The Kneiff, 560 metres on a gentle rise in the far north

Luxembourg’s rooftop doesn’t look much like a rooftop. It’s a gentle swell on the Éislek plateau at Wilwerdange, which STATEC measures at 560 metres. It’s called the Kneiff and it lies in the commune of Troisvierges, the country’s northernmost. Anyone who has walked the British uplands will find it modest, so the best approach is to enjoy the paradox.

The Kneiff versus Buurgplaatz

For years it was taken for granted that the highest point was Buurgplaatz, in neighbouring Huldange. The Troisvierges Tourist Info says so plainly. STATEC now gives Buurgplaatz 559 metres and the Kneiff 560, so the difference is a single metre. The local tourist office goes further, quoting 560.08 metres for the Kneiff, with the summit coordinates on its website. I stick with STATEC’s round figure, since that’s the official source.

For a sense of scale, the lowest point in the country is at Wasserbillig, 130 metres above sea level. From bottom to top the whole of Luxembourg spans a mere 430 metres. There’s more context in my page on how big is Luxembourg.

Wilwerdange and Huldange, the rooftop villages

Wilwerdange stretches along a line of ridges at an average of around 510 metres, according to the commune. Until the late 18th century two thirds of it belonged to the lordship of Houffalize and one third to the county of Vianden. The railway brought growth, but the line through the village took heavy damage during the Second World War and closed in 1962.

Huldange, at the foot of Buurgplaatz, has its own oddity. Between 1839 and 1919 the borders of Belgium, Prussia and Luxembourg met there, at a spot called «auf der Schmiede». Since the 1970s cross-border traffic has lined its old roads with businesses and new houses, and it has a tourist information point, the Infopoint.

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Walking up, slowly

The tourist office’s suggested route is local trail TV 1. It leaves the car park on Stawelerstrooss in Huldange, follows a stretch of the Vennbahn, the old railway turned cycle path, passes above the Huldange railway tunnel with its arched retaining walls and climbs through the Géidingerbësch woods to Buurgplaatz and its old water tower, the village landmark. From the Infopoint car park, a detour leads to the Kneiff. For me it’s worth doing for the story more than the view, and it helps to know that before you set out.

Getting there and where to stay

Huldange is served by bus routes 170, 172 and 173; the 170 comes up from Ettelbruck via Weiswampach. All of it falls under Luxembourg free public transport. The commune of Troisvierges had no hotels in 2025, so I’d sleep in Weiswampach or Clervaux and take in the Kneiff on the way.

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