Wheels of Thrill

Route

Day 1 - 03/09/16

MAASTRICHT - URSPELT

This year, the Summer Rally will start at Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt, a magnificent estate with a staggering 23 hectares of gardens situated on the outskirts of Maastricht. Our team will welcome you with a delicious piece of traditional 'Limburgse vlaai' (fruit pie), coffee, and tea. While enjoying these refreshments, there will be plenty of time to meet with your fellow rally participants and see their sports cars. After the welcome, we will leave Maastricht by heading southwards through the undulating southern-Limburg landscape. After crossing the Belgian border, we will continue our route to perhaps the most beautiful racetrack in Europe: Spa-Francorchamps. We will enjoy our lunch barely 200 metres from the famous hairpin corner (La Source) in the new Hotel de la Source. When we have finished lunch, we will proceed further south to Luxemburg. In Luxemburg, the route will continue over beautiful mountain- and forest-roads surrounded by the breathtaking vistas the country has to offer. In the late afternoon, we will arrive at Chateau de Vianden, a wonderful medieval castle situated near the German border. We will offer you a visit to this gorgeous castle and take care of small snacks and refreshments to keep you going. After this visit, we will continue our journey by heading north following the small river the 'Our'. In the early evening, we will arrive at our rally hotel Chateau d'Urspelt: a completely renovated castle, acknowledged as a 'national monument of Luxemburg'. The hotel will welcome us with culinary snacks and a glass of bubbles. Here we will close the day with a delicious 4 course gala dinner and drinks in the outside lounge or chateau basement. After this beautiful first day, you can retire to the brand-new (2016!) superior rooms. Sleep well...

Distance:
251 km

Approx. travel time:
4 h 58 min

Countries:
NL | BE | LU

START
Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt
Maastricht (NL)

Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt

 

LUNCH
Hotel de la Source
Francorchamps (BE)

Hotel de la Source

 

CHECKPOINT
Château de Vianden
Vianden (LU)

Chateau de Vianden

 

HOTEL
Chateau d'Urspelt
Urspelt (LU)

Chateau d'Urspelt

Day 2 - 04/09/16

URSPELT - VALKENBURG AAN DE GEUL

After a deep sleep and a delicious breakfast buffet, we are ready for our second rally day. Soon after departing Urspelt, we will leave beautiful Luxemburg and cross the German border. Here we will continue our route through the rolling German landscape and into the stunning Moselle valley. The route varies from exciting mountain roads (with some hairpins for our fanatics) to country roads through small traditional villages. We will also take in a section of Autobahn to spur on our sports cars, when desired. On arriving in the Moselle valley, we will follow the river before arriving at our lunch stop, where we will have a view over the many famous vineyards for which this region is so famous. The exact location remains secret, for now. When we have finished lunch, we will continue to the Cochem (famous for its magnificent castle), where we will leave the Moselle valley and head northwards back into the hilly landscape. Again, the route becomes a mix of different types of roads, so there is something for everyone. After approximately one hour, we will arrive at arguably the most famous race track in the world: The Nürburgring, also called the 'Green Hell'. In the neighbourhood of this race track we will arrive at our checkpoint, with small snacks and refreshments awaiting us. The exact location of this checkpoint also remains secret, for now. Afterwards, we will proceed through the magnificent Eifel region (national park), from which we will continue our route to Aachen, where we will enter the Netherlands. Here we will continue with the final part of the rally until we reach our finishing point: Chateau St. Gerlach. Here we will be welcomed for the closing drink with luxurious chateau appetizers and snacks. After the closing drink, we offer the opportunity to have dinner as well as to stay the night in this beautiful chateau hotel. Can we entice you with all this beauty...?

Distance:
362 km

Approx. travel time:
5 h 49 min

Countries:
LU | DE | NL

START
Château d'Urspelt
Urspelt (LU)

Chateau d'Urspelt

 

LUNCH
Moselle valley
Nalbach (DE)

Moselle valley

 

CHECKPOINT
Aston Martin Performance Centre
Nürburgring (DE)

Nürburgring

 

FINISH
Château St. Gerlach
Valkenburg (NL)

Chateau St. Gerlach

ROUTE | SUMMER RALLY 2016