The Escapardenne Eisleck trail: review of a true classic!

[@rolfvdbrink]

Thanks for the video.I watched this one after your Lee Trail video. It's great that you're showing some great trails not too far away from home (Netherlands) to do on a longer weekend in the spring or fall. Luxemburg looks great for a Spring break with some hiking in 2024.

[@tomerzharikov3425]

Superb video, great viewing pleasure! A lot of thanks for new ideas and hiking options. 🙂👍👏👏👏

[@MythicShot]

I just did a section of this today (23/05/24) from Kautenbach to Clervaux which is 24km and took me 7 hours 25 minutes including a few small breaks. I took the train from Luxembourg City, got off at Kautenbach and came back from Clervaux. There were also two other stations in between so if you didn't want to do the whole 24km stage you could just jump on the train at either of them to come back too. The way is very well signposted. And of course all public transport in Luxembourg is free :)

[@aravind787]

Great video guys!

[@MrWimvd]

Knap gefilmd, een aanrader voor wie van een mooi uitdagend parcours houd, ik deed de hele escapardenne (Lee& Eisleck) reeds 2 keer in een zwik, 42 uur wandelen, de tweede nacht was zwaar.

[@elolitta]

Beautiful video, I would love to do this hike now in September! Could you list the places where you slept?

[@BelgianHikers]

First night was at Camping Clervaux, the other two were off the beaten track. I'll check but I don't think I have the coördinates.

[@randyespoda1603]

Looking at the Escapardennes trail. Very nice that they give you NO camping options between Houffalize and Wincrange in Luxemburg. That's almost 40 kilometers all in all. Where are you supposed to sleep except illegally?

[@BelgianHikers]

True, some vacation rentals but nothing you can book for a single night. And nothing on Welcome to my Garden or on Campspace either...

[@ingeborglindhardttoft699]

What a great video! I did the whole Müllerthal trail last Easter and I'm currently figuring out what to do for next Easter. Müllerthal was well visited, which was quite nice for a solo hiker like me. So I'm searching for something not too remote. What is your impression of this route? Will you be walking in solitude?

[@BelgianHikers]

Definitely a lot quieter than the Mullerthal! Especially the start, the last part by the Ourthe is the busiest (and the most adventurous).

[@ingeborglindhardttoft699]

Thanks for your answer. I also saw your review of the Müllerthal trail. I agree with you, that route 2 is quite crowded at certain places. The other two were more quiet. Your videos are really great and I'm looking forward to visit Belgium for the first time one day 🙂

[@BelgianHikers]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@ingeborglindhardttoft699]

Just on my way home from hiking the whole Escapardenne Lee and Eislek trail in 8 days. It was truly amazing! Again thank you for this inspiring video 🙏🥾🥾

[@BelgianHikers]

@@ingeborglindhardttoft699 Wow, doing the Lee trail and the Eisleck back to back sounds like an amazing week away from it all. We'll be doing the Lee trail again in a couple of weeks, really looking forward to it. Any camping/hotel spots you'd recommend?

[@Optidorf]

Knap gemaakt en heel informatief! Al vind ik de vergelijking met de GR20 toch een beetje bizar. Ik wil de Eisleck trail graag zelf doen binnen een paar weken, dus dan kan ik zeggen of het effectief zo is of niet :)

[@BelgianHikers]

Klopt, da's misschien een vreemde vergelijking. Misschien eerder in de zin van: als je daarvoor wil trainen en je moet in de Benelux blijven.

[@bovinero5015]

Fun mannen. thanks

[@dutchgirl7066]

je noemt de rustplaats in Asselborn: kun/ mag je daar bivakkeren?

[@BelgianHikers]

Geen bivaks in Luxemburg helaas, dus je enige opties zijn een camping, bijvoorbeeld in Clervaux, of (illegaal) wildkamperen. Maar als rustplek is Asselborn wel een topper.

[@bjorneygemans7503]

Knappe review!

[@Drongo92]

Knap werk, zeer goed gemaakt …

[@BelgianHikers]

Dankjewel!

[@guidovandam2207]

Heb deze enkele jaren geleden gelopen. Dit is een trail die iedereen aankan. Integendeel wat zeggen in het filmpje, dat dit geen trail is voor beginner. Ik heb nergens kinder ondervonden van moeilijke passages. Vergelijking met GR20??????

[@BelgianHikers]

Tja, alles hangt af van je definitie van beginner. We hebben toevallig gisteren nog het stuk langs de Ourthe in Houffalize gewandeld, en als je dat aan 50 random mensen vraagt gaan er toch heel wat halverwege afhaken. Ik volg je wel wat de vergelijking met de GR20 betreft.

[@janvandenbosch6968]

Kom, niet overdrijven. Als je enige wandelervaring hebt, is het niet bepaald zwaar maar ik denk dat mensen die niet voorbereid zijn zich na enkele hellingen wel zullen afvragen waar ze in hemelsnaam aan begonnen zijn.

[@hundun5604]

Uphill, slow is smooth, smooth is fast! For real, take your time walking uphill. All beginners walk too fast and after 2 days they are exhausted.