Gravel Ardennes belges

The Ardennes Arbalète

Start/Finish

Pâtisserie Eggenols
Delicious Liège waffles made with real butter.

Workaround
Note this is a GR route through fields. There are three gates that a bike will not fit through, so lifting the bike over fences is necessary. Track may not be clear in some places, but GPS track is correct.

May be swampy.
If impassable, workaround to the west.

Gates
A couple gates that a bike will not fit through, so bike will need to be lifted over fences.

Lac de la Gileppe

Shelter
Right along road (no vehicles allowed around lake), but people do camp here (free).

Shelter

Swampy area until boardwalk.
If it has rained in recent days, the trail from here to the boardwalk will be passable, but swampy and involve hike-a-bikes. Take workaround on RV4 to the Signal de Botrange if you don't feel like getting muddy.

Workaround.
Path to RV4

Boardwalk

Signal de Botrange
Highest point in Belgium

Camping du Moulin
Pay campground. Full facilities.

Camping Klein Rost
Pay campground

Cut through woods
Cut through woods around here to get onto road. Road along railroad tracks ends, though it is possible to keep riding on the side of the tracks for a few hundred feet after the road ends to rejoin the route. Watch for trains...

Bivouac des Blancs Bois
Great camp area (free) made for hikers. Large sheltered area with central wood stove. No water right nearby. Wooded areas near shelter are perfect for tents. Very few people around.

Statue de l'Ange du Mémorial de Guerre, La Roche-en-Ardenne

La Roche-en-Ardenne

Route du Tram

Rue du Paradis

Chemin de gravier

Cut through here?

Camping Le val de l'Aisne
Pay campground. Huge. Possibly very busy.

Lots of paying campgrounds in…

Singletrack up ahead
Singletrack on opposite riverbank is mostly rideable and fun, though there are downed logs and obstacles that require getting off the bike. Stay on RV7 if not interested.

Brasserie de Bellevaux