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On the road on the roof of Belgium

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On the road on the roof of Belgium

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On the road on the roof of Belgium

02:38

40.2km

520m

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Your tour starts at Kalterherberg train station and takes you straight into a fascinating landscape full of contrasts. You will soon reach the Signal de Botrange, the highest point in Belgium. Here, the impressive raised moor opens up to you, crossed by narrow wooden walkways that lead past glittering ponds…

by Städteregion Aachen

Last updated: July 18, 2025

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

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11.2 km

Signal de Botrange – Highest Point of Belgium

Highlight • Summit

At 694 meters, it is the highest point in Belgium. Good starting point for tours into the High Fens.

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21.9 km

Robertville Dam

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The dam itself is not crazy but it is a good starting point for walks in the surroundings, and in particular the one that leads to the very close Reinhardstein castle.

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22.3 km

Burg Reinhardstein

Highlight • Castle

Reinhardstein Castle is located in the Warche valley near Robertville in Belgium. It was built in 1354 for Count Wenceslaus of Luxembourg by his vassal Reinhard von Weismes and was rebuilt after being destroyed in 1969.

Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Reinhardstein

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28.8 km

Lake Robertville

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The lake was created by damming the Warche. At the other end of the lake you can admire the dam. Down here the lake becomes narrower again and flows into the river.

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32.4 km

Sourbrodt Signal Box and Old Locomotive

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A former train stop became the Vennbahn's most representative building. When the Malmedy-Montjoie section was inaugurated, Sourbrodt had only one stop. The first houses were about a kilometre from this …

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40.2 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

12.5 km

11.3 km

2.96 km

247 m

132 m

Surfaces

29.5 km

7.00 km

2.31 km

1.24 km

132 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Monday 20 July

19°C

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Comments

March 9, 2024,Von Küchelscheid zu PeakBeer mit Vennbahn - Taufe des neuen Ebikes

And here is the link to the Relive video:
relive.cc/view/vrqo5Lj9BKO

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July 4, 2024,Das Hohe Venn - zwischen Rur und Warche

Half of the tour goes through the High Fens, a fantastic moorland area. The reservoir and the castle are my highlights, but I forgot to take photos.

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September 3, 2021,Rund um die Botrange

Exhausting but beautiful.
E bike recommended.
The altitude information is correct, and why not?

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February 9, 2025

Your tour starts at Kalterherberg train station and takes you straight into a fascinating landscape full of contrasts. You will soon reach the Signal de Botrange, the highest point in Belgium. Here, the impressive raised moor opens up to you, crossed by narrow wooden walkways that lead past glittering

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On the road on the roof of Belgium

Signal de Botrange – Highest Point of Belgium

Robertville Dam

Burg Reinhardstein

Lake Robertville

Sourbrodt Signal Box and Old Locomotive

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