The landscape around Margraten has everything: beautiful nature, historical buildings, marl quarries and cosy pubs and restaurants. If you want to fully enjoy this region, you should choose this route. From Margraten, you cycle through the impressive surroundings with views of Maastricht and the Meuse valley towards Valkenburg, a city full of castles, ruins and caves. At the end of the 19th century, coal was mined in this area. In Valkenburg, you can visit a coal mine and experience the life of a miner. Then cycle on to atmospheric Gulpen, famous not only for its beer (Gulpener) but also for having the thickest swamp cypress in the Netherlands. You'll find it in the park around Neubourg Castle. Via small villages such as Euverem and Banholt, you end the route back in Margraten. This way, you will have many experiences in one afternoon!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Walem , 6305 BD Valkenburg aan de Geul | 44.5 KM | |
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From
59
to
58
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2660 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Graafstraat | 282 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tolhuisstraat | 160 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Breeweg | 267 M | ||
| Turn left onto Panhuis (N595) | 162 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Valkenburgerweg (N595) | 756 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
to
10
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1401 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Valkenburgerweg (N595) | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Brouwerijstraat (N595) | 277 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
13
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1833 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Brouwerijstraat | 126 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 856 M | ||
| Continue onto Gulpenerweg | 146 M | ||
| Continue onto Kiewegracht | 546 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Dorpsstraat | 159 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
85
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720 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west on Rosstraat | 279 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ingbergrachtweg | 43 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Ingbergrachtweg | 36 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 3 M | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 28 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Molenweg | 149 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Molenweg | 163 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
20
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214 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Landsraderweg | 214 M | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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From
20
to
21
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2482 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Pesaken | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
22
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988 M | 1 KM | |
| Head north on Slenakerweg | 811 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Euverem | 177 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
23
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3206 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Euverem | 383 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Slenakerweg | 493 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 25 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn left | 234 M | ||
| Continue onto Rijksweg N278 | 81 M | ||
| Continue straight | 965 M | ||
| Continue onto Rijksweg | 172 M | ||
| Continue straight | 830 M | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
to
24
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1952 M | 2 KM | |
| Head west | 299 M | ||
| Continue onto Rijksweg | 276 M | ||
| Turn right onto Pasveld | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ingberweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
69
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1715 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Lemmensstraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
to
70
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1945 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Scheuldersteeg | 210 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Scheuldersteeg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Eijkerstraat | 241 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Pastoor Brouwersstraat | 51 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
25
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591 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Pastoor Brouwersstraat | 342 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vleeshouwer | 220 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Vleeshouwer | 29 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
71
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1558 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Broenshemweg | 258 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoebesweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Broenshemweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Honthem | 124 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
66
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3284 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Honthem | 2.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Limburgerstraat | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 305 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 628 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
65
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1704 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 399 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Bemelen | 21 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout towards Bemelen | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
to
67
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2015 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Rootherweg | 181 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Boeënderdel | 179 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Op de Kuiper | 320 M | ||
| Turn left onto 't Schoor | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
68
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1437 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Keerderstraat | 133 M | ||
| Turn right onto Gasthuis | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
60
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3274 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Gasthuis | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bemelerweg | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 15 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 12 M | ||
| Turn right onto Daalhemerweg | 1.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight right towards Heerlen | 114 M | ||
| Turn left onto Plenkertstraat | 77 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
40
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766 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Plenkertstraat | 386 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aan de Polfermolen | 148 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prinses Beatrixsingel | 232 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
35
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3041 M | 3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Statenlaan | 179 M | ||
| Turn right onto Statenlaan | 11 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koningswinkelstraat | 220 M | ||
| Turn left onto Broekhem | 108 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bosstraat | 178 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aan de Krombunder | 311 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg | 513 M | ||
| Make a sharp left onto Kloosterweg | 278 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Kloosterweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
90
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3161 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head north on Stoepertweg | 778 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kleingenhoutersteeg | 796 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Diepestraat | 109 M | ||
| Turn right onto Diepestraat | 177 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hulsbergerweg | 3 M | ||
| Turn left onto Diepestraat | 39 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg-Zuid | 216 M | ||
| Turn left onto Raadhuisstraat | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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From
90
to
56
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2214 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Klimmenerweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Schutteheiweg | 34 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Schutteheiweg | 609 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
36
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800 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Waalheimerweg | 800 M | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
to
59
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1492 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head south on Walem | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M |