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Four Country Vennbahn Tour

You cycle on former railway line

Where Europe is more than a dream!

 Discover regions where Europe has long been more than just a beautiful dream. You will travel through the three-border region of Belgium-Netherlands-Germany and through the region of Germany-Belgium-Luxembourg and get to know four beautiful European countries. Your tours will take you through the Eifel and Ardennes as well as cities such as Eupen, Maastricht and Monschau. A good part of the route is on the Vennbahnweg. With a length of 125 kilometres, it is one of the longest railway track bike paths in Europe. In 2014, it was named “Bycourse of the Year” in the Netherlands. After this eight-day journey, you will understand the reasons for this.

Germany
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Easy to moderate
  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Self-guided tour
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Itinerary

Travel to Maastricht under your own steam. After the welcome, visit places like the market with the historic city hall and the Vrijthof with its nice restaurants and cafés.

After the start in Maastricht we will go to Belgium today. You cycle to Raeren Castle with its pottery museum. Your destination is Eupen with its magnificent town houses and many historic squares.

You come to the nature reserve Hohes Venn-Eifel. From Kalterherberg your route follows the Vennbahn cycle path. It takes you to the old railway station of Sourbrodt, the Montenauer ham smoky and Sankt Vith.

Today you reach Burg-Reuland, one of the most beautiful castle ruins in Belgium, as well as the Luxembourg municipality of Troisvierges. Then continue by train or bike through beautiful countryside with some ascents to Clervaux.

Today, the main attraction is the charming nature, which, however, also has some climbs in store. You cycle through the Our valley in the High Fens Eifel Nature Park and on romantic paths to Butgenbach in Belgium.

You are following a leisurely route today. Relax, cycle over the Vennbahn to Aachen. Take a break along the way to visit a terrace in the picturesque Eifel towns of Monschau and Kornelimünster. The last 30 km to Aachen is “uphill” and you still have enough energy to admire the historic city of Charlemagne.

From Aachen the route leads back to the Netherlands, from Lemiers on the long-distance cycle path LF 13 through the picturesque countryside of Limburg back to Maastricht or s´Gravenvoeren (B).

 

After breakfast, individual return journey or start of your extension.

Tour character

You cycle most of the time on a former railway line, which has now been converted into a cycle path. Very good cycle paths and roads.

Prices and events

All data for 2024 at a glance
Place of arrival: Maastricht/ s'Gravenvoeren
  Season 1
01.05.2024 - 30.06.2024
01.08.2024 - 30.09.2024

Season 2
01.07.2024 - 31.07.2024

Four Countries Vennbahn, 8 days, cat. A, NL-SHRMM-08X
Base price
799.00
849.00
Half Board 245.00 245.00
Surcharge single room 419.00 419.00
Season 1
May 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Aug 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
Season 2
Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024
Four Countries Vennbahn, 8 days, cat. A, NL-SHRMM-08X
Base price
Half Board
Surcharge single room
799.00
245.00
419.00
849.00
245.00
419.00
Season 1
May 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Aug 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
Season 2
Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024
Maastricht/ s'Gravenvoeren
Double room p. P.
Surcharge single room
Maastricht/ s'Gravenvoeren
Double room p. P.
Surcharge single room
82.00
45.00
82.00
45.00
82.00
45.00
82.00
45.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Maastricht/ s'Gravenvoeren
  Season 1
May 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Aug 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024

Season 2
Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024

Maastricht/ s'Gravenvoeren
Double room p. P. 82.00 82.00
Surcharge single room 45.00 45.00
Maastricht/ s'Gravenvoeren
Double room p. P. 82.00 82.00
Surcharge single room 45.00 45.00
Price
24-gear unisex
Electric bike
105.00
179.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services and extras

Services

Included Services

  • 7 nights in hotels as described with breakfast
  • With half board multi-course evening menus
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (DE,EN with sights, important telephone numbers)
  • Detailed route description with maps
  • On request GPS tracks for your navigation device
  • Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  • 7-day service hotline

Not included

  • Arrival and departure
  • costs for parking
  • city tax
  • transfers
  • optional sightseeings
  • city maps
  • Travel Insurance
  • Private requirements
Extras

Arrival and parking information

  • Good train connection to Maastricht.
  • Parking spaces at the start hotel, costs approx. 17-20,- €/day, no reservation possible, payable on site.
 
Hotels

You will stay in well-kept hotels of the 3 and 4 star category. All rooms have shower/WC or bath/WC.

Important notes

Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Ratings

4.3 of 5 Stars (3 Ratings)
5 stars
Günther P. DE | 19.06.2022
hervorragend
4 stars
Birgit T. DE | 23.05.2022
Vennbahn im Mai
Insgesamt eine sehr abwechslungsreiche Route. Allerdings sollten die Unterlagen überarbeitet werden. In Belgien hatten die angegebenen Lokale überwiegend geschlossen, sodass man sich mit eigenem Proviant versorgen musste, dazu hätte man vorher die Info benötigt, dass keine Einkehr möglich ist. In NL sind die Radwege sehr komfortabel, dagegen in B abseits der Vennbahn zu viel Autoverkehr! Eynatten- St Vith stimmte die Route in der Papierunterlage nicht mit der GPS Info nicht überein. Die GPS führte über eine gesperrte einsturzgefährdete Brücke. Insgesamt war die Strecke mit 78 km zu lang, berücksichtigt man zusätzlich die 810 Höhenmeter. In Luxemburg war am 9.Mai wg des Feiertags (Europatag) nicht nur sämtliche Lokale geschlossen sondern auch Lebensmittelgeschäfte. Das führte dazu, dass wir uns nicht mit ausreichend Wasser versorgen konnten. Darauf sollte vorab hingewiesen werden
4 stars
Dieter H. DE | 09.07.2018
teilweise sehr anspruchsvoll
die Strecke nach Eupen und die Stadt selbst kann man sich sparen. Auf der Strasse fährt es sich nicht schön. Eupen selbst hat nichts zu bieten. Die Hotels waren bis auf das Hotel in Monschau alle sehr gut; teilweise sogar mit Schwimmbad. Die Tagestouren waren uns allerdings mit 60-70km zu lange. Man hat kaum Zeit sich etwas anzuschauen. Die mitgelieferte Beschreibung der Fahrt ist an einigen Stellen missverständlich. Das haben auch andere Radler bemängelt.
Rückenwind Reisen GmbH answered:
Hallo, herzlichen Dank für die Rückmeldung.

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