{"id":27878,"date":"2026-09-28T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nieuw.cyclingdestination.cc\/?post_type=bestemming&#038;p=27878"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:54:42","slug":"wallonia","status":"publish","type":"bestemming","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/bestemmingen\/belgie\/wallonie","title":{"rendered":"Wallonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Als iemand voor het eerst wat klimmetjes wil gaan rijden, maar Limburg al een beetje heeft gezien, dan is Walloni\u00eb bijna natuurlijk de eerstvolgende bestemming. Dit is het zuidelijke, Franstalige deel van Belgi\u00eb, dat al over de grens bij Zuid-Limburg begint. Hier vind je prachtige beklimmingen en een groot deel ervan bestaat uit de Ardennen: beboste heuvels, diepe rivierdalen en de hellingen van de Waalse voorjaarsklassiekers, zoals La Redoute, Sprimont, Stockeu, Muur van Hoei en le Rosier, met een haarspeldbocht op rij afstand van Nederland. Daarnaast vind je de Maasvallei rond Namen en Dinant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walloni\u00eb spreekt door de koershistorie tot de verbeelding en is ook een prachtige gravel, MTB en toerfietsbestemming. Het is het wat ruigere deel van Belgi\u00eb, maar het is bijzonder mooi. In de winter kan het heel koud zijn, maar over het algemeen is het er vergelijkbaar kwa temperatuur met Nederland. Maar het kan er wel spoken!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waarom fietsen in Walloni\u00eb?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zoals we al schreven in de intro: je wil graag de hellingen van Luik-Bastenaken-Luik en de Waalse Pijl rijden. Dan rij je La Redoute, Stockeu, Col du Rosier en de Muur van Hoei. Maar ook verderop in Walloni\u00eb liggen er prachtige klimmetjes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lange, rustige wegen door de bossen van de Ardennen, met veel hoogtemeters per kilometer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rivierdalen als de Ourthe, Ambl\u00e8ve, Lesse en Semois, en de Maas met haar rotswanden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veel bospaden en oude spoorlijnen (RAVeL) voor de gravelbike. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chouffe, Chimay en andere bieren<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pays des Collines in de Lessines. Een stuk net ten zuiden van de Vlaamse Ardennen, wat vaak over het hoofd wordt gezien. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De gebieden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walloni\u00eb verdelen we in de Luikse Ardennen, Belgisch Luxemburg en Namen met de Maasvallei. De Duitstalige Oostkantons staan apart onder <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/destinations\/belgium\/ostbelgien\/\" data-type=\"bestemming\" data-id=\"28012\">Eastern Belgium<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When are you leaving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walloni\u00eb is wat onvoorspelbaarder kwa klimaat. Meestal zijn de winters wat harder, zeker in de Ardennen. Het beste ga je van april tot en met oktober. Op de hoger gelegen gebieden, Baraque Fraiture, Baraque Michel bijvoorbeeld kan het frisser en natter zijn dan in Nederland; neem dus altijd een jasje mee en wees voorbereid op onverwacht guur weer, zelfs in april!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you get there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met de auto ben je vanaf Utrecht in twee tot drie uur in de Luikse Ardennen. Met de trein reis je naar Luik, Namen of Spa. 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