Why this ride
Open upland riding with long sight lines and varied gradients. It also links naturally to High Fens-Eifel Nature Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
High Fens and Spa Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 43 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 42 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check local closures and urban low-emission zones. Specific flag: weather; traffic.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 13 km this is Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 13 km
- Named road
- Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop
- Pass
- Signal de Botrange
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Spa
The word spa comes from this town, and that is the kind of claim that most places make and few can prove. Here it happens to be true: Spa, in the Ardennes foothills of eastern Belgium, has been a place for taking the waters since the Romans, who are said to have noted its iron-rich springs, and from the sixteenth century it was a fashionable resort. Visitors have included the Russian emperor Peter the Great, who came in 1717 to cure his stomach, and the town's central spring, the Pouhon Pierre-le-Grand, is named after him. The bottled water that bears the town's name is sold worldwide, and the little town has a quiet, slightly faded charm, with grand hotels, a thermal baths complex on the hill and a casino.
Read the complete Spa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Spa sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Malmédy.
2. Malmédy
Planning note
Malmédy comes up 13 km in. Next is Spa.
3. Spa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Spa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
43 km in you reach Spa.