Tour 1: ‘River Gold’ Montenau – hiking in East Belgium

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Tour 1: ‘River Gold’ Montenau – hiking in East Belgium

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Tour 1: ‘River Gold’ Montenau – hiking in East Belgium

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9.05km

180m

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At Montenau, the Amel disappears into the so-called Wolfsbusch, a fir and beech forest that stretches across the borders of East Belgium. The river meanders leisurely through the beautiful forest landscape - and you can accompany it on its journey on this nine-kilometer hike. The tour starts in the tranquil…

by Ostbelgien

Last updated: May 31, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.15 km

Amel/Amblève

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The Amel is a tributary of the Ourthe in East Belgium. Its source is located near Honsfeld in the Belgian Eifel, on the border between the municipalities Amel and Büllingen. The name of the river is Celtic and means water.

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8.92 km

Saint Raphael Convent

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Today the meeting place St. Raphael is located in the monastery of Montenau. Groups, families and individuals can stay in the building. Hikers are also welcome guests. You can read everything else here: montenau.net.

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9.05 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.74 km

2.54 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.72 km

1.50 km

473 m

239 m

128 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

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Comments

April 6, 2025,FAIT Parcours 1 : la rivière Montenau — Randonner dans les Cantons de l'Est

Nice walk in Montenau, full sun but cool.

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January 11, 2025,Genusstour 1: „Flussgold“ Montenau – Wandern in Ostbelgien

A great tour that I definitely have to do again in the summer with great views, highly recommended

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March 28, 2023,🇧🇪 28:03:2023 Genusstour 1: „Flussgold“ Montenau – Wandern in Ostbelgien Achtung Bilder sind nicht am Standort zugeordnet.

Nice hike at our neighbor in Belgium Montenau.
Then came the first time this year, I forgot to change the clock on the camera, so I can't assign the pictures to the right location. That's a shame because it was a wonderful hike.

Link to Youtube:

Here you can see the course of the hike in the video.

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September 18, 2024,🇧🇪B_Montenau_Genusstour 1 Ostbelgien: „Flussgold“ Montenau 18.09.2024

Today I had actually booked a balloon ride over the Dauner Maare, but unfortunately it was cancelled this morning due to a lack of wind.

So I quickly decided on Plan B, another pleasure tour in Belgium, namely the No. 1 Flussgold in Montenau, a nine-kilometer-long circular route that runs from Montenau through the Wolfsbusch and along the course of …

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November 10, 2024,2024-11-10 MS-86 Montenau boucle 10,4 km 2h15 départ chemin du Vieux Moulin, autour de l'Amblève de Montenau, Thirimont.

The Amblève valley, upstream of its known part, is worth more than a detour, it is a region to discover and explore for the variety of landscapes and undergrowth, with in autumn marvelous shades of color of the meadows and woods, crossed by pleasant paths and a restful calm!

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November 10, 2024,Montenau - Ondenval - Wolfsbusch

The parking lot at the monastery is the perfect starting point for this hike. From here, you go through the monastery courtyard down to Amel, which you follow on a small, idyllic path. Small bridges, the rippling water and the occasional rapid are great photo opportunities. The path also leads up - from there you have a wonderful panorama over …

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September 14, 2024,Montenau 🥰🥰🥰

Today we went a little further into Belgium.
Right at the start of the hike there was a gold search 😆😂. The route took us a little along normal forest paths, a little mini road, lots of small paths (stony/rooty) and a long way along the Amel where it was quite wild.
Very nice 😍

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April 29, 2019

At Montenau, the Amel disappears into the so-called Wolfsbusch, a fir and beech forest that stretches across the borders of East Belgium. The river meanders leisurely through the beautiful forest landscape - and you can accompany it on its journey on this nine-kilometer hike. The tour starts in the tranquil

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7 days ago

beware if you walk this hike now, the path between point 45 and 46 is closed due to water on the trail (you can't pass, really). you can walk around it, but it adds 3.5km to the trail.