EuroVelo 19 Meuse Cycle Route

From Charleville-Mézières to Namur, through the French and Belgian Ardennes
Contains only parts of the stage which are either developed, developed with signs or certified – i.e. sections that are ready to cycle.
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While ECF and National EuroVelo Coordination Centers and Coordinators (NECC/Cs) make every effort to ensure the tracks and their levels of development are both current and accurate, errors or outdated information can occur. The user is fully responsible for his or her own safety when making use of the tracks and for following national traffic rules and signing. Please download and read the complete disclaimer before using the tracks.

After Charleville-Mézières, you will enter the real Ardennes Massif, a schist massif through which the Meuse has cut its path. Between Monthermé to Givet, EuroVelo 19 will take you through the wildest part of the French Ardennes and this very pretty valley offers some remarkable viewpoints and rock formations. Explore Hierges with its Medieval château and Givet, the "gateway to France" - a lively village dominated by the Charlemont Citadel. On entering Belgium, you follow the meanders of the Meuse overlooked by a series of cliffs and citadels. These include Freyr Castle (surrounded by its famous gardens), Dinant Citadel (perched above the town’s onion domed church) and the imposing fortifications of the Namur Citadel.

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Development status
  • Certified Section of at least 300 km that has successfully undergone the certification process in line with ECF’s European Certification Standard. It is the highest quality level on the EuroVelo network
  • Developed with EuroVelo signs Developed route (see category below) with continuous signing along the route, incorporating EuroVelo route information panels.
  • Developed Route developed for cyclists and signed in line with the respective national standard (i.e. it is part of a local, regional or national cycle network). There must also be a website providing information to users. Developed route can be heterogeneous in terms of infrastructure: type of cycling infrastructure, surface, width, gradients, etc
  • Under development Route containing sections that require further development (e.g. stretches on public highways with high levels of traffic). Cyclists are advised to use public transportation to skip these non-developed stretches.
  • Planning Undeveloped route with no detailed information publicly available on the Internet. The itinerary communicated is a proposal for the best possible option currently available. It may also contain dangerous sections. Cyclists are advised to use public transportation to skip these non-developed stretches.
  • Public transport link

Markers

  • Natural Heritage
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Culinary Delights
  • Maritime Heritage / The Rhine / The Meuse
  • Other Point of Interest
  • Bus station
  • Train station
  • Mobility info center

Public Transport