Little ENCI Lake – Fort Sint Pieter loop from Jeker

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Netherlands

Limburg

Maastricht

Little ENCI Lake – Fort Sint Pieter loop from Jeker

Easy

4.8

(160)

1,355

hikers

Little ENCI Lake – Fort Sint Pieter loop from Jeker

01:55

7.03km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 0 m for 1.21 km

Open: • April-August: 8:00 AM-8:00 PM • September-March: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 1.31 km for 3.97 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 5.75 km for 1.12 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

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394 m

Onder d'n Olifant

Lake

1.21 km

ENCI Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful spot for a short coffee stop at Chalet Observant. With a view of the marl quarry.

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1.59 km

Little ENCI Lake

Highlight • Lake

Before entering the ENCI quarry (on the side of the chalet) through a gate you will come across the small ENCI Lake. Here you can find peace and quiet on …

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4.48 km

Kiekoet Viewpoint – Oehoe Valley

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De Kiekoet is the bird watching spot on the Sint-Pietersberg. With a bit of luck you can see eagle owls, which have been breeding in this valley since 1997. The eagle owl is the largest owl species in Europe.

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5.29 km

Maastricht Underground

Highlight • Cave

Maastricht Underground consists of the Sint Pieter Caves, the caves of the former NATO headquarters, Fort Sint Pieter, and the casemates.

Maastricht Underground offers various underground tours daily: exploremaastricht.nl/de/maastricht-underground

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5.47 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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5.54 km

Brasserie Monte Nova, Mount Saint Peter

Highlight • Restaurant

This board is located at a paid parking lot, a nice cozy drink and food bar Monte Nova, which is located right next to the fort.

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5.60 km

Chalet Bergrust

Highlight • Restaurant

Best pressure on beautiful days, but worth it to get something to eat or drink.

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6.85 km

Skywalk quarry

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The best view of the former quarry can be had from the Skywalk.

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7.03 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.17 km

1.94 km

627 m

282 m

Surfaces

3.27 km

1.95 km

780 m

591 m

264 m

166 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2022,Randonnée - Carrière

Parking: Chalet D'n Observant, Lage Kanaaldijk 117, 6212 NA Maastricht, The Netherlands

Tag: yellow rectangle

⚠️ Dog forbidden in the quarry.

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September 25, 2022,Wandeling groeve Sint-Pietersberg

Walk on and around the Sint-Pietersberg, with a view of Maastricht to start with.
The highlight is the platform, 40 meters above the quarry.
Until 2018, marl was mined in opencast mining, with cement as the end product. The ENCI installations still produce cement, now from imported clinker.
The quarry itself has since been transformed into a beautiful nature reserve. …

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August 27, 2025,Maastricht: St. Pietersberg

We walked this route counterclockwise. At 33 degrees Celsius in the sun, the stairs are a challenge. If you're feeling daunted, walk clockwise.

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July 31, 2022,Wandeling

Nice walk, we had walked the yellow route, which is 7.5 km..

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September 14, 2025,Sint-Pietersberg vanuit Maastricht

Finally, it's the Limburg region's turn again! Today we're hiking in an area we've often seen mentioned by other Komooters and that we really wanted to see again ourselves.
Everything is so beautiful here! 👌🏻🤩

We even got a taste of what it's like to finish the Pieterpad (we're definitely going to do that again, by the way)! 😀👍🏻

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