Cycle route Splendid Northern Limburg
Blitterswijck, Arcen, Venlo
When you see where this cycle route goes, you immediately feel like cycling! You start in the nature reserve De Hamert, also known as the southern half of National Park De Maasduinen. In the soil of De Hamert, you can still find Rhine gravel, originating from the time when the Maas was still a tributary of the Rhine. Another special feature of De Hamert is that most of the parabola dunes of the National Park can be found here. These are dunes which, due to persistent westerly winds and the sand drifts that followed, have taken on the shape of a horseshoe. Some are up to 25 metres high! De Hamert is the setting for a number of cultural monuments. One of the largest prehistoric burial mounds in the Netherlands was found here. You can also come across trenches from the Second World War. The special area is also the habitat of rare animal species, such as the smooth snake, sand lizard and, in spring and autumn, the crane. When you leave the Maasduinen, you immediately cycle into Arcen. The castle of the same name is known for its impressive gardens. More than 15 uniquely decorated castle gardens full of beautiful flowers and plants, but also fine restaurants, discovery tours for children and a petting meadow make Arcen Castle a fun place for young and old. Not surprisingly, this excursion has been voted the best outing of Limburg six times already by the ANWB Eropuit! Besides beautiful nature, you also cycle through interesting villages and cities. A real highlight is Venlo, one of only two Hanseatic cities in Limburg. Enjoy the characteristic buildings in the historical centre. Be sure to walk through the medieval alley the Keizerstraat and the Dominican Chapel. The village of Lomm may be small, but it has a number of interesting national monuments. The Antonius Abbot Church (16th century) and Heerenhuis De Spyker (1628) can both be found on Kapelstraat. Not far from there you can see the Sint-Barbara Chapel from 1640, which refers to the former Sint-Barbara monastery that stood in Lomm between 1450 and 1586. During the Eighty Years' War it was destroyed by State troops. A village to feast your eyes on. With a load of splendid impressions, enjoy the view of the banks of the Meuse for a while. This North Limburg route really does have it all.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Grotestraat 1, 5855 AK Bergen | 72.3 KM | |
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From
71
to
15
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2727 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head south on Weideweg | 456 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Geysselberg | 2.3 KM | ||
| Turn right | 10 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
27
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2002 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Zwartebroekseweg | 532 M | ||
| Turn left onto Catharinastraat | 506 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Catharinastraat | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Beekstraat | 493 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kruisstraat | 181 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schaak | 265 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
62
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675 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schaak | 303 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kruisstraat | 372 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
74
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4535 M | 4.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Droogstal | 310 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westerweg | 216 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Westerweg | 838 M | ||
| Turn right | 6 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 537 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 131 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 109 M | ||
| Turn right | 418 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 120 M | ||
| Turn right | 541 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
55
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1318 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southeast | 82 M | ||
| Continue onto Hamert | 181 M | ||
| Continue straight | 790 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rootsenweg | 22 M | ||
| Turn right onto Verlengde Roobeekweg | 243 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
63
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1939 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Mariannhilldreef | 317 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Mariannhilldreef | 177 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bosweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn right onto Klein Vink | 865 M | ||
| Turn right onto Klein Vink | 571 M | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
49
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311 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head south on Dorperheideweg | 311 M | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
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From
49
to
47
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2446 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head south on Dorperheideweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
to
46
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378 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Lingsforterweg | 378 M | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
to
94
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1501 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head west on Lingsforterweg | 212 M | ||
| Continue straight | 349 M | ||
| Continue straight | 940 M | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
44
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2800 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head southeast | 5 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 653 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tongelder Veldweg | 269 M | ||
| Turn left | 322 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Hanikerweg | 366 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
to
27
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1804 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head south on Lomveldweg | 467 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 164 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Lomveldweg | 52 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 324 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lommerweg | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 768 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
34
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1499 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east on Venheiveldweg | 279 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
95
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2622 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head south | 3 M | ||
| Turn right | 118 M | ||
| Turn left | 559 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Straelseweg | 12 M | ||
| Turn left | 38 M | ||
| Continue onto Bosch Zandweg | 379 M | ||
| Continue straight | 833 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Muldersweg | 69 M | ||
| Turn left | 611 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
97
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4262 M | 4.3 KM | |
| Head east on Schaapsbroek Veldweg | 403 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 162 M | ||
| Continue onto Slinkerveldweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Schandelo | 33 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Schandeloselaan | 440 M | ||
| Turn left onto Straelsebosweg | 471 M | ||
| Turn right onto Straelsebosweg | 109 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Straelsebosweg | 875 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Straelsebosweg | 559 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
7
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4460 M | 4.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Weselseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue right onto Oude Arenborgweg | 42 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Turfstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Turfstraat | 80 M | ||
| Turn left onto Straelseweg | 153 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 175 M | ||
| Continue onto Straelseweg | 445 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Rotonde Heilig Hart | 58 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Straelseweg | 60 M | ||
| Enter Withuisveld and take the 2nd exit onto Straelseweg | 29 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Straelseweg | 252 M | ||
| Turn right onto Craneveldstraat | 336 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hogeweg | 93 M | ||
| Turn right onto Van 't Hoffweg | 100 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wilhelminapark | 241 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Wilhelminapark | 107 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
to
8
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2649 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head south on Maaskade | 91 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Maaskade | 22 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Maaskade | 287 M | ||
| Continue onto Havenkade | 93 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Continue onto De Weerdsprong | 80 M | ||
| Turn left | 77 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 431 M | ||
| Turn right | 409 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 104 M | ||
| Continue onto Vikingpad | 97 M | ||
| Keep left onto Vikingpad | 282 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Vikingpad | 671 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
to
9
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1288 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southeast | 235 M | ||
| Turn right | 354 M | ||
| Continue onto Zuiderbrug | 313 M | ||
| Continue straight | 222 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meuleveldlaan | 164 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
11
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1818 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northeast | 931 M | ||
| Continue onto De Staaiweg | 631 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Venrayseweg | 256 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
6
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1947 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northwest | 8 M | ||
| Turn left | 89 M | ||
| Turn right onto Fietspad Spoorbrug | 57 M | ||
| Turn right | 168 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 228 M | ||
| Continue onto Garnizoenweg | 92 M | ||
| Enter De Limburgse Jagers and take the 2nd exit onto Kazernestraat | 22 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Kazernestraat | 150 M | ||
| Turn left onto Horsterweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Horsterweg | 44 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
83
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2096 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Groot Bollerweg | 159 M | ||
| Turn left onto Venrayseweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Raaieind | 322 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
81
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2637 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Venloseweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 44 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Venloseweg | 302 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Pastoor Vullinghsplein | 100 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
84
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870 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Pastoor Vullinghsplein | 95 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Dorpstraat | 78 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Dorpstraat | 15 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Dorpstraat | 440 M | ||
| Take the ferry Grubbenvorst-Velden | 160 M | ||
| Continue slight right onto Veerweg | 82 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
28
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2351 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hasselt | 954 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ebberstraat | 127 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Ebberstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Voort | 208 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
92
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3537 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head north | 650 M | ||
| Turn right | 451 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kapelstraat | 253 M | ||
| Turn right onto Haagbeek | 426 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bosbergstraat | 357 M | ||
| Turn left onto Antoniusplein | 51 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Antoniusplein | 51 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kapelstraat | 119 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kapelstraat | 116 M | ||
| Turn right onto Looiweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
93
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1679 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Veerweg | 73 M | ||
| Turn left | 815 M | ||
| Turn left | 52 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Schans | 739 M | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
25
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473 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Schans | 426 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Raadhuisplein | 47 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
70
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1730 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north on Raadhuisplein | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kruisweg | 424 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
56
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472 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head west on Kruisweg | 110 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kruisweg | 157 M | ||
| Take the ferry Broekhuizen-Arcen | 151 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Veerweg | 54 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
57
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474 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Veerweg | 208 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoogstraat | 266 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
9
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1484 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east | 806 M | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 630 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 48 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
10
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2115 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northwest | 80 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Ooijenseweg | 475 M | ||
| Turn left onto Blitterswijckseweg | 15 M | ||
| Continue straight | 742 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nachtegaalstraat | 177 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brouwersveldweg | 429 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molenweg | 197 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
11
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1756 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head west on Wolterskampweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
59
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1528 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head west on Boltweg | 646 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ooijenseweg | 732 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 150 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
18
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421 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head north on Kerkstraat | 147 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kortestraat | 107 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Maasweg | 167 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
13
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3164 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Maasweg | 832 M | ||
| Continue slightly right onto Maasstraat | 2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto De Kooy | 349 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
12
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975 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southeast | 975 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
71
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1508 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest | 92 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brugstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Grotestraat | 244 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M |