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A rider with a loaded bike on a gravel track through spruce forest in the Ardennes. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon

Destination guide

Luxembourg

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Riding Luxembourg

Luxembourg is small, which makes it easy. In a week you can ride forest gravel in the Ardennes, sandstone paths in the Mullerthal and red-earth trails in the south. Public transport is free, so you can plan a trip without a car.

I rode Luxembourg in four areas. In the north I rode the Ardennes around Esch-sur-Sûre and Diekirch. Then the Mullerthal near Berdorf, the middle around Mersch, and the south around Esch-sur-Alzette and Rumelange.

Every area feels different. The north has forest and valleys. The Mullerthal has rock and sandy paths. The south has red earth and old mining land.

This guide is an example of a destination guide. Distance and climbing for the three trips follow when the final guide is finished.

Where to base yourself

  • Esch-sur-Sûre

    A small village on a bend of the river Sûre in the Ardennes in the north, with a castle ruin above it.

  • Diekirch

    A town in the north with the National Museum of Military History. A good base for the Ardennes.

  • Berdorf

    A village in the Mullerthal, the region known for its sandstone rocks and forest paths.

  • Mersch

    A town in the middle of the country. Central, with a station, and a good base for the middle region.

  • Esch-sur-Alzette

    The main town of the south, in the old iron-ore mining area. A good base for the red-earth trails.

  • Rumelange

    A small town in the south, close to the French border and the old mining landscape.

Three example trips

A drone view of a stone bridge over a river with a rider crossing it.

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Ardennes North

Esch-sur-Sûre and Diekirch

Forest gravel and river valleys in the north. A free preview of how a trip in the guide looks.

A rider in a yellow jacket on a brown dirt track between fields in November.

In the guide

Mullerthal and the Middle

Berdorf and Mersch

Sandstone rocks and forest paths around Berdorf, then rolling country around Mersch.

In the guide
A drone view of a red-earth path curving across a green hillside in the south of Luxembourg.

In the guide

Red Earth South

Esch-sur-Alzette and Rumelange

The old iron-ore mining landscape in the south, with red earth trails and former railway tunnels.

In the guide

Off the bike

  • See · After the ride

    National Museum of Military History

    Diekirch

    A museum in the north that is easy to combine with a ride.

A front wheel in the foreground with a castle on a ridge behind in the north of Luxembourg.
A castle on the ridge. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A bike parked in front of the National Museum of Military History, with a tank in the foreground, in Diekirch.
Parked at the military museum in Diekirch. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A drone view of a stone bridge over a river with a rider crossing it.
A stone bridge over the river. by Loek Luijbregts
A rider on a wet cobbled lane in front of a white church in a village in northern Luxembourg.
Village lane in the north. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A rider on a winding gravel track through a spruce forest.
A winding forest track. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A rider in a yellow jacket on a brown dirt track between fields in November.
November on a dirt track near Mersch. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A rider in a yellow jacket on a dirt track, with a green field beside it.
Open fields in the middle of the country. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A group of riders climbs a sunken leafy track in warm autumn light.
A group on an autumn hollow way. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A drone view of a red-earth path curving across a green hillside in the south of Luxembourg.
Red earth in the south. by Loek Luijbregts
A rider on a rock ledge with the skyline of an industrial city in the distance, in the south of Luxembourg.
A view over the south. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon
A rider seen through a brick railway arch, with green on the other side.
Through an old railway arch in the south. by Loek Luijbregts and Nol van Loon

The guide

Pack

Luxembourg Guide

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The full Luxembourg destination guide with all three trips.

  • Three trips with GPX
  • Where to base yourself and how to get around
  • Places to eat and sleep
  • Off the bike
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All Guides

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Every GravelBoost destination guide in one bundle.

  • The Luxembourg Guide
  • Every other destination guide as it is published
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Written by Loek Luijbregts after riding these areas in 2021 and 2022.