Second section – from Liège (BE) to Eupen (BE) in 11. stages

Second section- from Liège (BE) to Eupen (BE) in 11. stages
Section 2. consists off 11. stages and start at Liège (BE) and ends in Eupen (BE) with lots of highlights.
From the capital Liège in section 2. you follow the rivers Ourthe and Vesdre to Pepinster and further to the countryside of Herve and Aubel. Sint-Martens-Voeren is a small dutch speaking community in Wallonia surrounded by french speaking inhabitants. You can plan a visit to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial where the remains of 7.992 American soldiers are interred. Most of these men lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. forces into Germany. And we finish the trail in the city Eupen; capital of the German speaking community of Belgium.
Overview map and stats

Number of stages: | 11. |
Total length: | 218,1 kilometers |
Shortest stage: | 13,8 kilometers (Limbourg to Eupen) |
Longest stage: | 24,8 kilometers (Herve to Aubel) |
Total ascent: | 3.639 meters |
Total descent: | 3.455 meters |
Elevation map of stage 13. till 23.: |

The stages:
Stage 13.

Liège to Chaudfontaine
Liège is located at the river Meuse. Romans inhabited Liège in the center of of the city at Place Saint-Lambert.
13,6 kilometers
Stage 16.

Herve to Aubel
Herve gave its name to the surrounding. The Land of Herve are villages that stretches between Meuse and Vesder.
25,0 kilometers
Stage 19.

Teuven to Kelmis
Teuven mains income was agriculture. In 1850 the conversion to farming began. There is no industry
Stage 20.

Kelmis to Raeren
Kelmis (La Calamine) is located at the frontier between Belgium and is grown around the Altenberg zinc mine.
Stage 22.

Henri-Chapelle to Limbourg
Henri-Chapelle is a Belgian village in the province of Liège. Located 17 kilometers from the frontier of Aachen.
18,7 kilometers
Stage 23.

Limbourg to Eupen
Limbourg was founded in the year 1000. The city had a reputation for being impregnable and strategic of great value.
13,2 kilometers