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Minett Trail: Belval-Université - Esch-sur-Alzette Gare (Alternative)

Starting point
Gare de Belval-Université, Route de Belval, 4024 Esch-sur-Alzette
Destination
Gare de Esch-sur-Alzette, Bd John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Esch-sur-Alzette
Distance
3,83 km
Difficulty
easy
  • Condition
Highest point
316 Hm
Lowest point
289 Hm
Aggregated Ascent
12 Hm
Aggregated Descent
36 Hm
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Description

Kids & Family Refreshment stops available Accessible to all
Hike the Minett Trail regional footpath between Belval-Université and Esch-sur-Alzette train stations and discover the new heart of science and research in the new Belval district.

The Minett Trail leads trough the Minett Region on 90 kilometres. You can split the trail in ten stages on which you can discover little villages and bigger cities, but also hike through eight nature reserves. These charm visitors with their old woods and former open pit mines whose cliffy rock faces, red rocks and pit brows are unique in Luxembourg.

This section with an alternative starting point in wheelchair accessible, you will walk between the new district of Belval, which has been developing rapidly for almost ten years, and the city of Esch-sur-Alzette. Even though it's not an official stage of the Trail, you're still likely to get a good impression of the region. The former industrial wasteland was made habitable  again with enormous efforts; since then, the district that officially belongs to Esch-sur-Alzette has been filled with new life. Whether as a cultural center (with the "Rockhal"), for research or studies and sciences (Belval is the location of the University of Luxembourg, which is also very young) or leisure, the location is a prime example of successful revalorisation.

Winners of the Tourism Awards 2023

The entirety of the "Minett Trail" and its 11 "Kabaisercher" were a finalist at the second edition of the Luxembourg Tourism Awards in 2023.

On July 14. the project won the Tourism Award 2023 in the category "Gîtes" - a recognition of all the hard work and dedication to a premium tourism offer put on display by all the partners involved in the "Minett Trail" project.


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Minett Trail: Belval-Université - Esch-sur-Alzette Gare (Alternative)

  • © Ville d'Esch
    Escher Infofabrik
    The Escher Infofabrik is the tourist office of the city of Esch. It’s located in Rue de l’Alzette, the beating heart of the city. It offers visitors and locals alike information and leaflets on accommodation, restaurants, heritage and cultural sites, and tourist attractions, listings of cultural events for the whole of Luxembourg, but especially for Esch and the surrounding region. The interior of the building reflects the glorious industrial past of Esch with a contemporary twist. Here, urban art is celebrated thanks to a mural by Luxembourgish artiste Eric Mangen.
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  • © Youth hostel Esch-sur-Alzette
    Youth hostel Esch-sur-Alzette
    AccessibleSituated in the centre of townWifiRestaurant
  • Konschthal Esch
    Espace d'art contemporain
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  • © Marco Pavone
    Escher Theater
    Standing right on one corner of Resistance Square (also known as Brillplaz) in the heart of Esch, the Escher Theater is both a receiving and producing organisation. Each season, the theatre offers around 50 performances of theatre, dance and music – together with creative work which span all these disciplines. Here you can see productions from European theatres as well as from Luxembourg, but also work co-created with the local community. As Luxembourg stands at the crossroads of other countries, the venue asserts its cross-border and multicultural vocation through multilingual programming, primarily in French and German. Since 2018, plays for young audiences have been one of the main focuses of its programme.
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  • © Ville d'Esch
    Le Fonds Belval - "Massenoire" building
    An exhibition space like no other.
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  • © Esch2022
    Le Fonds Belval - "Möllerei" building
    Le Fonds Belval - "Möllerei" building
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  • © Restaurant Beeftro Belval
    Restaurant Beeftro
    Restaurant Beeftro
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  • © Emile Hengen
    Rockhal
    The concert hall you don’t want to miss!
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  • © Ville d'Esch
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    Blast Furnace Belval
    At the heart of this newly transformed quarter of the city, which comprises the modern campus of the University of Luxembourg, you can see the imposing remnants of the iron ore industry that drove the economy of Luxembourg more than 100 years ago. So much has changed since then, and the two disused blast furnaces of Belval have become a major cultural highlight not to be missed. During Esch 2022 Capital of Culture many cultural events are hosted in new venues specially created in the southern part of the terrace of Furnace A. There is even a treasure hunt designed for both adults and children. Here using a map as a guide, you can have fun looking for hidden clues about the history of the site. Groups of 3 to 10 participants, advance booking required, Children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult.
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  • © Hotel Ibis Esch Belval
    ibis Esch Belval

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