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Soor Valley – Path along the reservoir loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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Liège
Verviers
Limbourg

Soor Valley – Path along the reservoir loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

Hard

5.0

(2)

35

riders

Soor Valley – Path along the reservoir loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

02:57

40.1km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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6.41 km

Brand

Forest

15.9 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

3

18.8 km

Hillsperre Dam

Highlight • Monument

The hill barrier is a damming of the Hillbach, from where the water is partially branched off and passed through a 2.30m and 1200m long tunnel to the Weser dam.
Source: komm-mit-wandern.de/hohes-venn.html#Wallonisches%20Venn

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4

22.0 km

The crossing point Seveneiken can be recognized by the cross between conifers.
Opposite the crossing point the Wolfsplatz (Haie de Loup).
Source: Non-fiction book Rundwandern Hohes Venn by Hans Naumann (3rd edition, 1982)

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24.2 km

Soor Valley

Highlight • River

The thrush has already grown into a strong vennbach here. In the river bed, the Vennwacken typical of a Vennbach, interspersed with quartzite veins.

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28.5 km

The dam also receives water from the Soor (Helle basin, Upper Vesdre) via the Soor Tunnel, dug between 1950 and 1953. This thus makes it possible to add to the …

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7

29.4 km

Lac de La Gileppe viewpoint

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Beautiful viewpoint over the Lac de La Gileppe.
The Lac de La Gileppe is a drinking water reservoir and is one of the oldest in Europe. The dam was built between 1869 and 1875.

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8

30.5 km

Lake Gileppe North

Highlight • Lake

Smooth rolling asphalt all the way around the Lac de la Gileppe.

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10

30.9 km

Path along the reservoir

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The cycle path is well developed, especially on the north-eastern bank section, and is enjoying increasing popularity, especially on weekends

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40.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.9 km

8.80 km

1.27 km

806 m

630 m

516 m

159 m

Surfaces

26.5 km

8.08 km

4.25 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

18 %

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