View of the Albert Canal – Fort Eben-Emael loop from Eben-Emael

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View of the Albert Canal – Fort Eben-Emael loop from Eben-Emael

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View of the Albert Canal – Fort Eben-Emael loop from Eben-Emael

01:49

6.60km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle protégé Montagne Saint-Pierre

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.00 km

Maastricht 1 Casemate, Fort Eben-Emael

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The fort's long-distance armament:
The cupola 120 as a rotating armored cupola with a total mass of 450 t and two 120 mm caliber cannons,
The two domes north and …

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1.43 km

Dome 120 (Fort Eben-Emael)

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Turret 120, with a non-retractable turret with 2 guns of 120 mm, 360 ° rotatable with 17.5 km firing range (similar to the destroyed gun turrets at Fort Loncin)

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1.67 km

Caestert Footbridge

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If you like suspension bridges, you have to go, it's worth it! You have a beautiful view over the canal and can combine it with a great hike, I was thrilled!

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2.28 km

Block 01 Viewpoint, Fort Eben-Emael

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Block 01 had the task of protecting the Lanaye lock and the railway line from Maastricht to Visé. For this task he had a 6 cm anti-tank gun, three sMGs, …

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3.87 km

These are very old flints, protected in the Natagora site. No fewer than 13 cave entrances follow one another along the path. They are not deep and run along the slope. Chalk was also mined there.
Source: mini-ardenne.be/poi.card.php?id=6036&language=fr

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4.07 km

View of the Albert Canal

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The Albert Canal, Flemish Albertkanaal, French Canal Albert, is an artificial waterway that connects the two Belgian cities of Liège and Antwerp. The construction of this canal was intended to …

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5.76 km

Fort Eben-Emael

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This gigantic 75-hectare, three-story complex is considered one of the largest and most impressive fortresses ever. The surprise attack on May 10, 1940 marked the beginning of the German offensive …

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6.20 km

Fort Eben-Emael

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Like the French buildings of the 16th century, it was built in the shape of a pentagon and is surrounded by an impressive protective structure against tank attacks.
Source: landofmemory.eu/de/sites-historiques/fort-eben-emael

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6.60 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.03 km

2.57 km

784 m

195 m

Surfaces

3.73 km

1.54 km

1.21 km

104 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Comments

August 8, 2022,Door een heuse grot lopen in Maastricht

One and a half miles long. A cave tunnel. Really dark so bring a light. Scary but super cool to walk through.

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March 4, 2025,🇧🇪 Fort d'Eben Emael / Kalksteinhöhlen (gelaufen)

One of the largest and strongest fortifications. The bridges over the Maas and the Albert Canal were to be protected. Impregnable, they thought... until May 10, 1940, when the Germans attacked with the first air commando attack in world history. They landed on the plain above the fortress by parachute and glider, used hollow-chamber explosive devices for the first time... …

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