Cycling in Limburg along the blueberry fields of Blue Berrie Hill

This route takes you via the Maas and the Limburg landscape, past all kinds of blueberry fields, interesting and pleasant sights in the area. Seeing, tasting, smelling and feeling are central during this route.

Geijsteren estate
The Geijsteren Estate has been owned by the same family for two centuries. Here you cycle through a coniferous and deciduous forest through which the Oostrumse Beek meanders. On this watercourse you will see De Rosmolen, a watermill from 1667. Despite the name, it has never been a real rosmolen. The mill house was damaged in 1944 when the bridge over the stream was blown up. The mill house has been operational again since 2000.

St. Anne's Chapel
Just outside Meterik you drive along the Eendracht Maak Macht. This mill was built in 1899 with parts from a South Holland mill dating from 1798. That is why you see these two years mentioned on the beard of the mill. In Ooijen you pass the castle of the same name. In Oirlo there is the Sint-Anna chapel from 1788 on the Hoofdstraat. 

Huys ter Horst
Just above Horst you pass through the former estate of the Kasteelse Bossen. On the edge of this is the ruin of Ter Horst Castle, also called Huys ter Horst. This castle was built in the early fourteenth century. During the Eighty Years' War, the castle was partly destroyed by wandering and plundering soldiers. In 1798, the French put an end to the seigneurial rights of the last resident, Frans Clemens von Fürstenberg. The castle then fell into disrepair and a large part was demolished around 1828. Only the tithe barn and the nearby farm were preserved. Later, part of the castle ruins were restored, so that you can now take a glimpse into the past.