Warche from Ambleve to source and back 124 km
near Beaumont, Wallonia (Belgique)
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From the start you take a look at the Warche River which flows into the Amblève below the highway viaduct. You then start the climb of the Côte de Chevofosse which has beautiful views of the Warche River valley. At the top you descend towards Stavelot on a road with mediocre paving. You then access the RAVeL L45 cycling path to Malmedy. This cycling path passes through a tunnel and over the Warche. In Malmedy you cycle close to the river to the center of town, with the cathedral. Past the cemetery you continue towards to Bevercé on the main road N68. Past Bevercé the road winds up into the High Fens nature park. You take the Mont Spinette climb into Mont rather than the N68 and then continue to Xhoffraix. You descend and climb to Longfaye and then descend and climb again, now to Ovifat. You then descend to the reservoir dam of Lac de Robertville. This lake is created by the Warche River, and you cross it twice more going upstream. After the third pass to Champagne, you continue to Weywertz where you enter the Vennbahn, which takes you across the Warche again. You may take a look at the stone quarry and then follow the Vennbahn for a while. You then return to Weywertz on minor road and continue on minor roads to Nidrum. You continue to the reservoir dam of the Bütgenbacher See and then take minor roads on the north side of the lake. The route then passes the Warche just before it flows into the reservoir and directly after you enter the Vennquerbahn, a cycling path on a former railroad which takes you up through the Warche valley all the way to the water divide separating the Meuse and Rhine basins. You cross the Warche twice in this stretch close to its source in the woods. You follow the Vennquerbahn all the way into Germany, and leave it at Losheim. You directly turn back into Belgium, descend to Hüllscheid, and then climb back to the water divide near Lanzerath. Via Buchholz you descend to Honsfeld. You then follow the Warche valley downstream, passing the river and the Vennquerbahn twice. Via Büllingen you go back to the Vennquerbahn at the point you entered it previously, but now continue on it towards Bütgenbach. After Bütgenbach, you leave the cycling path, and cross the Warche valley to Nidrum. From here the route continues to Weywertz, again passing the Warche. In Weywertz you enter the Vennbahn cycling path, and follow it to Waimes. Here you take the RAVeL L45 cycling path all the way down to Malmedy. After the station you leave the RAVeL, and then climb to Bellevaux. From Bellevaux it is not far back to the starting point. Back in Warche, I took a look at the Rocher de Warche, a lookout point across the Amblève River at the end of an unpaved path at the end of the minor road from Warche.
Waypoints
Berg-Wirtzfeld
Minor roads bring you from Berg to Wirtzfeld on the northern side of the Bütgenbacher See
Büllingen-Vennquerbahn
From Büllingen you take minor roads to the Vennquerbahn cycling path
Climb to Bellevaux
Climb and subsequent descent to Bellevaux on road with occasional traffic and views towards the Warche valley
Climb Tros Marets and Mont-Spinette
Climb of Tros Marets and then the turn-off to Mont with the steepest section (16%). Tros Morets is a major road winding through the wood with moderate percentages. See https://climbfinder.com/en/climbs/tros-marets and https://climbfinder.com/en/climbs/mont-spinette-75852
Côte de Chevofosse
Beautiful climb along the Warche valley with great views. You pass through the hamlet of Chevofosse. The start is in the hamlet Warche below the highway. See https://climbfinder.com/en/climbs/cote-de-chevofosse
Malmedy
Center of Malmedy with the cathedral. A bit further you pass by the cemetery
RAVeL L45 Stavelot-Malmedy
Cycling path on former railroad, complete with railway tunnel and Warche crossing
RAVeL L45 Waimes-Malmedy
Cycling path on former railway between Waimes and Malmedy, descending all the way. You pass by a stone quarry (Carrière de la Warchenne)
Reservoir dam Lac de Robertville
Reservoir dam of Lac de Robertville. During my trip there was construction work going on.
Rocher de Warche
Rock overlooking the Amblève valley. From the minor road there is an unpaved path of 50 meters.
Route Losheim-Honsfeld
Route between Losheim and Honzfeld: first descent to Hüllscheid, and then ascent Lanzerath on the water divide. Then you descend via Buchholz to Honsfeld
Route to Nidrum
Here you leave the Vennquerbahn cycling path and cycle through the Warche valley to Nidrum. This road was blocked on my trip due to a rally.
Vennbahn to Waimes
Cycling path on former railroad (Vennbahn) taking you to Waimes.
Vennbahn Weywertz-Outrewarche
Vennbahn (cycling path on former railroad) takes you across the Warche and along a stone quarry (to see it you must dismount at the end of the fence and take a look)
Vennquerbahn
Cycling path on former rail road. You pass the Warche twice near its source near Buchholz. You also pass a former water filling station for the steam train, and you can see water buffaloes in the Warche valley near Buchholz.
Water divide on Vennquerbahn
The Vennquerbahn (cycling path on former rail road) takes you across the water divide between Meuse and Rhine. You then descend into Germany.
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I posted three cycling routes on Wikiloc taking you along the Amblève and Warche rivers from where the Amblève flows into the Ourthe to the sources of both rivers. Warche is a tributary to the Amblève. Both rivers have their source in the eastern, mostly German-speaking, cantons of Belgium.
The first two trips are along the Amblève:
https://nl.wikiloc.com/routes-fietsen/pont-de-scay-trois-ponts-and-back-along-the-ambleve-100-km-85314681
https://nl.wikiloc.com/routes-fietsen/trois-ponts-to-source-and-back-along-the-ambleve-120-km-89433908
The last trip is along the Warche:
https://nl.wikiloc.com/routes-fietsen/warche-from-ambleve-to-source-and-back-124-km-89736743