GR15 - AE - Ardennes-Eifel
Description
- Name GR15 - AE - Ardennes-Eifel (GR15)
- Length of trail 793 km, 493 miles
- Length in days 40 days
- Start of trail Monschau
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk
Ardennes - Eifel, 793 km, (197 km in Belgium)
The AE, or Ardennes-Eiffel trail, connects three countries - Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg - and takes you into the core of two very beautiful low mountain areas: the dense forested Ardennes and the volcanic Eiffel. Officially the GR16 is part of this project, and this trail is running west where it crosses the border with France where it connects to the GR12 to Paris.
The problem is that the three countries involved do not have a common agenda. So you will search in vain for a guidebook for this particular trail. In Luxembourg the trail is still called Ardennes-Eifel, and in Germany the name is Ardennen-Eiffel Rundweg. Like all trails in these countries, you don't have to be afraid to get lost: the marking is good.
The map shows the Belgium part of the trail.
Opinions
- Henk Nouws October 2011
- Rate 8
- Positive The part we walked, in Luxembourg, was overlooking Vianden. Nice forests and good views.
Map
Links
Facts
- Trekkings.be GR AE GR15 Sentier Ardenne - Eifel GR AE (Dutch)
This very good webpage by Trekkings.be tries to reconstruct the origins of the cooperation between Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium to create one of the first European long distance trails. The trail is still there, more than half a century already. On this page you will find many useful details and links and a trail description.
- GR 15 Sentier Ardenne - Eifel | Route Overzicht | GR-wandelen | Grote Routepaden (Dutch)
Short factsheet for the Belgium part.
- http://www.groteroutepaden.be/grlf/v1.nsf/docs/GR15.html (Dutch)
Introduction for the Belgium part of the trail.
Reports
- Dagboek AE (Dutch)
Trip report of a part of the Ardennes-Eiffel trail.
- Ninglinspo (Dutch)
Wandelen door de Ninglinspo Vallei
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
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Books
Netherlands
2015
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