Wesertalsperre Tour 2 from Heijenrath

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100 km
1,262 m
04h00
Hard

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Last verified: 10 April 2025
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Start/finish: gasterij de Zegelskoel, Heijenratherweg 22, Slenaken-Heijenrath. Ascents: Hilleshagerweg/Vijlenberg/Rugweg Mechelen/Vijlen 5,200 m., max. 8.0%. Wolfhaag Pass Vaals 1,900 m., max. 10.0%. Rue de Moresnet Moresnet-Chapelle (B) 950 m., max. 6.0%. Vennstrasse (partly) Neudorf (B) 700 m., max. 7.0%. Rue de Hombourgh Montzen 2.100 m., max. 7.0%. Rue de Beusdael Sippenaeken (B) 3.400 m., max. 8.0%. Gieveldstraat Teuven (B) 1,500 m., max. 6.0%. There are also several unnamed climbs in the route. Metres above sea level: 1,262. Coffee stop: Restaurant Wesertalsperre, Langesthal 164, Eupen (B) (open daily).

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Difficulty level: Hard (83/100)

Length: 100 km

Duration: 04h00


Total ascent: 1,262 m

Maximal slope: 6.7 %

Average slope: 1.3 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 1,262 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 100 km (100 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 9.42 km (9 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 999 m (1 %)

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        Closest address to start: Heijenratherweg 22, 6276PC Heijenrath, Nederland
        Closest address to end: Heijenratherweg, 6276PD Heijenrath, Nederland

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        Wellness Hotel Klein Zwitserland
        Castle Neubourg
        Tavern De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
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        Rugweg
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        Musée De La Vallée De La Gueule
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        Casino Pond Kelmis
        Saint Nicholas Church
        Raeren
        Parliament of the German-speaking Community
        Eupen Lake
        Lake Eupen and the Dam of the Vesdre
        Distillery Radermacher
        Lontzen
        Hombourg
        Brewing Grain D'orge
        Auberge le barbeau
        Château de Beusdael
        Mother Goose Inn
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