The Vennbahn between Aachen and Troisvierges in the north of Luxembourg, with the unique high moor Hohes Venn in between, is one of the longest railway cycle paths in Europe with its 125 kilometres, symbolizing an eventful part of Europe: originally a connection between coal fields in the north and steelworks in the south, then an artery in the conflict zone of two world wars, then forgotten in order to fill the cross-border region with life today. Crossing the border in the truest sense of the word, as the cycle path alternates more than a dozen times between Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, the path is characterised by a variety of nature, from the Monschau Heckenland and the moorland in the Hohes Venn via the original Ourtal to the gardens around Troisvierges.

Cycling in the Eifel-Ardennes with borderland flair! 

Top 10 highlights along the route:    

Aachen Cathedral & Old Town   

Kornelimünster with Imperial Abbey   

Raeren Castle / Pottery Museum   

Historical Old Town Monschau   

Rurlake (detour via the Rur shore cycle path)   

Hohes Venn

Bütgenbach reservoir   

St. Vith (local museum, city tours)   

idyllic ourtal 

bat tunnel