There are several benches and a few picnic tables along the route.
We chose to stop for lunch at the beautiful natural site located between km 12.5 and 13.
NB: Visorando places this walk in Belgium :-) It is ENTIRELY within the Netherlands
Circular route around Sint Geertruid
The Dutch province of Zuid-Limburg is ideal for hiking, offering an abundance of countryside and forests to explore in a wonderfully bucolic setting, and probably the highest elevation gain in the Netherlands, as the highest point is situated at the BE-DE-NL tripoint south of Vaals.
That said, this region bordering Belgian Limburg is also fruit-growing, albeit to a lesser extent, but you can still see a few orchards (cherry, apple and pear trees).
And then, from time to time, an old marl quarry (limestone, tuffeau, etc.) appears, or, as is the case near the route of this walk, a prehistoric flint extraction site!
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 12.54 mi -
Average duration: 6h 15 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 512 ft -
Descent: - 512 ft -
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Highest point: 463 ft -
Lowest point: 256 ft
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Country:
Belgium
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Start/End: N 50.787933° / E 5.751798° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 308 ft - Moerslag car park
- 1 : mi 1.45 - alt. 384 ft - Prehistoric flint quarry site
- 2 : mi 3.39 - alt. 377 ft - Former marl quarry
- 3 : mi 7.86 - alt. 420 ft - Picnic table
- S/E : mi 12.54 - alt. 308 ft - Moerslag car park
Notes
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