Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Castles

St. Elisabeth's Hof and Historic Tower

Castles

St. Elisabeth's Hof and Historic Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

St. Elisabeth's Hof and Historic Tower

Recommended by 50 hikers out of 53

Save

Location: Haelen, Limburg, Netherlands

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to St. Elisabeth's Hof and Historic Tower

4.8

(57)

302

hikers

1. Sint Elisabethmolen – Heathland Near Heythuysen loop from Baexem

5.13km

01:18

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.6

(67)

328

hikers

2. Heathland Near Heythuysen – Sint Elisabeth Mill loop from Haelen

8.12km

02:03

10m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.7

(66)

279

hikers

3. Sint Elisabeth Mill – Heathland Near Heythuysen loop from Baexem

9.09km

02:17

10m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

September 12, 2025

Former St. Elizabeth's Monastery. Description: two perpendicular wings (eighteenth century), but significantly modernized. Wide facade with anchor date 1778 and a round-arched gate in a blocky rectangular bluestone frame; windows in segmental arched bluestone frames. In the garden, a fragment with an octagonal turret, capped by a trimmed spire, with old fragments (fifteenth century). Near the complex is a so-called "plague house" made of brick.

In 1240, Dirk van Altena founded a Caulier monastery here. In 1435, the monastery passed to the Congregation of Windesheim. After its destruction in 1578, reconstruction began in 1603. The two existing perpendicular wings were built against the wing from 1656, destroyed in 1944. Of the monastery chapel, demolished in 1801, only the octagonal stair tower remains. At its foot, a small chapel was built using classicist pilasters, prongs, and a shell-shaped pediment (mid-17th century).

The monastery was used for a time as a holiday and nursing home for the Little Sisters of St. Joseph, but is now part of the Land van Horne Foundation. (Source: Monuments in the Netherlands: Limburg, Waanders Publishers, Zwolle, and the National Heritage Agency, Zeist.)

Source and more information: kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl/index.jsp?id=32017

Translated by Google •

AnnavH

March 11, 2025

You can walk freely in the garden of this care center that is located in a beautiful wooded area and has a rich history. The complex includes a castle from the twelfth century.

Translated by Google •

saskia

April 13, 2025

In a park near the care center you will come across this, definitely worth it

Translated by Google •

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

Details

Informations

Elevation 30 m

Weather

Wednesday 29 October

14°C

8°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Haelen, Limburg, Netherlands

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Litsberg Sand Dune and Leubeek Stream

View of the Pond

Boscafé De Busjop

Litsberg Riverbank

Beegderheide Heathland

Steep Sandy Bank Along the Leubeek in Het Leudal

Sand Dune on Beegderheide

Beegderheide

Klooster Sint Elisabeth

Steep Banks at Roggelse Beek

Forest Path near Boscafé de Usjop

Heathland Meadow in Het Leudal

St. Elisabeth's Hof and Historic Tower

1. Sint Elisabethmolen – Heathland Near Heythuysen loop from Baexem

2. Heathland Near Heythuysen – Sint Elisabeth Mill loop from Haelen

3. Sint Elisabeth Mill – Heathland Near Heythuysen loop from Baexem

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️