Cycle route along the Winterswijk quarry
Winterswijk, Henxel
There are two places in the Netherlands where you can find geological deposits from the Triassic Period: Zuid-Limburg and Winterswijk. The limestone in the Winterswijk quarry was formed between 240 and 236 million years ago, when there was a kind of Wadden Sea here. Due to ebb and flow, the inland sea at this location was regularly dry. This made it the ideal habitat for both land and sea creatures. The sea has dried up, but various fossils have been found here. Shells, insects, fish and even traces of saurians from the Triassic period have been found between the limestone of WInterswijk. These are stored in a depot. In the geological layers also the Winterswijk 'gold' (pyrite) is found. Since 1932 people have been digging for Muschelkalk here. There are three quarries, two of which are now protected nature reserves and one of which is still in use as an open-cast mine. During the summer holidays of the company that quarries the limestone, the quarry is transformed into a theatre that attracts many people every year. The high rock walls, illuminated by moonlight, form a unique backdrop. Not to be missed! The quarry is a special area. Not only because of the geological soil types, but also because it is one of the few places in the Netherlands where the eagle owl lives. Since a number of years, a couple of this imposing owl have been nesting here. With a bit of luck, you may spot one!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
|
Start: Waliënseweg , 7105 EC Winterswijk Huppel | 23.8 KM | |
|
From
8
to
9
|
1420 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Waliënseweg | 725 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schaapsweg | 695 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
|
From
9
to
10
|
2941 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schaapsweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Vredenseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kremerweg | 514 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
|
From
10
to
16
|
2997 M | 3 KM | |
| Head west on Kremerweg | 3 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dondergoorweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Ratumseweg | 231 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rotweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Lageweg | 128 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wesselerweg | 140 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
|
From
16
to
22
|
500 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Wesselerweg | 500 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
|
From
22
to
20
|
7945 M | 7.9 KM | |
| Head west on Steengroeveweg | 746 M | ||
| Turn left onto Adamskampweg | 955 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vosseveldseweg | 256 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stemerdinkweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kottenseweg | 63 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burloseweg | 356 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sieverdinkweg | 597 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bothoekweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a sharp left onto Meester Brouwerlaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Oude Bocholtsebaan | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
|
From
20
to
14
|
2300 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oude Bocholtsebaan | 395 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wamelinkweg | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Bocholtsebaan | 188 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Wooldseweg | 43 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Wooldseweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Wooldseweg | 382 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kottenseweg | 302 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dingstraat | 142 M | ||
| Turn right onto Roelvinkstraat | 358 M | ||
| Continue onto Wierengastraat | 102 M | ||
| Turn right onto Mevrouw Kuipers-Rietbergplein | 110 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Bosmastraat | 253 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
|
From
14
to
7
|
3087 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Burgemeester Bosmastraat | 9 M | ||
| Turn right | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 74 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ravenhorsterweg | 74 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lange Brug | 93 M | ||
| Turn left | 601 M | ||
| Turn left | 59 M | ||
| Turn left onto Piersonstraat | 89 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ravenhorsterweg | 18 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Ravenhorsterweg | 222 M | ||
| Continue straight | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ravenhorsterweg | 177 M | ||
| Turn right onto Goeman Borgesiusstraat | 2 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Ravenhorsterweg | 700 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Ravenhorsterweg | 415 M | ||
| Turn left | 178 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Karkpad | 343 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
|
From
7
to
8
|
2642 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northeast | 976 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hilgeloweg | 491 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meddoseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 50 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Waliënseweg | 54 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M |