Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Plombières · Updated on 5 November 2026
GRP 563 Tour du Pays de Herve walk
GRP 563 Tour du Pays de Herve is a walk of 5.2 km from Plombières that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way: 22 benches and picnic tables, 2 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 5.2 km
- ± 1:10 h
- Easy
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way: 22 benches and picnic tables, 2 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
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Photo: Deepspear · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Frans Berkelaar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Ziko van Dijk · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
Way types
5.2 km in total- Road: 2.6 km
- Track: 1.5 km
- Path: 525 m
- Street: 425 m
- Busy road: 100 m
- Footpath: 50 m
Surfaces
5.2 km in total- Asphalt: 3.3 km
- Unpaved: 1.2 km
- Gravel: 275 m
- Paved: 75 m
- Unknown: 286 m
About the walking route GRP 563 Tour du Pays de Herve
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
GRP 563 Tour du Pays de Herve is a circular walk of 5.2 km from Plombières: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
Allow ± 1:10 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (2.6 km), track (1.5 km) and path (525 m). Of the surface, 3.3 km asphalt and 1.2 km unpaved. For 286 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 22 benches and picnic tables, 2 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Aachen CathedralAttraction · 5 km from the route - 2
Kasteel VaalsbroekCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 3
Kasteel LemiersCastle · 4 km from the route - 4
Kasteel WittemCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 5
Kasteel NeubourgCastle · 6.9 km from the route - 6
Huis BloemendalCastle · 2 km from the route - 7
Aachen Town HallAttraction · 5 km from the route - 8
Kasteel CartilsCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 9
Kasteel WijlreCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 10
Kasteel NijswillerCastle · 5.8 km from the route - 11
Hoeve OverhuizenCastle · 7 km from the route - 12
Kasteel De BongardCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 13
Kasteel GoedenraadCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 14
Slijpsteen van SlenakenArchaeological site · 4.5 km from the route - 15
Geologisch monument ZandsteenblokkenMemorial · 1.7 km from the route - 16
Museum VaalsMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 17
De Schat van SimpelveldMuseum · 9 km from the route - 18
Kasteel KarsveldCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 19
HeimansgroeveViewpoint · 864 m from the route - 20
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 1.4 km from the route - 21
MariamonumentMonument · 6.9 km from the route - 22
Motte Gracht BurggraafArchaeological site · 7.7 km from the route - 23
Motte EysArchaeological site · 7.7 km from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 748 m from the route - 25
Couven-MuseumMuseum · 5.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is GRP 563 Tour du Pays de Herve?
GRP 563 Tour du Pays de Herve is 5.2 km long. Allow ± 1:10 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Plombières.
How hard is this route?
Easy.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Highest point of the Netherlands, Observation tower and Labyrint Drielandenpunt.
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