Biking Info
http://www.visitbelgium.com/bike.htm#bikemap
Train station Bike for hires. Nothing in the Ardennes really, mostly big cities.
Dinant
I would like to at least see Dinant. This picturesque town is located at the head of the primary area which I think would be interesting to bike trough. There is a fortress up on the hill which will probably be nice to visit, I enjoyed it as a kid.
The river (fleuve) in the picture is the Meuse and the Lesse flows into it just a little ways upstream from there. We took many leisurely kayak rides down this river and since this seems to still be a common event, I would like to do it again.
I remember the castle overlooking part of the Lesse and wonder if it can be toured?
There are breweries near by, def. worth a tour! Which ones?
- Some PDFs, specifically: Escapades (Castles, Abbayes, Canals, Museums...), Parks and Forests
- E174 + E50/bike + E109/kid An Assembled Bike Tour, also has some good contact info (bike rentals?)
- Quite a few bike rental places here. Yellow Page Bike Rentals
- You can order a cycling tour pamphlet (bottom of page) for about $3.00 (maison de tourism +32(82)/22.28.70)
- ~E8 Rando-Velo (biking on roads), map
- Bouillon - Noirefontaine - Bellevaux - Plainevaux - Nollevaux - Fays-les-Veneurs - Offagne (18,5km)
- Offagne - Ochamps - Neuvillers - Libramont (22.5km)
- Libramont - Presseux - Ourt - Renaumont -Bougnimont - Remagne - Moircy - Tonny - Lavacherie (23km)
- Lavacherie - Ortheuville - Erneuville - Barrière de Champlon (18km)
- Champlon - Journal - La Roche - Vielle - Marcouray - Beffe - Trinal - Ny - Biron - Petit-Han - Durbuy - Barvaux (51,4km)
- Barvaux - Bomal - Verlaine - Hamoir - Comblain - Chanxhe - Poulseur - Esneux - Hony - Tilff - Angleur - Luik (59,8km)
- Luik - Herstal - Haccourt - Visé (17,9km)
Celles
Uphill from Dinant. Town center has a Panzer sitting around.
Ciney
Ciney has a website that mentions three bike tours available there cultural center (why not online?). Look into these. Ciney beer seems to be made in Antwerpen now?
The Chevetogne church might make a quick bike stop if we are near by.
Nearby CHATEAU DE JANNEE can be toured
Spontin
There's always the chateau de Spontin that you can visit. The inside is boring mostly furniture and art work, but the outside in nice.
Chateau and Gardens of Freÿr on the Meuse
Can be visted
Bouillon
Night torch tours of the Godfrey castle!
Bouillon Belvedere (a nearby hilltop), what a view!
Rochefort
Has nice castle ruins also.
La-Roche-En-Ardenne
Along with this castle, the is a very good WWII museum.
- Tournai - Antoing - Baugnies - Braffe - Tourpes - Huissignies (35km)
- Huissignies - Vaudegnies - Cambron - Louvignies - Soignies (38,5km)
- Soignies - Ronquières - Ittre - Lillois - Genappe (33,5km)
- Genappe - Villers-La-Ville - Gentinnes - Sombreffe (34km)
- Sombreffe - Jemeppe-sur-Sambre - Moustier - Floreffe - Malonne - Namur (38,9km)
- Namur - Lustin - Mont - Durnal - Natoye (50km)
- Natoye - Skeuvre - Champion - Hamois - Achet - Scoville - Mohiville - Scy - Harvesin (21km)
- Harvesin - Havrenne - Hargimont - Ambly - Nassogne - Champlon (35km)
- Champlon - Erneuville - Wyompont - Givroulle - Givry - Champs - Bastogne (25,5km)
- Bastogne - Neffe - Schleif (L) - Winseler (L) - Wiltz (L) (20km)