Tour of Maastricht across the border

The first part of this cycle route takes you through De Dellen. In this beautiful rolling landscape you cycle under the canopy of oaks, beeches and maples. It is beautiful around the South Limburg village of Geulhem. In the Geulhemmerberg there are several former marl quarries in which cave houses have been made. You cycle further towards Ingendael: a wonderfully quiet nature reserve with flower-rich grasslands through which the Geul meanders. Here you pass the Sint Gerlach castle, which was built as a monastery in the twelfth century. It was not until the nineteenth century that the monastery was converted into a castle. You continue via Valkenburg and Heerlen. From Herzogenrath, Germany, you return via Schin op Geul and Bemelen, for a completely different view of the south.