Ardennes Arbalète - Day 1 - Verviers - Malmedy
This is the route we biked today
We started with a busy train ride to Verviers. We had to search for a place on the train as we weren’t the only ones that had the idea to took our bike on the train.
Verviers train station
We ascended from Verviers to Lac de la Gileppe. We climbed 300 meters in 10 kilometers. Some parts were pretty steep!
Our first stop at Lac de la Gileppe
Cycled 10.8km, climbed 296m, currently at 298m high.
We cycled along the lake on a asphalt road, although the lac looked nice the road wasn’t that interesting.
Quite some roads like these today
Cycled 23.1km, climbed 557m, currently at 535m high.
We continued climbing until we were at Signal de Botrange using lots of long and straight roads. At the highest point we did get rewarded with a nice view.
The highest point of Belgium
Cycled 42.2km, climbed 889m, currently at 692m high.
After this we descended down for around 20 kilometres with some nice roads dispersed in between. There were quite some other people on the road, due to the holiday.
Fun stuff
Cycled 52.0km, climbed 912m, currently at 435m high.
We arrived around 16:30 at the camping and got a good place to set up our tent.
Our sleeping place for the night
Cycled 58.4km, climbed 925m, currently at 351m high.
We did get a nice surprise as my parents popped up around the corner out of nowhere! They took a bike trip as well in the neighbourhood and decided to give us a visit. We had a drink together and they drove back home.
My parents!
Cycled 58.3km, climbed 924m, currently at 344m high.
Have a good night everybody!