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BE-WLX Les cols du Luxembourg belge - Road 81 km, D+ 1680 m, 5 passes

Author description

Author Étienne Mayeur
Course Completed in October 2021
Departure Parking: In Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, there is a parking area along the Ourthe, quai des Outleux, N86/N831 roundabout. Alt: 135 m.
There is a weekly market on Wednesdays in this car park.

Tourist information

The route departs from Barvaux-sur-Ourthe in the commune of Durbuy often referred to as the smallest town in the world. Not far from the car park, tourists can have fun in the labyrinth, An 11-hectare maize field where you can quickly lose your way... Then on to Heyd, where the serious stuff begins, Érezée, Manhay, etc. war 40 museumLamorménil terminus of the Aisne tramway, and La Roche-en-Ardenne with its castle overlooking the town before returning to Barvaux.

Technical specifications

On this route you will pass through a number of small villages, mainly on narrow roads. There are very few flat stretches. The flat country is not what it seems.
For BIG climbers, a return trip to Aisne from Heyd takes you to the actual northern foot of the Rideux Col/BIG. There is also a loop at La Roche-en-Ardenne to take in the most difficult south-westerly slope of the Col/BIG de l'Haussire, which in points is the most difficult climb in Belgium.
For pass climbers, the route passes over these passes anyway. The initial descent to Aisne and the ascent from Roche-en-Ardenne are not essential and save you around 10 km and 300 m D+.

5 collars (including 2 BIG)

Col du Rideux	370 m	BE-WLX-0370 - BIG 129 north side
Trou du Loup	464 m	BE-WLX-0464
Lamorménil pass	468 metres	BE-WLX-0468
Col de l'Haussire	488 m	BE-WLX-0488 - BIG 136 south-west side
Not Bayard	329 m	BE-WLX-0329

Keywords Rideux, Trou du Loup, Lamorménil, Haussire, centcols

Openrunner link, interactive map, profile, track : https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/17187246

This itinerary is offered as an indication only. The author accepts no liability, nor that of the Club des Cent Cols, for the imponderables caused by the cyclist himself, the equipment used or anything to do with the road, tracks and paths, their surroundings or other users.

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