Why this ride
Open upland riding with long sight lines and varied gradients. It also links naturally to Vianden and Upper Sure.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Luxembourg Ardennes Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 71 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 17
- 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 road works and cross-border closures. Specific flag: weather.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Luxembourg Mullerthal Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 12 km this is Luxembourg Mullerthal Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 12 km
- Named road
- Luxembourg Mullerthal Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck sits where the rivers Alzette and Sûre meet, in the middle of northern Luxembourg, and it has been a junction town for as long as there have been roads. People here call it the capital of the north, which is a bit of a stretch for a place of six thousand souls, but it does have the feel of a working crossroads: a railway station, a market, and a good number of cafes where farmers and commuters mix.
Read the complete Ettelbruck write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ettelbruck sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Vianden.
2. Vianden
Vianden is one of those towns that looks like a scene from a children's book, and the castle is the reason. It stands on a rocky spur above the Our River, in the north-east of Luxembourg, a pile of towers, halls and chapels that grew over several centuries from the eleventh to the fourteenth, and was once the seat of the counts of Vianden. It fell into ruin in the nineteenth century and was restored from the 1970s, and today you can walk through its great halls, kitchens and armouries with a very good sense of how a medieval noble household worked.
Read the complete Vianden write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Vianden comes up 15 km in. Next is Esch-sur-Sûre.
3. Esch-sur-Sûre
Planning note
31 km in you reach Esch-sur-Sûre. Next is Ettelbruck.
4. Ettelbruck
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ettelbruck write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ettelbruck, late in the day.