Mettenberggroeve Caves – Strooberg Quarry loop from Bemelerberg & Schiepersberg
Mettenberggroeve Caves – Strooberg Quarry loop from Bemelerberg & Schiepersberg
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Mettenberggroeve Caves – Strooberg Quarry loop from Bemelerberg & Schiepersberg
02:34
9.72km
90m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 19, 2026
Tips
Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 3.28 km for 320 m
Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1 m
Bemelerberg Marl Caves
Highlight • Cave
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702 m
Mettenberggroeve Caves
Highlight • Cave
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2.43 km
Kruiswegtuin Cadier en Keer
Highlight • Religious Site
Besides a Way of the Cross, there are also burial places of former S.M.A. employees, chapels, and more.
In addition to a view of Maastricht, you also have a view of the vineyard and a golf course adjacent to the estate.
Accessible via an entrance on the road from Maastricht to Vaals, as well as via higher roads and paths from Cadier en Keer.
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3.40 km
Landgoed Heerdeberg
Forest
3.90 km
View of the Maas Valley
Highlight • Viewpoint
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4.27 km
Savelsbos
Nature Reserve
5.74 km
View of Huize Sint Jozef
Highlight • Historical Site
Meanwhile, they learned a trade and sports clubs were established that even gained national fame. During the war, the children hid in the nearby quarries, and afterward, the complex was expanded with a swimming pool, several pavilions, and a lower technical school.
Nowadays, the youth care services are no longer here, but you can still enjoy the stately architecture. The building is constructed of marl, originally extracted from the nearby quarries.
Visit South Limburg.
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9.19 km
Strooberg Quarry
Highlight • Cave
The green, sloping Bemelerberg has a marl wall on one side like on a postcard. Here the yellow limestone rises high into the air and forms a protected habitat for birds of prey who like to nest there. On top of the mountain is one of the most popular benches in all of South Limburg.
Around the hill are barren chalk grasslands that look anything but barren. 'Poor' soil is exactly what wild orchids like, for example. Rare species are given space here by the grazing of the Mergellandschaap, one of the few sheep that can defy the steep slopes.
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9.24 km
Marl Cliff
Highlight • Natural Monument
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9.37 km
Bemelerberg Vineyard
Highlight • Structure
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9.72 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.38 km
1.18 km
853 m
682 m
616 m
Surfaces
3.24 km
1.91 km
1.44 km
1.23 km
962 m
934 m
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Elevation
Highest point (110 m)
Lowest point (60 m)
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