Fort Battice – View over the wide countryside loop from Verviers

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Fort Battice – View over the wide countryside loop from Verviers

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Fort Battice – View over the wide countryside loop from Verviers

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24.1km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

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Bus stop

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6.80 km

Photo frame, Thimister

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Nice idea to set up a window like this. You can have a nice view of the Herve valley.

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View of the Lands of Herve from the RaVel Route

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Fully paved and gentle inclines as this is an old railway line. Beautiful wide views towards the north, with the hills of Henri-Chapelle on the horizon.

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8.76 km

Panoramic Viewing Tower at Fort de Battice

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Panoramic tower backed by a former NATO antenna, which allows a 360° view. From the Haute Fagne to Germany via the Netherlands. Opening in 2025 if the deadlines are met...

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Fort Battice is a Belgian fortification built after 1934 near the town of the same name, about 20 km east of Liège. The fort was part of the outer ring of fortifications around Liège (French: Position Fortifiée de Liège – PFL 1) and covered the eastern front of the city. It secured several road and railway lines. Eight other forts were within range of its artillery (Wikipedia).

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9.04 km

View of Aubel from RAVeL Line 38

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You have a nice viewpoint here (see indication on map)

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10.1 km

View of Charneux

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Beautiful view!!

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10.1 km

View over the wide countryside

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Nice viewpoint (marked on the map).

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11.8 km

Herve Viaduct

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In 1873, a few days before the opening of the second section of line 38 from Micheroux to Herve, the Belgian State Railways opened line 38, whose origin is the Chênée station. The station is the terminus of the line until January 25, 1875, when the next section of Herve opens at Battice3 station.
Line 38 declined after World War II. The passenger train service was discontinued in 1965. Now you will find the wonderfully accessible bicycle line here.

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24.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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