(S/E) Starting from the charming Asselborn Mill – step under the porch and take a look into the inner courtyard of this building, which currently houses a rather renowned hotel and restaurant – the walk first follows the course of the Trëtterbaach before veering away from it and reaching the village of Boxhorn (2) which you cross briefly on your way to the forest overlooking Maulesmillen and the Woltz.
The route passes the SRA memorial (an Allied aircraft shot down in 1944) (5) then branches off and rejoins the Trëtterbaach near the village of Sassel (7) after another stretch through the countryside.
The return journey to the Asselborn Mill follows this stream more closely, allowing you to discover its rather wild character. (9) There is a picnic table on this stretch.
The second part of the walk takes you through the Vallée de la Paix (10) – featuring monuments explaining the key stages in the construction of Europe and expressing the hope that the region will never again see armed conflict – before climbing up to the Wincrange plateau and reaching the former Emeschbaach slate quarry (12). There is a picnic table on the hill.
This is followed by a stretch through the countryside towards the second mill on the Trëtterbaach, the Leeresmillen (13), which is in a much poorer state of repair. Here you’ll find an educational trail on wooden walkways and the stream’s numerous marshy meanders at this point.
The final section of the walk follows a wonderfully idyllic little valley back to the starting point (S/E).
As well as the obvious option of doing just one of the two circular loops, it is quite easy to shorten the eastern circular loop: turn left at (1) at the first houses in the village of Boxhorn and follow the WN 2-marked path down to the road at point (8).
Around the Asselborn Mill
A truly beautiful walk that’s hard to capture in just a few photos! It forms a figure-of-eight, with a long circular loop to the east of Asselborn followed by a slightly shorter circular loop to the west of Asselborn.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 12.51 mi -
Average duration: 6h 40 -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 1,076 ft -
Descent: - 1,089 ft -
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Highest point: 1,667 ft -
Lowest point: 1,332 ft
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Country:
Luxembourg (Country)
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Area: Massif des Ardennes -
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Wincrange -
Start/End: N 50.087781° / E 5.964785° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,381 ft - Asselborn Mill
- 1 : mi 1.44 - alt. 1,519 ft - Possible shortcut
- 2 : mi 1.65 - alt. 1,555 ft - Boxhorn
- 3 : mi 2.64 - alt. 1,654 ft - Elevation 504
- 4 : mi 3.34 - alt. 1,588 ft - Elevation 482
- 5 : mi 3.67 - alt. 1,542 ft - SRA monument
- 6 : mi 4.87 - alt. 1,529 ft - Fork
- 7 : mi 5.59 - alt. 1,358 ft - Fork in the road towards Sassel
- 8 : mi 6.42 - alt. 1,427 ft - End of the shortcut
- 9 : mi 6.89 - alt. 1,355 ft - Picnic bench
- 10 : mi 7.92 - alt. 1,385 ft - Valley of Peace
- 11 : mi 8.82 - alt. 1,473 ft - N12
- 12 : mi 9.83 - alt. 1,391 ft - Former slate quarry
- 13 : mi 11.18 - alt. 1,371 ft - Leeresmillen
- S/E : mi 12.5 - alt. 1,381 ft - Asselborn Mill
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