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Kessel–Beesel ferry service – View of the River Meuse loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

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Kessel–Beesel ferry service – View of the River Meuse loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

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Kessel–Beesel ferry service – View of the River Meuse loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

01:40

25.6km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 7.94 km for 168 m

After 13.8 km for 185 m

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Parking

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268 m

Swalmen Municipal Forests

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If you come from the German-Dutch border and want to go to the “White Stone”, you have two options.
Once at the border at junction 22 you can drive right …

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7.88 km

Kessel–Beesel ferry service

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Beautiful villages line the banks of the Meuse, like pearls on a string.

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8.32 km

Keverberg Castle and De Bonte Boemel, Kessel

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Old castle in a modern design. It's all a matter of taste, but the view is beautiful.

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8.55 km

De Keverberg Castle

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Kessel is an old Maas village with a rich history. In 1869 they found a Roman stone of the gods when they demolished an old church. This stone was dedicated …

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12.1 km

Musschenberg

Nature Reserve

12.4 km

View of the River Meuse

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The path on the left side of the Meuse leads along the high bank; after the short climb you will be rewarded a great view.

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13.1 km

Panoramic view of the Meuse

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14.0 km

Ferry De Vogelvlucht (Handum Crossing)

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Nice bicycle and passenger ferry. Please note the operating times 😉

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19.5 km

Maas Riverbank

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Sometimes there is a view of the main stream of the Maas and sometimes there are small arms of the Maas. A play of colors between blue and green, especially when the weather is nice.

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25.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

7.85 km

4.26 km

2.33 km

331 m

146 m

127 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

6.35 km

5.15 km

587 m

399 m

366 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

21°C

11°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

September 4, 2021,Asselt➡️Beesel➡️Rijkel➡️Neer➡️Kessel➡️Beesel➡️Reuver➡️Swalmen

Booh, it was hazy today 🌫 and cold 🥶 compared to yesterday. So dressed like an onion 🧅 and off you go. With the ferry and boat ferry across the Maas to Neer. Turned a lap over the WoMo square and fine along the Maas to Kessel. On the way there, the bear stepped 🐻 bicycle 🚲, racing bike, electric …

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Kessel–Beesel ferry service – View of the River Meuse loop from Gemeentebossen Swalmen

Swalmen Municipal Forests

Kessel–Beesel ferry service

Keverberg Castle and De Bonte Boemel, Kessel

De Keverberg Castle

View of the River Meuse

Panoramic view of the Meuse

Ferry De Vogelvlucht (Handum Crossing)

Maas Riverbank

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