Heuvelland — Three-Country Point LimburgLoop.
Distance
105 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,400 m
Heuvelland — Three-Country Point Limburg Loop.
The Netherlands' only proper hills sit in southern Limburg, where the country touches Germany and Belgium at the 322m Drielandenpunt summit at Vaals. This 105km loop links Maastricht, the cobbled climb of the Cauberg (made famous by the Amstel Gold Race), the half-timbered village of Epen, and the Drielandenpunt — the highest point in continental Netherlands. Tight switchbacks, hedge-lined back roads, and proper gradients up to 13%.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance105 km
Days1
Total climb1,400 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
Maastricht — Vrijthof SquareStart · Start in the Netherlands' oldest city. Fuel up; head east through the Heuvelland.
Valkenburg — Cauberg ClimbScenic Point · Cobbled 13% climb made famous by the Amstel Gold cycling race. Castle ruins and underground marl quarries. Coffee on the Grote Markt.
Mechelen — Hedgerow LanesScenic Point · Single-lane farm roads through hedge-lined orchards. Half-timbered farmsteads. Probably the most "un-Dutch" landscape in the country.
EpenRestaurant · Half-timbered village in the Geul valley. Lunch at the Limburgse vlaai (open fruit pie) cafés. Brewery De Fontein for local ale.
Drielandenpunt — Three-Country Point (322m)Mountain Pass · Highest point in continental Netherlands. Stand on the marker where NL, BE, and DE meet. Observation tower has a 100km panorama.
Gulpen — Geul ValleyScenic Point · Return via the Geul river valley. The Gulpener brewery is one of the Netherlands' last independent breweries — tasting room open afternoons.
MaastrichtEnd · End in Maastricht. Dinner on the Vrijthof or in the medieval Stokstraat quarter. Limburgian cuisine fuses Dutch, German, and Belgian.
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