Why this ride
Shaded two-lane riding with rolling corners and little urban exposure. It also links naturally to Ardennes landscape.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ourthe and La Roche Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 107 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 43
- 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.
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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.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 21 km this is Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 21 km
- Named road
- Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Durbuy
Durbuy bills itself as the smallest city in the world, a claim based on a charter granted in 1331, and while the title is more marketing than fact, the little town on the Ourthe river in the Belgian Ardennes is a delight. Its old centre, packed into a bend of the river beneath a limestone cliff, is a tangle of cobbled lanes, stone houses and small squares, with a castle above that has belonged to the same noble family for centuries.
Read the complete Durbuy write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Durbuy sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is La Roche-en-Ardenne.
2. La Roche-en-Ardenne
La Roche-en-Ardenne is a town of about four thousand folded into a tight loop of the Ourthe river, with the ruins of a medieval castle on a rock above the rooftops. The Ardennes here are not high, but they are steep: wooded ridges cut by deep, winding valleys, with fast clear rivers, slate roofs and stone farmhouses. The town was a tourist favourite long before the motorcycle, and it fills on summer weekends with riders from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, who come for the roads.
Read the complete La Roche-en-Ardenne write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La Roche-en-Ardenne comes up 24 km in. Next is Houffalize.
3. Houffalize
Planning note
47 km in you reach Houffalize. Next is Durbuy.
4. Durbuy
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Durbuy write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Durbuy, late in the day.
Recorded source links
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Belgian Ardennes Scenic Loop from Liège · 211 km
- High Fens and Spa Loop · 43 km
- Brussels · Eifel and High Fens Day · 321 km