Langlaufen Xhoffraix 8.5 km
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.38 mi
- Elevation gain
- 262 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 262 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,746 ft
- TrailRank
- 39
- Min elevation
- 1,595 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 33 minutes
- Coordinates
- 574
- Uploaded
- January 17, 2017
- Recorded
- January 2017
near Xhoffraix, Wallonia (Belgique)
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Itinerary description
This track follows the red loipe from the football club in Xhoffraix (https://www.eastbelgium.com/nl/fiche/wintersports/les-cretes-de-xhoffraix). This loipe is about 8.5 km and takes you on the pastures around the village of Xhoffraix with excellent views across the Pouhon, Bayehon and Warche valleys, and the hills towards the Hautes Fagnes. There are also loipes of 2.8 (green), 5.5 (blue) and 13.5 (black) km. The loipes are nicely maintained, and much quieter than the Botrange and Baraque Michel tracks to the north. There is a cafeteria (football canteen) at the start, as well as ski rental. The track is on undulating terrain, including some nice downhill stretches.
You start skiing counterclockwise around and close to the village until you get to the Xhoffraix-Ovifat road. Here the black loipe crosses the road into the Hautes Fagnes, but the red loipe returns for a clockwise tour along the valleys that surround Xhoffraix. First, you have the Pouhon valley on your left. Close to where the blue track joins the red/black track again, you have the Bayehon valley on your left, and finally you have the Warche valley on your left.
You start skiing counterclockwise around and close to the village until you get to the Xhoffraix-Ovifat road. Here the black loipe crosses the road into the Hautes Fagnes, but the red loipe returns for a clockwise tour along the valleys that surround Xhoffraix. First, you have the Pouhon valley on your left. Close to where the blue track joins the red/black track again, you have the Bayehon valley on your left, and finally you have the Warche valley on your left.
Waypoints
Intersection
1,662 ft
Bifurcation Blue-Red/Black
Here the blue track goes to the right, and you follow the red/black track to the left. You have the Hautes Fagnes and Pouhon valley on your right.
Intersection
1,694 ft
Bifurcation Green-Blue/Red/Black 1
Here the green track goes right, and you continue left.
Intersection
1,690 ft
Bifurcation Green-Blue/Red/Black 2
Here the green track goes to the right for the shortest way back to the football field. You keep to the left here for a short downhill stretch before returning to the arrival at the football stadium.
Intersection
1,702 ft
Bifurcation Red-Black
Here you return for the red loipe. The black loipe goes straight on.
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