Stage 20. Kelmis (BE) to Raeren (BE)
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Stage 20. Kelmis (BE) to Raeren (BE)
Kelmis (La Calamine) is located at the frontier between Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. It’s the northernmost town in the German-speaking community of Belgium, read more…
Raeren is a German-speaking city in the province of Liège in Belgium and has more than 10,000 inhabitants. Half have the German nationality. The name Raeren comes from “rooien” and refers to a settlement on a cleared spot in the Aachener Wald. This must have happened between 800 and 1200. The ceramics of Raeren became known in the 16th and 17th centuries and a number of copies are in various museums around the world. In 1815 it came to Prussia, later Germany and in 1920 it came to Belgium.
Overview map and stats:
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Stage-20_aangepast_2100_1500.jpg)
Start: | Kelmis (BE) |
GPS coordinates (DD): | 50.715938 / 6.013369 |
End: | Raeren (BE) |
GPS coordinates (DD): | 50.676087 / 6.111485 |
Distance: | 19,8 kilometers |
Ascent: | 189 meters |
Descent: | 113 meters |
Elevation map: |
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hoogte_Stage_19B.jpg)
Path, dirt road, nature trail: | 81% |
Asphalt, road: | 19% |
Pdf route map: | Go for download to page here |
Gpx track: | Go for download to page here |
KML file: | Go for download to page here |
- Pdf files are excellent for viewing.
- Gpx tracks can be uploaded to many devices, so you always know the direction to follow or your position.
- KML files can be uploaded in Google Earth. As result you get a detailed satellite view. You can even follow a videotour, which is a linear walk-through the stage.
Some highlights:
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Kasteel_Eyneburg.jpg)
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/De_beek_de-Geul.jpg)
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Aachener_wald.jpg)
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Zyklopensteine.jpg)
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Geul_beek.jpg)
![](https://themoderngrandtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Raeren.jpg)
The river Geul is 58 kilometers long and the total fall is 250 meter. The river meanders naturally through the landscape of Zuid-Limburg. In Belgium and the Netherlands the river Geul is fed by a large number of tributaries, read more…