RAVeL network

RAVeL or in French: Réseau autonome des voies lentes (in autonomous network of slow ways) is a Walloon initiative aimed at creating a network of itineraries reserved for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and people with reduced mobility, initiated at the end of the 1980s and connecting major cities and secondary municipalities of Wallonia through over 1,440 km (890 mi) of pathways.

The network makes use of towpaths on river banks and disused railway or vicinal tramway lines. Old railway lines have been leased by the Government of Wallonia to the project under agreement to provide preventative maintenance when required. Where necessary, new paths are created to link independent parts of the network together.