The Vaalserberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Netherlands

Limburg

Vaals

The Vaalserberg

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The Vaalserberg

03:13

11.6km

200m

Hiking

Do you regularly check in? Then you are certainly trained to conquer the highest peak in the Netherlands, which is 322.4 meters high. During this circular walk of 11.5 kilometers you climb to the roof of the Netherlands: the Vaalserberg in Limburg. You make no less than 240 meters in…

Last updated: June 9, 2024

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271 m

Bloemendal Castle

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The first stone of Bloemendal Castle was laid in 1791 by order of Arnold von Clermont. Von Clermont was purveyor to the Russian Tsar and had the great dream of …

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730 m

House Verves

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This building is part of the historic city walk of Vaals.

Around 1600, a hall behind the south wing served as a church for Mennonites and for Anabaptists expelled from …

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1.98 km

View of Two Countries

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From here you have a unique view: you look out on two countries at the same time. Enjoy a wide view of both the Netherlands and Germany.

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2.16 km

Hiking boots on a tree

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From a distance it (silhouette) still looked like an animal, but when we got closer it turned out to be walking shoes… stuck on a tree.

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2.86 km

Listening Island

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This is a great place for young and old to stop during the walk. At Listening Evening you listen to all the sounds of nature. What secrets does the forest tell you today?

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3.24 km

On the Trail of the Forest Dwellers

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Which animal are you tracking today? Here you test your knowledge about the traces left behind by various forest inhabitants. Follow in the footsteps of the most beautiful beasts!

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3.92 km

Beeck Tower

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The Beeck tower is located on the ascent to the border triangle. The handsome building from the 15th century has a long history, as it was one of the eight watchtowers of the former Aachen Empire.

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5.20 km

Melaten Meadow

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This notable deviation point in the border is the Melatenwiese. In the Middle Ages, after the Crusades, people returned with a terrible disease: leprosy. The lepers had to stay outside …

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6.04 km

Vaalserberg Three-Country Point

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With a height of no less than 322.4 meters above NAP, the Vaalserberg is the highest mountain in the Netherlands (with the exception of the mountains in the Caribbean). So …

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7.80 km

Wolfhaag Pass Border Crossing

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The border at Wolfhaag is the only border crossing in the Netherlands that is located on a kind of pass. This makes it the only real pass in the Netherlands. The pass of the Wolfhaag.

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10.4 km

Hedge Path Through the Vaals Orchards

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Interestingly designed connection between the subsequent sections of the hiking trail. With oncoming traffic it gets quite tight 😅

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.53 km

3.06 km

2.41 km

1.18 km

937 m

464 m

Surfaces

3.77 km

2.62 km

2.35 km

1.55 km

1.12 km

111 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

7°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Comments

May 27, 2025,Der Vaalserberg Dreiländertour 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇩🇪

Three-country tour with the highest point in the Netherlands in very windy conditions and a small test of courage on the Balduin Tower with grating steps (approx. 50m) - always a view to the ground 😨

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April 26, 2025,Runde zum Vaalser Berg (höchster Berg der Niederlande) im Dreiländereck 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇩🇪

Before rail traffic around Cologne descends into chaos next week due to extensive construction work on the rail network, I had another long journey today and drove to the Dutch border region of Vaals, where I set out on an alpine challenge, not only circumnavigating but also climbing the highest mountain in the Netherlands, the Vaalser Berg, at 323 m. …

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August 4, 2026,🇩🇪,🇳🇱,🇧🇪-Der Vaalserberg mit seiner 4 Grenzenroute

And once again the Komoot clockwork got stuck....🤔 We had already been out for a good 4 hours and had, at best, a speed of 3 km/h...🤗😎🏆

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August 3, 2026,De Vaalserberg

Very hot day but we managed it. Here and there it was quite a struggle. The hike went via the three-country point and the highest point in the Netherlands.

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October 22, 2024,Der Vaalserberg

Great tour in the border triangle... a bit muddy because of a lot of rain in the past few days

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March 26, 2024,De Vaalserberg — klimmen naar het dak van Nederland Teil 1

Very nice tour, but I would do it again in May/June. Now at the end of March, the field passages were very muddy and difficult. Later in the year there will definitely be more cows and horses outside.
Otherwise a great tour

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May 23, 2023,Wiesen, Pfade und Wald - Vaals 10km

It's still pretty gray when we start walking. In addition to the Randweg, the footpath leads in the direction of apple plantations and then up to the Jewish cemetery. Opposite it goes to the (cow free 😉) meadows. We go down to the stream where Louis cools off a bit. Then it goes over narrow paths to the border to …

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July 24, 2023

Do you regularly check in? Then you are certainly trained to conquer the highest peak in the Netherlands, which is 322.4 meters high. During this circular walk of 11.5 kilometers you climb to the roof of the Netherlands: the Vaalserberg in Limburg. You make no less than 240 meters in altitude, but you

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