In 44 etappes
Etappe 1.
Maastricht naar Meerssen
Wij starten in Maastricht, maar je kunt natuurlijk overal instappen in de Euregio Maas-Rijn wandelroute (EMRW). Wij volgen een deel van de Romeinse handelsroute Via Belgica.
Etappe 2.
Meerssen naar Spaubeek
Meerssen heeft veel Romeinse overblijfsels in het centrum. Verder is Meerssen een dorp in het Heuvelland van Zuid-Limburg met ongeveer 7.485 inwoners.
Etappe 3.
Spaubeek naar Landgraaf
Spaubeek is een dorp met circa 3.350 inwoners, dat in het Geleenbeekdal ligt tegen de helling van het plateau van Schimmert. Het heeft een rijke geschiedenis met kastelen.
Etappe 4.
Landgraaf naar Übach-Palenberg
Landgraaf is een stad en gemeente en telt 37.112 inwoners. Landgraaf is gelegen in de Oostelijke Mijnstreek en neemt deel aan het bestuurlijke samenwerkingsverband Parkstad Limburg.
Etappe 5.
Übach-Palenberg naar Jabeek
Übach-Palenberg is een stad in de Duitse deelstaat Noordrijn-Westfalen, gelegen in de Kreis Heinsberg, tegen de Nederlandse grens aan.
Etappe 6.
Jabeek naar Born
Jabeek (Limburgs: Jaobik) is een kleine woonkern in de gemeente Beekdaelen in Nederlands-Limburg. Jabeek heeft ongeveer 710 inwoners.
Etappe 7.
Born naar Opglabeek
Born dates from the year 1125. The settlement Born arose on the northeast side of the Graetbos near a water source.
Etappe 8.
Opglabeek naar Genk
Opglabbeek inhabitants lived from agriculture and turf extraction at the end of the 18th century.
Etappe 9.
Genk naar Hasselt
Genk is a cosmopolitan city in the Belgian province Limburg with more than 66,000 inhabitants.
Etappe 10.
Hasselt naar Wintershoven
Hasselt arose in the 7th century near the Helbeek. The name is probarly derived from Hasaluth, which means.
Etappe 11.
Wintershoven naar Tongeren
Wintershoven is located at Roman main road to Tongeren. Roman roof tiles were used for the Sint-Pietersbandenkerk.
Etappe 12.
Tongeren naar Luik
Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium. Famous inhabitant of Tongeren is undoubtedly the Eburone king Ambiorix.
Etappe 13.
Luik naar Chaudfontaine
Liège is located at the river Meuse. Romans inhabited Liège in the center of of the city at Place Saint-Lambert.
Etappe 14.
Chaudfontaine naar Pepinster
Chaudfontaine is a town on the river Vesder in the province of Liège. The place has given its name to the spring.
Etappe 15.
Pepinster naar Herve
Pepinster traditionally had many watermills, due to its location between two fast-flowing rain rivers.
Etappe 16.
Herve naar Aubel
Herve gave its name to the surrounding. The Land of Herve are villages that stretches between Meuse and Vesder.
Etappe 17.
Aubel naar Sint-Maartens-Voeren
Aubel is known for its regional products: Herve cheese, syrup, cider and beer. These are traded on the markets.
Etappe 18.
Sint-Maartens-Voeren naar Teuven
Fouron-Saint-Martin is located in the valley of the Voer. After the French period, this village became Belgian.
Etappe 19.
Teuven naar Calamine
Teuven mains income was agriculture. In 1850 the conversion to farming began. There is no industry.
Etappe 20.
Kelmis naar Raeren
Kelmis (La Calamine) is located at the frontier between Belgium and is grown around the Altenberg zinc mine.
Etappe 21.
Raeren naar Henri-Chapelle
Raeren is a German-speaking city in the province of Liège in Belgium and has more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Etappe 22.
Henri-Chapelle naar Limbourg
Henri-Chapelle is a Belgian village in the province of Liège. Located 17 kilometers from the frontier of Aachen.
Etappe 23.
Limbourg naar Eupen
Limbourg was founded in the year 1000. The city had a reputation for being impregnable and strategic of great.
Etappe 24.
Eupen naar Eupen
Eupen is the capital of East Belgium in the province of Liège and at the frontier of Nature Reserve Hautes Fagnes.
Stage 25.
Eupen naar Jalhay
Eupen is the capital of East Belgium in the province of Liège and at the frontier of Nature Reserve Hautes Fagnes.
Stage 26.
Jalhay naar Spa
Jalhay is located at the Nature Reserve Hautes Fagnes and has countless possibilities for walks in the.
Stage 27.
Spa naar Hockai
Spa is located in the province of Liège. The thermal baths of Spa are listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
Etappe 28.
Hockai naar Signal de Botrange
Hockai is one of the highest villages of Belgium and situated in the far north of Stavelot in the province of Liège.
Etappe 29.
Signal de Botrange naar Bütgenbach
Try to climb the stairs of the monument an, you can even reach above 700 meters.
Etappe 30.
Bütgenbach naar Hellental
Bütgenbach is located in the German-speaking of Belgium. In 1932 a dam was built and Lake Bütgenbach was created.
Etappe 31.
Hellental naar Monschau
Hellenthal is located on the edge of the Eifel National Park and the Oleftalsperre is one of the largest reservoirs in Germany.
Etappe 32.
Monschau naar Einruhr
Monschau is located in the most beautiful regions of Germany; the Eifel. Monschau was first mentioned in 1198 as Mons Ioci.
Etappe 33.
Einruhr naar Heimbach
Einruhr is at the eastern bank of Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel and part of the municipality of Dedenborn.
Etappe 34.
Heimbach naar Woffelsbach
Heimbach; the towers of Hengebach castle reigns over over the valley. The first mention of Heimbach was in 673.
Etappe 35.
Woffelsbach naar Simonskall
Woffelsbach the village is located in the northern Eifel at the banks of the lake Rur, that flows into the river Meuse (NL).
Etappe 36.
Simonskall naar Breinig
Simonskall started as a small settlement with the presence of iron ore, especially around the village Schmidt.
Etappe 37.
Breinig naar Stolberg
Breinig is today characterised by its urban value and the careful preservation of its historic buildings.
Etappe 38.
Stolberg naar Aken
Stolberg is a historic old town with an impressive castle complex, three old town and pre-industrial homes.
Etappe 39.
Aken naar Epen
Aachen is founded on the remains of Roman baths. The Latin word aqua can be taken as the origin of the name.
Etappe 40.
Epen naar Simpelveld
Epen is probably derived from a Germanic word of possibly Celtic origin,
Etappe 41.
Simpelveld naar Valkenburg a/d Geul
In 1930 some sandstone coffins from the Roman era were excavated.
Etappe 42.
Valkenburg a/d Geul naar Margraten
Around the 19th century tourism developed as a new source of income.
Etappe 43.
Margraten naar Eijsden
Margraten is international known by the presence of the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, a large military cemetery.
Etappe 44.
Eijsden naar Maastricht
Eijsden lies on the frontier with Belgium and on the banks of the river Meuse in the extreme southwest of the Dutch region Zuid-Limburg.
Dé Euregio Maas-Rijn Wandelroute in 4 secties:
Etappe 1. naar 12.
Maastricht naar Luik
Maastricht (NL); the capital of the province Limburg to Liège (BE); the capital of the province Wallonia.
Total length 234 km..
Etappe 13. tot en met 23.
Luik naar Eupen
Liège (BE) to Eupen (BE); the capital of the German speaking community of Belgium.
Total length 183 km.
Etappes 24. tot en met 38.
Eupen naar Aken
Etappes 39. tot en met 44.
Aken naar Maastricht
Eupen (BE) to Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle (DE); the western most major city in Germany.
Total length 265 km.
Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle (DE); the western most major city in Germany to Maastricht (NL).
Total length 99,9 km.