Getting there

Take the E40 towards Leuven, then follow signs for Liège.
As soon as they appear, follow signs for Luxemburg.
Take exit 50 for La Roche, Vielsalm, La Baraque de Fraiture.
Turn left onto N89, and follow signs for Vielsalm.

Trails number 1 through 4 interconnect and overlap, starting from rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 1. The 1:25,000/1:50,000-scaled map can be purchased from Syndicat d'Initiative de Vielsalm. If you have a Belgian bank account, and have plenty of time for a simple money transfer, they can send you the map snail mail. To be noted is that when we did this, the cost (9.50 euro) was more than ordering from Brussels-based NGI (3.72 euro). Ordering from the local tourist office it turned out you also get detailed brochures with pictures of each trail along with panorama/physical/technical ratings. Your choice.

NB. Always try to encourage the effort made: Buy the trail map and help finance mountain biking in the area!

I have to come back here. And not because I liked it so much, but because I didn't see enough to have a good opinion of the trails. We rode part of trail number 4, and had a really good time, but trail number 1 which took us into Vielsalm was utterly disappointing, consisting of way too much tarmac. However, as this is the shortest mountain bike loop offered, I am willing to give the area some leeway (I am such a kind person). There are too many mountain bike events here every year, and I have heard too many good comments from riders I've met to believe anything else.

Trail signs are the same as for Lierneux where we stayed for a weekend in June. By Sunday when we rode into Vielsalm we had learnt to decipher them.

NB. The map also covers the permanent mountain bike trails of Lierneux, trails 11-15.