TTT 2010 06 Belgie D3 Waimes Asten
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RouteXpert Hans van de Ven (Mr.MRA)
Last edit: 21-04-2019
Route Summary
Ever since the early 90s of the last century, Promotor has been setting out the so-called Tank Bag Tours. You understand that the name still comes from the GPS-free era, when motorcyclists still searched their way on inland roads with a roadbook in the tank bag or router roll. The 173 ANWB Promoter TankTasTocht (TTT) were scanned by Henry ten Dam and signed by Leon Stolk in Mapsource and later placed as a Track in a .gpx file. These have been made available through the MrGPS website with the approval of the ANWB Promoter so that everyone can enjoy it. The 1st TTT is from 1992, so the route may differ slightly from the original.
I have checked all route points and, where necessary, placed them neatly on the road. Also, if necessary, I have further spaced the start point and end point of the route to avoid navigating directly to the end point and I added the POI files from the start and end point just like a possible stop point.
Finally, I made the route the same for TomTom, Garmin and MyRoute-app Navigation users.
Thanks to Henry, Leon, MrGPS and Promoter.
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Verdict
Duration
3h 33m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
161.54 km
Countries
Rue de Beusdael - Blieberg, Waals Gewest
RouteXpert Review
This TTT starts in Ovifat and is part of 3 days of touring in the Belgian Ardennes. This TTT is mainly about beautiful roads and brings you back to the Netherlands and to Asten (Noord-Brabant). The 1st place of interest that you encounter, where you could stop for a while, is Lac de la Gileppe * * The Gileppe dam (French: barrage de la Gileppe) is a dam in the Belgian province of Liège, in the municipalities of Jalhay and Baelen. The supply of water is assured by the Gileppe that originates in the High Fens. The most important feature of the dam is a 13.5 meter high and 300 tonne sandstone lion. The lion stands on top of the dam wall and was positioned in such a way that he proudly looks out towards the border that was only 5 kilometers away with what was then Prussia (Lontzen and Eupen). (Source: Wikipedia).
The 2nd place of interest where you definitely have to stop and let the statues work on you is: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial **
** The more than 20 hectares of the American military cemetery Henri-Chapelle house the remains of 7,992 American soldiers. Most of these men lost their lives during the advance of the US forces in Germany. The 1st American Infantry Division freed this location on September 11, 1944. A provisional war cemetery was set up on September 28, 1944.
After these 2 possibilities to stop for a while, we drive further to the Netherlands and in South Limburg we stop for coffee with Limburg pie in Partij / Witten at Café Herberg De Remise. After coffee, we continue to wind through the Limburg country to stop for lunch at Café Geraats in Grathem. After lunch it is more than half an hour before you reach the end point in Asten, where you can drink another cup of coffee to close the 3-day Ardennes.
Because I have driven large parts of this route myself, this route gets 4 stars.
Route details:
rp 5 - Lac de la Gileppe
rp 8 - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
rp 14 - Coffee stop at Café-Herbergh de Remise
rp 23 - Lunch stop at Café Geraats
rp 14 - Cafe Herberg De Remise
rp 23 - Cafe Geraats
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Preferably use the route track in your navigation system. More information about the use of MyRoute-app can be found on the website under 'Community' or 'Academy'.
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