Stage 1
Arlon to Orval
Railway path out of Arlon, Lake Conchibois and the old Montauban forges, finishing among the abbey ruins at Orval.
65.5 kmdistance
715 mclimbing
893 mdescending
193–401 melevation
Bike Route
La Cyclotrappiste
From Arlon, around the abbeys, and back to Arlon.
448.4 kmdistance
5003 mclimbing
5023 mdescending
87–540 melevation
The route is published on Komoot as six stages through the Belgian Ardennes and the French Meuse. We've rented a touring bike and an e-bike for it from Bike-Packer in Brussels, and we'll carry our own panniers. These figures are worked out from the GPX tracks themselves.
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Stage 2
Orval to Monthermé
The longest day. A Roman site at Chameleux, Bouillon's castle at about halfway, then the Semois valley over the French border.
88.9 kmdistance
1103 mclimbing
1186 mdescending
139–428 melevation
Stage 3
Monthermé to the Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure
Up out of the Meuse to the star fort at Rocroi and Scourmont Abbey, then a flat 25 km of railway path to the lakes.
80.6 kmdistance
830 mclimbing
727 mdescending
141–386 melevation
Stage 4
Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure to Dinant
The easiest day, with a few unpaved sections. Across the Plate Taille dam to Maredsous, then tunnels down the Molignée valley to the Meuse.
68.1 kmdistance
488 mclimbing
644 mdescending
87–266 melevation
Stage 5
Dinant to Saint-Hubert
The Lesse valley and Château de Vêves, a short stretch of pushing on a rough forest path, Rochefort for lunch, and a long climb to the plateau.
68.9 kmdistance
1058 mclimbing
715 mdescending
92–505 melevation
Stage 6
Saint-Hubert to Arlon
East through the Haute-Sûre nature park and home along the Luxembourg border, past the old cast-iron boundary markers.
76.4 kmdistance
809 mclimbing
858 mdescending
289–540 melevation
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Route by its author on Komoot. Climbing figures depend on how a track is smoothed, so other tools will disagree by a little.