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Walking & Cycling - RAVeL

A route along which you can hear a symphony of bird songs and bicycle bells! Yes, but most of all a route along which you will hear no car horns, nor inhale their unpleasant exhaust fumes.

The RAVeL routes are old canal embankments and abandoned railway tracks resurfaced (with a smooth material) for the exclusive use of hikers, cyclists and horse riders.

Currently, there are 800km of pathways open with 1200km more planned (completion date: 2010).

There are a number of options:

RAVeL 1 will take you from Namur to Visé (Dutch border)

RAVeL 2 will take you through varied landscapes from Mariembourg (steam railway museum) to Hoegaarden (the home of white beer) passing through Dinant and Namur.

RAVeL 4 will take you through the province of Hainaut with Beloeil (a château worth visiting), Ath (carnival) and along the banks of the River Dendre to Lessines and its astonishing “Hopital Notre-Dame à la Rose”

To obtain the Ravel guides, please get in touch with our office.