The Evermarus trail

The Evermarus trail is a walk that has been in Visit Tongeren's walking offerings for quite some time. It is a favourite walk among long-distance walkers who enjoy a nice variety of heritage and nature. The walk is named after Saint Evermarus. Since the discovery of his mortal remains around 968 and his subsequent canonisation, Rutten has been under the spell of Saint Evermarus and he is celebrated annually on 1 May with a procession and martyrdom play during the Evermarus festivities.

The walk has two starting points: you can leave at Visit Tongeren at the Gasthuiskapel and at Ruttermarkt at Rutten's Sint-Martinuskerk. From Tongeren, you follow the route to Santiago de Compostela to the Evermarus Chapel in Rutten. In Rutten, you deviate from the pilgrim path and walk back to Tongeren. In total, the walk is 14 kilometres. For the more practiced hiker, there is the possibility to do an extra loop of ça. 6 kilometres, called the Hacco Route, to walk. This involves a small side trip to Herstappe, one of Belgium's smallest municipalities and home of the highwayman Hacco.

Practical
Starting point 1: Visit Tongeren, Via Julianus 2
Starting point 2: Ruttermarkt, Rutten
Distance: 14 km
Signposting: yellow triangle with blue shell

The 6 km Hacco route also starts at Ruttermarkt.
Signposting: green triangle

Seasoned hiker? Then you can combine both walks.
The walking brochure is available for free at Visit Tongeren.