Caestert Farm – Castle cave loop from Kanne

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Caestert Farm – Castle cave loop from Kanne

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Caestert Farm – Castle cave loop from Kanne

02:32

9.05km

170m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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 3.42 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

882 m

Viewpoint

1.28 km

Noorderbos

Forest

1.86 km

Oppidum of Caestert

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Plateaus and hills often hide a past. So is this place on the plateau of Caestert where remains of an oppidum, a large Celtic fortification, were found. It was so …

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3.42 km

Caestert Footbridge

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Footbridge over the Albert Canal

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3.75 km

View of Fort Eben-Emael and the Albert Canal

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Beautiful view of the canal...

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4.92 km

Thier de Caster

Archaeological Site

5.38 km

Caestert Farm

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Hoeve Caestert is a farm located on the Walloon part of the Sint-Pietersberg also called Plateau van Caestert, about 250 meters south of the border with Maastricht and almost immediately …

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5.86 km

Boundary marker no. 51

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This pole is actually on a hiking trail. You can easily get there with the gravel bike!

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5.97 km

Forest trail at Thier de Caster

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5.99 km

Several marl quarries have been dug underground over the centuries, including the Caestert Quarry, the Caestert Burial Cellar, the Castle Quarry, the Ternaaien-Boven Groeve, the Ternaaien-Midden Groeve and the Ternaaien-Beneden …

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6.00 km

Border Marker 51 (Thier de Caster)

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Border B/NL at Groeve Feij

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9.05 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.09 km

3.50 km

956 m

459 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.00 km

1.86 km

1.72 km

723 m

692 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

9°C

33 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

September 22, 2023,7 Summits d’n Observant-route

Summit d'n observant.. Well, with this one the body really has to work... you can definitely call it spicy, beautiful too!!. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a sweaty body, haha
Beautiful views over the Maas, this route has everything except catering. So bring a nice backpack

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