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Fort Sint Pieter – Jeker River at Molen Nekum loop from Bonnefantenmuseum

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Limburg

Maastricht

Fort Sint Pieter – Jeker River at Molen Nekum loop from Bonnefantenmuseum

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Fort Sint Pieter – Jeker River at Molen Nekum loop from Bonnefantenmuseum

04:00

14.4km

260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 8.89 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

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2.06 km

Fort Sint Pieter

Highlight • Historical Site

Fort Sint Pieter has stood proudly atop the Sint-Pietersberg for more than 300 years. The main task of the fort was to protect the strategically located city of Maastricht.

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3.91 km

Jeker River at Molen Nekum

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the Jeker has its source near Borgworm and flows through a large part of Haspengouw. The river is 55 km long. Near the mouth in the Maas near Maastricht, the …

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3.91 km

A fish ladder or fish passage, shown on the left of the photo, is a hydraulic engineering structure that aims to give fish access to a hinterland that has become inaccessible due to a dike, dam, weir or lock.

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3.91 km

Watermill on the Jeker

Highlight • Monument

4.55 km

View from Cannerberg of Fields and Vineyards

Highlight • Viewpoint

The surroundings feel a bit French, but with a Dutch accent. 😉 Very pleasant walk..

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5.71 km

Cannerbos

Forest

6.08 km

Château Neercanne

Highlight • Castle

Very nice castle, you can also eat and drink here.

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6.62 km

Watermill and waterfall on the Jeker River

Highlight • Waterfall

The Jeker (French: Geer or Jaer; Walloon: Djer; Latin: Jecora; Maastrichts: Eker) originates in the Belgian Lens-Saint-Servais near Borgworm, flows through a large part of Haspengouw and flows into the …

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6.63 km

Smokkelmolen Watermill

Highlight • Monument

There was already a water mill here before 1640, but the current mill is the result of a rebuilding in 1650. The building is made of white marlstone. The mill …

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10.3 km

Thier de Caster

Archaeological Site

11.0 km

Viewpoint

14.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.85 km

4.67 km

1.62 km

977 m

117 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

3.10 km

3.07 km

2.03 km

1.59 km

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 19 August

22°C

15°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

September 30, 2023,🇳🇱Maastricht 👍

Maastricht👍🇳🇱
If you didn't know, you wouldn't believe that you were traveling in Holland 👍
A great and challenging tour 🇳🇱💪
You should be sure-footed and not afraid of heights, and every now and then the hiking trail is overgrown 👀Which isn't a bad thing. So, put on your long pants 👖 and let’s go 👍
You can stop off …

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July 19, 2025,Sint Pietersberg, Abenteuertour bei Maastricht

Interesting and varied adventure tour! 👍
Shortened tour from Mr. Pfade's "Adventure Tour Maastricht Part 1." Unfortunately, due to the two shortcuts, we missed the beautiful caves.

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May 9, 2025,🇧🇪&🇳🇱 Pfade an Wasser & Höhlen

It's impressive how many beautiful, varied paths there are here.

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July 31, 2022,🇳🇱 Rondje langs Fort Sint Pieter – VIVObarefoot wandelingen in Limburg

A really varied round of city, country and river with some unexpected climbs.

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May 10, 2024,Chateau Neercanne – Smokkelmolen rondtocht vanuit Jekerdal

A beautiful route that we started from the Eye of SintPieter, on top of the SintPietersBerg. It is a very varied route full of fun challenges and unexpected paths through forests and through the most beautiful nature. In warm weather, make sure you have a backpack with bottled water and perhaps something to eat for the road, because there is …

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May 18, 2023,Fort Sint Pieter – Chateau Neercanne Rondje vanuit Jekerdal

Nice walk, lots of variety and challenging at some points!

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June 8, 2023,Fort Sint Pieter – Chateau Neercanne Runde von Jekerdal

An ascent is secured with ropes, but still not for anxious and unsportsmanlike people.

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August 21, 2022,5 ⭐️ Sint Pietersberg & Jekerdal bei Maastricht Wanderung

The hiking group "Hiking in the Euregio" better "The Merciless" 🤪, meet in Maastricht at the parking lot "Oog van Sint Pieter". We are five intrepid hikers ready for any challenge.
The weather is pleasant, not too warm, fortunately. This tour was already done by our own last year, a few of us embarked on this adventure, not knowing what …

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Fort Sint Pieter – Jeker River at Molen Nekum loop from Bonnefantenmuseum

Fort Sint Pieter

Jeker River at Molen Nekum

Nekum Watermill

Watermill on the Jeker

View from Cannerberg of Fields and Vineyards

Château Neercanne

Watermill and waterfall on the Jeker River

Smokkelmolen Watermill

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