Wilhelminaberg Stairs – Wilhelminaberg Staircase loop from Kasteel Strijthagen

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Wilhelminaberg Stairs – Wilhelminaberg Staircase loop from Kasteel Strijthagen

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Wilhelminaberg Stairs – Wilhelminaberg Staircase loop from Kasteel Strijthagen

02:03

7.56km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.52 km

View from the top of the Wilhelminaberg

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It's not 230 meters high, but only 225 above NAP (Normaal Amsterdams Peil). The longest stair from the Netherlands, with more than 500 steps, leads to the top of this …

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1.55 km

Light Art Installation Mountain and Light.

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The Wilhelminaberg can be an important symbol for the renewed élan of the region, a region in transformation. IBA wants to mark this spot. We do this with a temporary …

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1.67 km

View of Kerkrade

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Kerkrade is a Dutch municipality in the Eastern Mining Region in South Limburg. Neighboring municipalities include Heerlen and Landgraaf and the German municipalities of Herzogenrath and Aachen. Kerkrade is part of the administrative partnership plus region Parkstad Limburg. Wikipedia

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2.34 km

Winselerhof

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Winselerhof is located on the edge of the beautiful Strijthagerbeek valley. The small scale of the characterful, South Limburg manor farm, the surrounding nature reserve, the cities of Heerlen, Aachen …

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4.40 km

View of Strijthagen Castle from the fishing pond

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Particularly attractive in the autumn season

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4.59 km

Strijthagerbeek Valley

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The stream valley is about 3.5 kilometers long and bends east in the north. It stretches from Winselerhof in the south to Eygelshoven in the northeast. In Eygelshoven, the Strijthagerbeek …

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7.24 km

Wilhelminaberg Stairs

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The Wilhelminaberg is actually known for Snowwold - the winter sports resort of the Netherlands ;-)
The seeeeehr long staircase counts 508 steps. Also, some hiking trails and a MTB …

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7.33 km

Wilhelminaberg Staircase

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The Wilhelminaberg near Schaesberg, a district of Landgraaf, is a dump from the time of hard coal mining. There is also the indoor ski slope Snowworld and a very long …

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7.56 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.66 km

1.70 km

852 m

173 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.62 km

1.91 km

1.01 km

567 m

400 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

April 6, 2026,SnowWorld & Schoolroutes – Terug naar waar het begon

SnowWorld & Schoolroutes – Back to where it all began

Today's walk felt like a real restart. After two weeks where walking took a backseat, partly due to us being busy ordering car parts, this was the first proper hike where everything came together again. The motivation that had faded for a while slowly but surely started to return here. …

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