Schaloen Castle – Val-Dieu Abbey loop from Valkenburg

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Netherlands

Limburg

Valkenburg Aan De Geul

Schaloen Castle – Val-Dieu Abbey loop from Valkenburg

Hard

4.7

(3)

160

riders

Schaloen Castle – Val-Dieu Abbey loop from Valkenburg

05:27

85.4km

940m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 27.6 km for 16 m

After 28.8 km for 29 m

After 83.1 km for 7 m

After 83.6 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.03 km

Tree-lined avenue between the Geul and Schaloen Castle

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The avenue is not asphalted, but is still easy to drive on. It is pleasantly shady when the weather is hot.

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2.46 km

Schaloen Castle

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It is one of the most fairytale-like castles in the Netherlands. The moated Schaloen Castle, as it looks now, looks something like a French hunting lodge.
The very first building …

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11.1 km

Pesaken: beautiful quiet lane

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Small road between Gulpen and Pesaken through a beautiful valley.

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11.7 km

Rural Landscape Path

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31.2 km

Val-Dieu Abbey

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

Really good to drive even if you have to drive directly on the road.

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35.1 km

Val-Dieu Abbey

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The Val-Dieu Abbey is the only Belgian Abbey to survive the French Revolution. There are no more monks, but a Christian community still occupies the premises. A magnificent place full …

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53.7 km

Les Waides

Peak

54.2 km

La Heydt

Peak

74.1 km

Gronsveld Tower Mill

Highlight • Monument

The Gronsveld tower mill, located on the Rijksweg (the former provincial road 592) in the Maastricht district of Vroendaal, is one of the four remaining tower mills in the Netherlands. …

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78.3 km

Bundersberg

Forest

83.3 km

Vogelbosch

Forest

84.8 km

Valkenburg on the Geul

Highlight • Settlement

Valkenburg has been one of the Netherlands' most important holiday destinations since around 1840, and tourism is the municipality's main source of income. This has much to do with the …

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85.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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