Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Natural Monuments

Terhagerpötje Spring

Natural Monuments

Terhagerpötje Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Terhagerpötje Spring

Recommended by 23 hikers out of 29

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Bunder- en Elslooërbos

Save

Location: Stein, Limburg, Netherlands

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Terhagerpötje Spring

4.6

(41)

180

hikers

1. Elsloo Castle – Elslooërbos Nature Trails loop from Snijdersberg

12.5km

03:22

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.3

(35)

202

hikers

2. Stein Castle Ruins – Stein Castle loop from Stein

9.84km

02:34

70m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.6

(17)

hikers

3. Stein Castle – Stein Castle Ruins loop from Oud-Stein

9.84km

02:34

70m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

September 15, 2024

In the castle forest of Elsloo and elsewhere in the region, many springs originate, you can see the water flowing from the slopes here and there. And you can see the result in nature and even in some places in Elsloo where people have tried to use springs in houses in the old center.

Here, near Terhagen, such a spring originates that can be reached via a small viaduct. And that spring was given the name Terhagerpötje (Terhager well). Terhagen is one of the two hamlets of Elsloo (the other is Catsop).

On a sign you can read that the Terhagerpötje was used in the past by people to rinse the laundry washed at home and that they had permission from the lords of the castle to do so. A pipeline was even built to collect the water.

You can read this whole story and more at kleinemonumentenstein.nl/monumenten/diversen/terhagerpotje

Translated by Google •

Miranda 🥾 TriA© / Johnny

October 29, 2025

INFORMATION BOARD

Terhagerpötje

Spring
THIS IS THE POWERFUL SOURCE IN THE TERHAGERBERG NEAR THE LITTLE BRIDGE ON THE SLOPE. THE RESIDENTS OF TERHAGEN, CATSOP, AND ELSLOO DERIVED THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM THIS SOURCE AND DID THEIR LAUNDRY THERE.

Part of the Terhagerberg was the Santeberg (sand hill). Until well into the last century, residents still dug sand here near the Terhagen spring stream.

HISTORIC PATHS

The villagers could find the spring by following the footpath from Terhagen and walking under the small bridge. Elsloo residents reached the spring via the historic road from Kaakstraat. By using these historic paths, the population could still reach the spring without entering the noble estate (an area forbidden to the villagers). Potje is an old word for spring.

CEMETERY
Elsloo once had a cemetery intended solely for the burial of Jews, specifically for one family: the Manases family. In the seventeenth century, the lord of the castle of Elsloo granted this family permission to live in Elsloo and practice their trade as butchers. One of the stipulations and conditions was that they could bury their dead at the Santeberg, not far from Terhagerpoga. Although we know for certain where this location was, it is assumed that the dead were buried on the hill at the entrance to the park at the foot of Terhagerberg. In 1836, the last descendant of the Manases family left Elsloo, and the cemetery was incorporated into the park.

Source: Terhagerpotje
® Bune Kiseg Bunnik, HM Bronbeekje from Terhagerpotje

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 100 m

Weather

Monday 22 December

6°C

3°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Stein, Limburg, Netherlands

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Kasteel Elsloo en Historisch Centrum Elsloo

't Schoar Observation Platform

Het Maaskruis

Bench With View of the Meuse Valley and Belgium

Slingerberg Climb

Wooden Steps in Bunderbos

Kabouterhuisje David

Kloosterkerkhof bij Kasteel Stein

Meandering Geleenbeek Through the Geleenbeek Valley

Cycle Route Uikhoven–Kotem Dyke

Kasteel Vilain XIIII (Kasteel van Leut)

Cycle Path Along the Maas

Terhagerpötje Spring

1. Elsloo Castle – Elslooërbos Nature Trails loop from Snijdersberg

2. Stein Castle Ruins – Stein Castle loop from Stein

3. Stein Castle – Stein Castle Ruins loop from Oud-Stein

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️