A nice walk through a very varied landscape with fields, limestone grasslands, grooves, orchards and hedges in the area of the village of Bemelen, just east of Maastricht on the edge of the Maas valley and the Margraten plateau. You go along the flank of the Bemelerberg, one of the most striking parts of the Heuvelland, the Schaandertbosje and the Hamster nature reserve.
Walk
Distance: 9 km
Duration: 3h
Grade: Easy
Gps track: Yes
Route description: Yes
Type: Circular
Height gain: 88 meters
Way mark: pink walking poles
Wheelchair: Not suitable
Dog: Allowed on a leach
Bemelerberg and Schaandertbosje.
You start the walk along the flank of the Bemelerberg. Steep chalk slopes, cave entrances, flowery grassland, Mergelland sheep and a small-scale landscape ensure that the Bemelerberg is one of the most striking parts of the Heuvelland. At the end of the unpaved road, on the edge of the Schaandertbosje, there is a very special and rare tree: the steel elm or flutter elm. The tree owes this name to the unusually long stalked flowers and fruits that 'flutter' at the slightest breath of wind. You now walk further to the edge of Maastricht and when you leave the buildings you arrive in the Hamster nature reserve. Hamsters are found again in this field reserve. The hamsters are the size of a young rabbit but you will rarely see them because they are mainly active at night. You walk further towards Keerderberg from where you have a very nice view of Maastricht and Sint-Pietersberg. Then you walk through the Sculpture Garden Maastricht to the golf course Het Rijk van Margraten and then back to Bemelen via beautiful hollow roads.
Walking shoes recommended.
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