardly any other street in Eupen has changed its appearance as often as the Klötzerbahn.
“Op de Clotser Bame” was mentioned as early as 1581, a location on the nameless “Back” in Eupen. The question immediately arises: What does this place name mean? As the local history researcher Leo Hermanns explained 20 years ago, “Bame” goes back to Southern Dutch, to which the Eupen dialect is related. In dialect, “boom” is known to mean ground. The Limburgian “Klot” or “Clot” means peat, and in a broader sense also mud. According to forestry engineer Michel Letocard, the area of today's Klötzerbahn could have consisted of peat soil (morass), which could be explained by frequent flooding from the Favrun and Stadtbach streams.
Because of the unstable ground, the first settlers probably built their houses outside the unsafe zone, so that the middle of the “Clotser Bame” was kept wide open and always formed a large square
Haus Klötzerbahn 27: Haus Klötzerbahn 27 is a former community center in Eupen in the German-speaking community of East Belgium. It was built in 1757 in the Baroque style and was declared a listed building in 1985. Until 2020, the building housed the peace court of the judicial canton of Eupen and the labor court of the judicial district of Eupen. This property was then sold to the German-speaking Community, which structurally and functionally connected it to the adjacent building complex of the Ministry of the German-speaking Community.
The construction of the Klötzerbahn 27 community center in 1757 is attributed to the cloth manufacturer Renier François Grand Ry (1716–1777), whose family had other sophisticated townhouses built in Eupen. Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haus_Kl%C3%B6tzerbahn_27
Haus GrandRy, Klöterbahn 32: The Haus Grand Ry, also known as the Alte Post, is a former cloth maker's house at Klötzerbahn 32. The building was built between 1761 and 1763 by Nikolaus Joseph von Grand Ry according to plans by Johann Joseph Couven Owned by his family until 1893, before the Imperial Post Office moved there. The house served as a post office until 1978, before it became the seat of government for the German-speaking community in 1984 after extensive restoration work lasting several years.
The building has been listed as a cultural monument since February 14, 1968.
Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haus_Grand_Ry.
Meaning of the name Klötzerbahn: (Source GE from April 25, 2015)
Hardly any other street in Eupen has changed its appearance as often as the Klötzerbahn.
“Op de Clotser Bame” was mentioned as early as 1581, a location on the nameless “Back” in Eupen. The question immediately arises: What does this place name mean? As the local history researcher Leo Hermanns explained 20 years ago, “Bame” goes back to Southern Dutch, to which the Eupen dialect is related. In dialect, “boom” is known to mean ground. The Limburgian “Klot” or “Clot” means peat, and in a broader sense also mud. According to forestry engineer Michel Letocard, the area of today's Klötzerbahn could have consisted of peat soil (morass), which could be explained by frequent flooding from the Favrun and Stadtbach streams.
Because of the unstable ground, the first settlers probably built their houses outside the unsafe zone, so that the middle of the “Clotser Bame” was kept wide open and always formed a large square
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2.51 km
St. Nicholas Church, Eupen
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Considered a symbol of the city and was built from 1720 to 1726.
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2.58 km
Eupen Market Square
Highlight • Settlement
Eupen's market square is a dynamic place with many historical monuments, baroque-style mansions and fountains. The Saint Nicolas church which dominates the square dates from 1721, erected on the foundations of a church built on this site in the 12th century.
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