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The Top 20 Gorges in the Netherlands

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from in the Netherlands. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in the Netherlands.

Last updated: November 4, 2025

Marl Cliff along the Geul

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Narrow path along the marl walls on one side and the Geul on the other side.

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Savelsbos Gravel Pit

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Beautiful hiking area in which you can make good altitude meters due to the many differences in altitude.

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Blom Quarry

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Mergelgroeve Blom is a former quarry that was in use until 1999. Sand, gravel and marl were extracted. Today it is a nature reserve.

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Strooberggroeve (Bemelen Caves)

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Beautiful gravel road along the rocks of the Bemelerberg. They are the rocks that you probably know from the asphalt road that runs through the village itself. The gravel road …

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Louisedal

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The Louise valley is probably a Roman aqueduct. The earthworks that must indicate the water pipe that used to be here are still visible. Although the Louise valley is recognized …

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Lourdes Grotto, Banholt

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The Lourdes Cave is a religious structure in Banholt in the Dutch municipality of Eijsden-Margraten. The Lourdes Cave is located in the Dalestraat, at the northwestern tip of the Trocken, …

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Horstergrub Dry Valley

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The Horstergrub is a dry valley in Dutch South Limburg and the Belgian Voer region in the municipalities of Eijsden-Margraten, Gulpen-Wittem (eastern end) and Voeren.

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Heelsumsebeek Ravines, Veluwe

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This part of the Heelsumsebeek has been excavated for the water supply for the paper mills further downstream. Only the streams remain, the paper and oil mills have long since …

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Marl Cliff at the Kasteel Oost Quarry

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Here you can clearly see how the marl was extracted in the past.

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Natural Staircase – Gulp Valley

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The "Geuldal" impresses with its hilly landscape, which is distinctive for the Heuvelland, and offers many hiking trails.

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The Top 20 Gorges in the Netherlands

Marl Cliff along the Geul

Savelsbos Gravel Pit

Blom Quarry

Strooberggroeve (Bemelen Caves)

Louisedal

Lourdes Grotto, Banholt

Horstergrub Dry Valley

Heelsumsebeek Ravines, Veluwe

Marl Cliff at the Kasteel Oost Quarry

Natural Staircase – Gulp Valley

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