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Steengroeve? – Savelsbos - mergelgrotten Rondje vanuit Sint Geertruid

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Steengroeve? – Savelsbos - mergelgrotten Rondje vanuit Sint Geertruid

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September 19, 2021

Steengroeve? – Savelsbos - mergelgrotten Rondje vanuit Sint Geertruid

Moderate

03:26

12.9km

3.8km/h

130m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Bus stop

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6.15 km

Riesberg Viewpoint

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If you would like to know something about the area where you are walking, you will find an information board about the region (the Riesberg), its history and the landscape …

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6.39 km

Groeve de Hel

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How old the Great and Small Hell quarries are is difficult to say with precision, but they are certainly sixteenth century. A clue can be found in a small niche …

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6.82 km

House De Beuk (Savelsbos)

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This old forester's house dates from 1848 and was built by order of the Martens family from the Belgian university city of Leuven, who owned the forest at the time. …

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6.98 km

Beautiful climb with a view over the valley of Gronsveld

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At the top is the old forester's house Huis De Beuk and there you really have a lookout point with a bench to enjoy after this fairly easy climb with beautiful views, the quarry and the house itself.

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7.71 km

View of the Old Forester’s House (Boswachtershuis) in Savelsbos

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On the other side, you can see the old forester's house from 1848, which was built on behalf of the Martens family from the Belgian university city of Leuven and is named after its first residents.

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8.20 km

Trichterberggroeve Limestone Quarry

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The Trichterberg quarry is located in the forest to the left of the steep Eckelraderweg, between Gronsveld and Eckelrade. Diagonally opposite are dole chambers. The quarry has been designated as …

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12.6 km

St. Gertrude's Church Sint Geertruid

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The first church dates from the 11th century. Some remains of the wall of this building have been preserved. The west tower was built around 1300 from marl stone. A …

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12.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.94 km

5.21 km

991 m

759 m

Surfaces

8.37 km

1.84 km

1.22 km

828 m

638 m

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Highest point (140 m)

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Steengroeve? – Savelsbos - mergelgrotten Rondje vanuit Sint Geertruid

Riesberg Viewpoint

Groeve de Hel

House De Beuk (Savelsbos)

Beautiful climb with a view over the valley of Gronsveld

View of the Old Forester’s House (Boswachtershuis) in Savelsbos

Trichterberggroeve Limestone Quarry

St. Gertrude's Church Sint Geertruid

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