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Episch Limburg 500! gravel

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Episch Limburg 500! gravel

Oosters planned a gravel ride

May 20, 2025

Episch Limburg 500! gravel

Hard

38:31

499km

13.0km/h

2,260m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 134 km for 1.47 km

After 136 km for 307 m

After 137 km for 68 m

After 137 km for 245 m

After 137 km for 60 m

After 245 km for 691 m

After 416 km for 64 m

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Waypoints

Venhof Café & Riding Stable

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Especially nice place for horse lovers.

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20.4 km

Picnic Shelter in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Place to take a sheltered break.

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24.4 km

Small Pond

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Hiking allowed!

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36.7 km

Model Airfield Groote Heide

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Definitely interesting when the model builders present their machines here and let them fly.

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53.7 km

Arcen Castle Gardens

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Castle Arcen is located close to De Maasduinen National Park. The stately country house has a double canal and can be visited for a fee. The castle gardens are especially recommended.

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54.0 km

Wijmarsche Watermill De IJsvogel

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Water mill with possibility to stop.

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59.3 km

Grenswater Lake

Highlight • Lake

Grenswater is particularly interesting for carp anglers.

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66.3 km

Gravel path along De Hamert

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The section shown here has different subsoil, sometimes gravel, sometimes finer, sometimes forest soil.

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70.3 km

View from the Dikkenberg over the Maasduinen wetlands

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You can walk up this mountain and have a wonderful view over a lake. There is also a bench and if you are lucky there is no one sitting there.

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80.5 km

Reindersmeer (Reinders Lake)

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Get off, sit down, enjoy the view. What more could you want?

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87.8 km

Forest Gravel Trail in De Maasduinen

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Top bike path and fun to drive.

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96.0 km

Maasduinen Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

For me, the observation tower, next to the Reindersmeer, is the highlight in the Maasduinen Nat`l Park. You may have to push your bike up a few meters to reach …

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97.4 km

In addition to the Reindersmeer, the Quin area and the area around the nearby lookout tower is the highlight of the national park, at least in my opinion.
Right now in August a carpet of erica / heather.

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97.8 km

Gravel "Groene Streep"

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A beautiful wide gravel road with the name "Green Stripe". A straight bianche.

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105 km

Pond in Looierheide

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Beautiful fen with a break bench, from where you have a nice view over this fen. You can get here via a narrow singletrack (eg from the southern side from …

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116 km

Beginenberg Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very nice route that can be ridden with all wheels. The climb, especially coming from the Genneper Weg, is a great sporting challenge.

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119 km

Genneper Weg Gravel Path

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The most beautiful north-south connection with hard-pack gravel. There are many more beautiful roads in the Reichswald and certainly very nice wide hard-pack gravel, but they usually have a west-east …

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123 km

Jäje Summit Marker (54 m)

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One of the 31 stones that the Pastor of Nütterden placed in 1980 to mark the peaks of the Reichswald.

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124 km

Café De Diepen

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De Diepen is a great place to start or end the ride. There is plenty of room to park the car and offers more than enough opportunities to explore great trails and roads in the region.

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127 km

Path Along the Elevated Meadows

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3 January ridden: one muddy mess and therefore more for the MTB than for the gravel bike. I hope to come back here with better conditions, because then it must …

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148 km

Gravel through the floodplains

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Nice cycle path between Millinger Theehuisje (nice place to rest!) and Gennep. Very nice alternative to the regular through roads. It is a popular path for good reason, which is …

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161 km

Singletracks Vortumsche Bergen (Maasheggen)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Although the path appears to be legal for cycling from the north, the sign on the south side clearly indicates that cycling is not allowed here. Fortunately, there are a …

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168 km

Vliegenberg Wood

Highlight • Forest

The cycle path through the Vliegenberg forest leads from Op den Bosch to Holthees and is very easy to ride.

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174 km

Bicycle bridge through war museum Overloon

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

With this bicycle bridge you go right through the museum. Super cool!

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176 km

Dirt Path Near Overloon

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Easy path that runs exactly over the border between North Brabant and Limburg.

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180 km

Forest trail with heather in the Netherlands

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This area is incredibly beautiful.

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205 km

Gravel Path Along the Helenavaart

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Gravel, but still easy to ride, even with a regular bike.

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207 km

Deurne Canal. Nature reserve

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Very nice speed.

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224 km

Bench by the Aa

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At a trickle called Aa, reminiscent of Münster, there is a bench by the road shortly after the peaceful, harmonious monotony of the landscape is interrupted by the crossing of …

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235 km

Border Church Monument, Weerterbos

Highlight • Religious Site

When, in 1629, after the conquest of Den Bosch (by Frederick Henry of the States of Holland over the Spanish rulers), the Catholic faith came under pressure and eventually was …

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255 km

Bridge Over the Abeek in Kempen-Broek

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beautiful nature reserve Kempenbroek

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255 km

Border Marker No. 159 and Stream at Stramprooierbroek

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the boundary marker is not number 1843 but number 159.

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257 km

Boundary Marker 159

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border pole number 159 (type 1843)

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257 km

Shaded Picnic Spot by the Tungelrooyse Beek

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If you need a moment of rest...

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266 km

Dodendraad World War I – The Electric Fence

Highlight • Historical Site

In order to stop the large flow of refugees to neutral Netherlands during WWI, the German occupier started in 1915 with the construction of an electric deterrent fence between Belgium …

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281 km

White Sand Beach at Natuurreservaat Koningssteen-Kollegreend

Highlight • Beach

A bit of a seaside feeling here... Horses keep you company...

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284 km

Vissenakkerplas Marina and Beach

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Here at the Vissenakkerplas a leisure area is being created, beaches and a marina are available and there are plenty of places to take a break.

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287 km

Maas River Dike Cycling Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very nice section along the Maas between Ophoven and Maaseik.

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301 km

Cycle path on the Maasdijk near Obbicht

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The section between Berg aan de Maas and Obbicht leads directly over a dike. Cows and horses graze between the cycle path and the Maas, otherwise the meadows serve as an overflow for the Maas.

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342 km

Ferry and Border Marker 47

Highlight • Structure

As of 7/22, a crossing costs €1.20.

Update: As of 8/25, a crossing costs €1.50

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343 km

Castle Lane – gravel & cobblestones

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful old castle avenue towards the gate of Castle Eijsden. The avenue is flanked on either side by a series of tall old trees. At the end of the avenue …

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347 km

Boundary Marker 36

Highlight • Monument

For enthusiasts: boundary marker 36. inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/139

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348 km

Boundary Marker 35

Highlight • Monument

The area exchange has been done from GP 35 onwards. GP 35 is also a contact point between the municipalities of Mesch (NL), 's Gravenvelden (B) and Moelingen (B).

Located on the corner of the fruit trees.

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350 km

Along the fruit trees

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This beautiful gravel path leads past the fruit trees, along the border posts, to Belgium. Be sure to stop at the bend to enjoy the view of Berneau and 's Gravenvoeren.

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354 km

Snauwenberg Gravel Path

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Beautiful connection between the plateau and the Voer valley. Fast descent with good gravel, but also with sometimes heavier stones.
When descending (on the Koetsweg towards 's-Gravenvoer, watch out for …

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358 km

Gravel Noorbeek to Kattenroth

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Nice climb from Noorbeek towards and just over the Belgian border. Don't be afraid, at the top left and after 200m you will be back in the Netherlands :-) Enjoy the view!

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360 km

Wayside Cross Kattenrothberg

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The wayside cross is easy to miss. It is located on the Kattenrothberg / Heerbaan.

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361 km

The Bakehouse

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Very nice cafe in a courtyard. Here you can get drinks, ice cream and small snacks, as well as pancakes. Whether the place is in the Netherlands or in Belgium …

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370 km

Gravel shake down

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Beautiful hardpack and somewhat rough gravel road, perfect that alternately leads through deserted meadows and forests. Great for the gravel bike, too rough for a racing bike.

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376 km

Boundary marker 8 at Camping du Vieux Moulin

Highlight • Monument

GP 8 is located on the eastern bank of the Geul (just where the campsite starts and well hidden in the hedge), one of the many rivers in Voeren and …

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377 km

Camerig Gravel Climb (Cottessen)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

If you want to hurt your mates, wait for the last part where the curve starts 😉

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382 km

Boundary Marker No. 5

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Again a picture; in the midst of ancient beech trees.

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382 km

Connection to the Epen MTB route

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Legal unpaved cycling in the woods between Camerig and Vaals? Then the official Epen MTB route is your only option. From the three-country point, however - due to a lack …

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387 km

Vaalserberg Three-Country Point

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With a height of no less than 322.4 meters above NAP, the Vaalserberg is the highest mountain in the Netherlands (with the exception of the mountains in the Caribbean). So …

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387 km

Vaalserberg gravel climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The German climb to the Vaalserberg and thus the border triangle, consisting largely of gravel path. A wonderful never steep alternative to the paved and quite busy climb from Vaals, …

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391 km

Steep forest climb

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Steep climb through the forest. Partly very crumbly bumpy asphalt-like gravel with coarse stones and partly soft forest soil.

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400 km

View of Bocholtz

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The paths are well paved. in Bocholtz and Orsbach there are good places to stop for a bite to eat.

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421 km

Trail along the Wurm in the Wurmtal north of Herzogenrath

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If you like hiking or cycling, you should definitely treat yourself to the path along the Wurm. The Wurm is the natural border between Germany and the Netherlands.

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446 km

Water Lily Pond

Highlight • Lake

Narrow single trail to the pond

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447 km

Gravel Path Along the Geleenbeek

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a good walking path through a beautiful little piece of nature. The meandering Geleen stream.

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470 km

Kitschbach in NSG Kitscher Bruch Kirchhover Bruch

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Gravel path on the Kitschbach through the forest

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473 km

Bruch Hinter Karken

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Beautiful piece of nature with arable farming. When we cycled here there was grain with many poppies .

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477 km

Effeld Border Crossing

Highlight • Monument

In earlier times, this was a popular, but also well-known, smuggler's route.

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477 km

Effelder Waldsee north shore

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

There is a beautiful view from the northern shore of the lake. The path is more of a hiking trail and about 1m wide. Maybe less on weekends, but otherwise the path is very easy to drive on.

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483 km

Parking Area at Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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This parking lot is on the southern Meinweg.

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484 km

Beautiful forest trail

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If you drive the marked section from north to south, you drive downhill. A little caution is required here because the path (especially after rain) can be a bit sandy. …

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490 km

Former Wolfshoeve Farm

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Until 1997, at the end of the avenue of trees stood Wolfshoeve, a farm on Meinweg, which was first built around 1920. It is named after the first owner, a …

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494 km

Heathland Trail – De Meinweg National Park

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In the national park you cycle through the unique nature of pine forests, moors and heathland. In addition to numerous plant species, with a little luck you can also discover …

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499 km

Venhof Café & Riding Stable

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Especially nice place for horse lovers.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

279 km

106 km

57.1 km

29.2 km

27.4 km

646 m

130 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

212 km

133 km

79.1 km

66.1 km

7.97 km

2.18 km

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Episch Limburg 500! gravel

Venhof Café & Riding Stable

Picnic Shelter in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Small Pond

Model Airfield Groote Heide

Arcen Castle Gardens

Wijmarsche Watermill De IJsvogel

Grenswater Lake

Gravel path along De Hamert

View from the Dikkenberg over the Maasduinen wetlands

Reindersmeer (Reinders Lake)

Forest Gravel Trail in De Maasduinen

Maasduinen Observation Tower

View of Quin Heath Ponds

Gravel "Groene Streep"

Pond in Looierheide

Beginenberg Forest Trail

Genneper Weg Gravel Path

Jäje Summit Marker (54 m)

Café De Diepen

Path Along the Elevated Meadows

Gravel through the floodplains

Singletracks Vortumsche Bergen (Maasheggen)

Vliegenberg Wood

Bicycle bridge through war museum Overloon

Dirt Path Near Overloon

Forest trail with heather in the Netherlands

Gravel Path Along the Helenavaart

Deurne Canal. Nature reserve

Bench by the Aa

Border Church Monument, Weerterbos

Bridge Over the Abeek in Kempen-Broek

Border Marker No. 159 and Stream at Stramprooierbroek

Boundary Marker 159

Shaded Picnic Spot by the Tungelrooyse Beek

Dodendraad World War I – The Electric Fence

White Sand Beach at Natuurreservaat Koningssteen-Kollegreend

Vissenakkerplas Marina and Beach

Maas River Dike Cycling Path

Cycle path on the Maasdijk near Obbicht

Ferry and Border Marker 47

Castle Lane – gravel & cobblestones

Boundary Marker 36

Boundary Marker 35

Along the fruit trees

Snauwenberg Gravel Path

Gravel Noorbeek to Kattenroth

Wayside Cross Kattenrothberg

The Bakehouse

Gravel shake down

Boundary marker 8 at Camping du Vieux Moulin

Camerig Gravel Climb (Cottessen)

Boundary Marker No. 5

Connection to the Epen MTB route

Vaalserberg Three-Country Point

Vaalserberg gravel climb

Steep forest climb

View of Bocholtz

Trail along the Wurm in the Wurmtal north of Herzogenrath

Water Lily Pond

Gravel Path Along the Geleenbeek

Kitschbach in NSG Kitscher Bruch Kirchhover Bruch

Bruch Hinter Karken

Effeld Border Crossing

Effelder Waldsee north shore

Parking Area at Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Beautiful forest trail

Former Wolfshoeve Farm

Heathland Trail – De Meinweg National Park

Venhof Café & Riding Stable