Cycle route Roermonds Roerdal
Roermond, Vlodrop, Melick
The Ruhr originates 660 metres above sea level in Belgium as a tributary of the Meuse. It chooses its course over Belgian and German territory and then enters the Netherlands below Vlodrop. In the sixties and seventies of the 20th century, the Ruhr was heavily polluted by flushing water from the German coal mines. There was no more life in the river water and Roermond was regularly troubled by foam flakes that swirled into the city. After the closure of the mines, much improved. Now, the Ruhr is so clean that beavers, kingfishers and rare dragonfly species can be found in the Ruhr valley. Although the bottom of the river is still polluted, the water is clear enough for more than thirty species of fish. Even the salmon is back in the Ruhr! Nature always finds its way back. With this cycle route through the Ruhr valley, you will find the way back that this river travels from the Maasplassen, where the Ruhr flows into. Along the way, you will pass charming Limbourgian villages such as Sint Odiliënberg, Vlodrop and Herkenbosch. Each of these villages has its own historical landmark. In Sint Odiliënberg, the beautiful basilica is located along the river. If you take a short detour from cycle junction 71 near Vlodrop to junction 57, you will come to the historic Gitstapper mill. Daelenbroeck Castle and the Sint Sebastianus church are the highlights in Herkenbosch.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Roerkade 1A, 6041 KZ Roermond | 41.4 KM | |
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From
64
to
82
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1649 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Stenen Brug | 61 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voorstad Sint Jacob | 36 M | ||
| Keep left onto Voorstad Sint Jacob | 797 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Voorstad Sint Jacob | 39 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Voorstad Sint Jacob | 364 M | ||
| Continue onto Hertenerweg | 352 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
92
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1983 M | 2 KM | |
| Head west on Hondsbergje | 5 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hondsbergje | 363 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Rosslag | 559 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schoolstraat | 327 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Maasstraat | 729 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
18
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5674 M | 5.7 KM | |
| Head west on Maasstraat | 280 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Broekstraat | 641 M | ||
| Turn right onto Broekveeweg | 28 M | ||
| Turn right | 12 M | ||
| Turn left onto Broekveeweidepad | 1.3 KM | ||
| Continue onto Marktstraat | 104 M | ||
| Turn right onto Merumerbroekweg | 345 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schepersweg | 603 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Schepersweg | 630 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schroevenstraat | 274 M | ||
| Turn left onto Eikenstraat | 731 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oggstraat | 244 M | ||
| Turn left onto Feterweg | 109 M | ||
| Turn right onto Eikenstraat | 88 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veestraat | 50 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwe Markt | 209 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
15
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682 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Parallelweg | 134 M | ||
| Turn left onto Processieweg | 288 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Processieweg | 45 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 21 M | ||
| Turn left | 26 M | ||
| Continue onto Grote Bergerweg | 143 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
27
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1120 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Grote Bergerweg | 173 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kleine Bergerweg | 947 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
81
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3492 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kraamweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Heideweg | 319 M | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Schoeverstraat | 982 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gulikerweg | 867 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
75
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3753 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Leropperweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Leropperweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Raadhuisstraat | 142 M | ||
| Turn right onto Pastoor Siebenstraat | 18 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
73
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2459 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hoofdstraat | 325 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 17 M | ||
| Turn right | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
to
72
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3328 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head east | 2.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bergerweg | 899 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
71
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944 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Markt | 873 M | ||
| Turn right | 71 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
77
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3154 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head northeast | 406 M | ||
| Turn left | 7 M | ||
| Continue onto Bolbergweg | 525 M | ||
| Keep left onto Bolbergweg | 949 M | ||
| Turn right onto Scheidingsweg | 82 M | ||
| Turn left | 236 M | ||
| Turn left onto Broekweg | 326 M | ||
| Turn right onto Grootbroekweg | 623 M | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
to
67
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4902 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head north on Van der Landelaan | 642 M | ||
| Turn left onto Europalaan-Oost | 605 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsweg | 124 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoofdstraat | 582 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kempke | 140 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hammerstraat | 341 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kruisweg | 203 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Muytertweg | 835 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Waterschei | 762 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Waterschei | 668 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
76
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810 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Melicker Ohe Weg | 810 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
14
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3172 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head north on Genhofweg | 604 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsstraat | 467 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 195 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bernhardstraat | 80 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brouwestraat | 72 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Brouwestraat | 150 M | ||
| Turn left onto Marktstraat | 46 M | ||
| Turn right onto Doctor Nolenslaan | 250 M | ||
| Turn left onto Parklaan | 146 M | ||
| Turn right onto John F. Kennedysingel | 4 M | ||
| Turn left onto Parklaan | 311 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wintergatsweg | 468 M | ||
| Continue straight | 109 M | ||
| Continue onto Kitskenberg | 30 M | ||
| Continue straight | 183 M | ||
| Turn right onto Eindstraat | 57 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
16
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1493 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Ratommerweg | 619 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kitskensdal | 826 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 48 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
to
17
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1906 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Heinsbergerweg | 25 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Heinsbergerweg | 738 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kapellerlaan | 80 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kapellerlaan | 965 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 98 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
to
64
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860 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head north | 37 M | ||
| Turn left | 28 M | ||
| Continue onto Minderbroederssingel | 43 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zwartbroekstraat | 449 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenstraat | 80 M | ||
| Turn right onto Minderbroederssingel | 43 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bisschop Lindanussingel | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Roerkade | 156 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M |