Cycling route along the quarries of the low lands
Maastricht, Valkenburg, Kanne
The south of the Netherlands and the connecting part of Belgium is home to a rich history. Some three hundred and twenty million years ago there were tropical swamps and seventy million years ago there was a shallow subtropical sea with Mosasaurs and other marine animals at that spot. The remains of these animals created chalk layers, where many fossils have been found over the years. You can see more about that history at the Natural History Museum in Maastricht. Well before the Middle Ages, limestone mining began, creating whole systems of corridors underground. Many of these corridor systems are accessible and used for a variety of purposes. Above ground, limestone, sand and gravel were quarried, these quarries, once mining stopped, were usually returned to nature. Which makes for specific natural areas with spectacular views. This route takes you past the habitat of the eagle owl, past wild orchids and past various caves, which are actually quarries. There are quarries with a military character, quarries where mushrooms grow and wine and beer are matured and quarries with limestone sculptures or a real chapel. It is impossible to see them all in one day, but you can cycle this impressive route many times! And if you have had enough of the underground for a while, the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht is something completely different, but just as worthwhile.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Heerderweg , 6224 AK Maastricht | 61.7 KM | |
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From
79
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2
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557 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head south on Heerderweg | 118 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sphinxlunet | 72 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Sphinxlunet | 313 M | ||
| Turn right | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 30 M | ||
| Turn left | 18 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
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1
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904 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head west on Sonnevillelunet | 79 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 115 M | ||
| Turn right onto Maaspuntweg | 54 M | ||
| Continue onto Stenenwal | 435 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Servaasbrug | 221 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
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3
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1227 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head south on Vissersmaas | 263 M | ||
| Turn right onto Graanmarkt | 138 M | ||
| Turn left onto Onze Lieve Vrouweplein | 95 M | ||
| Continue onto Witmakersstraat | 106 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kapoenstraat | 43 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lenculenstraat | 198 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ezelmarkt | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kakeberg | 134 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Tongersestraat | 210 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
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12
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457 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Aldenhofpark | 141 M | ||
| Continue straight | 11 M | ||
| Turn right | 99 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prins Bisschopsingel | 38 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jekerweg | 168 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
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411
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6719 M | 6.7 KM | |
| Head east on Jekerweg | 404 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Luikerweg | 262 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oog van Sint Pieter | 102 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Sint Pietersberg-noord | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Zonnebergweg | 619 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ursulinenweg | 319 M | ||
| Turn left onto Slavante | 80 M | ||
| Turn left onto Slavante | 164 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Lage Kanaaldijk | 80 M | ||
| Continue straight | 993 M | ||
| Continue onto Lage Kanaaldijk | 596 M | ||
| Continue onto Rue Collinet | 111 M | ||
| Turn left | 158 M | ||
| Turn right | 61 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 56 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Quai du Halage | 952 M | ||
| Turn right | 55 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rue Collinet | 634 M | ||
| You are now at section 411 | 0 M | ||
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From
411
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401
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2723 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Quai du Halage | 25 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Quai du Halage | 30 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Quai du Halage | 41 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Quai du Halage | 493 M | ||
| Continue straight | 933 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Trekweg Caestert | 861 M | ||
| Turn right | 34 M | ||
| Turn left onto Steenstraat | 95 M | ||
| Turn left onto Grenadiersweg | 211 M | ||
| You are now at section 401 | 0 M | ||
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From
401
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402
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908 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Bejats | 311 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Grenadiersweg | 73 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Grenadiersweg | 348 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Grenadiersweg | 35 M | ||
| Make a sharp right | 141 M | ||
| You are now at section 402 | 0 M | ||
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From
402
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405
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2720 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northeast | 51 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jekerstraat | 121 M | ||
| Turn left onto Trekweg Opcanne | 260 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Trekweg Opcanne | 393 M | ||
| Turn right | 358 M | ||
| Turn right | 890 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Rue du Fort | 60 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rue Beau Caillou | 491 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rue du Garage | 96 M | ||
| You are now at section 405 | 0 M | ||
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From
405
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412
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3013 M | 3 KM | |
| Head east on Rue du Garage | 2.3 KM | ||
| Make a sharp left to stay on Rue du Garage | 697 M | ||
| You are now at section 412 | 0 M | ||
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From
412
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413
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982 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southeast | 341 M | ||
| Turn right onto Place du Roi Albert | 193 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rue G. Bartels | 152 M | ||
| Continue right onto Rue des Battes | 296 M | ||
| You are now at section 413 | 0 M | ||
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From
413
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76
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1270 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head east | 95 M | ||
| Take the ferry Ferry Cramignon | 179 M | ||
| Continue straight | 106 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Diepstraat | 403 M | ||
| Turn right onto Graaf de Liedekerkestraat | 95 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wilhelminastraat | 392 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
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78
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1462 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Stationsplein | 66 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ingenieur Rocourstraat; Ir. Rocourstraat | 284 M | ||
| Keep right onto Ingenieur Rocourstraat; Ir. Rocourstraat | 733 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijksweg | 323 M | ||
| Turn left | 9 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 47 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
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51
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1625 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Uit de Pateel | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
to
72
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3172 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head east on Sint Geertruiderweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 351 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bukel | 756 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Wolfsstraat | 56 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpstraat | 264 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
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71
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3273 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head east on Schoolstraat | 240 M | ||
| Turn left onto Korenhof | 3 M | ||
| Turn right onto Verlengde Schoolstraat | 257 M | ||
| Turn right onto Roskuil | 228 M | ||
| Turn left onto Herkenrade | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
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25
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1106 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hoebesweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
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70
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650 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hoebesweg | 650 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
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69
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1944 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Pastoor Brouwersstraat | 51 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Eijkerstraat | 240 M | ||
| Turn right onto Scheuldersteeg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
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24
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1715 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head east on Scheulderdorpsstraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
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10
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4834 M | 4.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Wijnweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Beversbergweg | 217 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 229 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heeselsweg | 495 M | ||
| Turn left onto Knibusweg | 362 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Knibusweg | 50 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groeneweg | 325 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kiewegracht | 227 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Kiewegracht | 39 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kiewegracht | 228 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Gulpenerweg | 146 M | ||
| Continue straight | 795 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 55 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Brouwerijstraat | 127 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
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58
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1403 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head north on Brouwerijstraat (N595) | 277 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wielderdorpstraat (N595) | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
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59
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2679 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Valkenburgerweg (N595) | 754 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Valkenburgerweg (N595) | 162 M | ||
| Turn right onto Breeweg | 267 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Tolhuisstraat | 158 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkplein | 282 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
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36
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1492 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head north on Walem | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
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39
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2852 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head west on Walem | 2.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Hekerbeekstraat | 182 M | ||
| Continue towards Winkelcentrum | 248 M | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
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60
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447 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bogaardlaan | 217 M | ||
| Continue straight | 58 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wilhelminalaan | 11 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koninginneweg | 84 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Emmalaan | 77 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
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68
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3274 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Plenkertstraat | 77 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Plenkertstraat | 114 M | ||
| Make a slight left towards Sibbe | 1.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Daalhemerweg | 26 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 19 M | ||
| Turn left | 37 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bemelerweg | 20 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Bemelerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
67
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1438 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west | 10 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Gasthuis | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Keerderstraat | 133 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
65
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1973 M | 2 KM | |
| Head west on 't Schoor | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Op de Kuiper | 620 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Rootherweg | 18 M | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
to
6
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2609 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Sint Antoniusbank | 174 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Sint Antoniusbank | 599 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Akerstraat | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
79
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2267 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bemelerweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Scharnerweg | 34 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Scharnerweg | 98 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Scharnerweg | 24 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Scharnerweg | 376 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Scharnerweg | 119 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit | 68 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout | 114 M | ||
| Continue onto Scharnerweg | 168 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M |
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