CYCLING ROUTE · LIMBURG
Cycling Route Parkstad Limburg and Lower Rhine Plain
Cycling through a gently rolling landscape of heathlands, drifting dunes, fens, forests, marshes, stream valleys, and deep quarries.
The Landscape
Parkstad Limburg is a region full of contrasts, where the mining past and urban expansion are increasingly giving way to a renewed and greener landscape. Around Heerlen, a vibrant mosaic of hills, stream valleys, and urban parks is emerging, with flower-rich edges, orchards, and ecological corridors that gradually blend the city into the surrounding countryside.
One of the highlights is Brunssummerheide, the largest continuous heathland area in South Limburg, with rolling paths winding past fens, drifting sands, and forest edges. Further east, the Lower Rhine Plain opens into a landscape of broad fields, gentle slopes, and stream valleys, where new nature areas are increasingly interwoven with agriculture and the border landscape.
What You'll Discover Along the Way
Forests and Heaths
Between Brunssum and Heerlen, sheltered forest edges lead into the open expanses of the heath, where drifting dunes, fens, sandy plains, and purple heathlands create a varied landscape.
Estates and Heritage
Green park landscapes, historic traces in the terrain, and newly created nature areas reveal how Parkstad Limburg has transformed places once dominated by industry and mining.
Rivers and Streams
Stream valleys run through the region with wet grasslands, reed beds, and small groves of poplar and willow, creating cool, green corridors between fields and forest edges.
Hills and Valleys
Gentle elevation changes, short climbs, and relaxed descents create a lively landscape with changing views across heathlands, forest edges, and the open areas toward the border region.
Virtual Cycling Through Parkstad Limburg and the Lower Rhine Plain
Experience Parkstad Limburg and the Lower Rhine Plain with their heathlands, forests, fens, sandy stretches, stream valleys, and gentle elevation changes. From the Brunssummerheide to the open countryside near the border, the route offers a varied virtual cycling experience through the landscapes of South Limburg.
Experience the route from home with virtual cycling.
Route Map and Cycling Junctions
Start and finish near cycling junction 76 on the Schaapskooiweg in Heerlen. Because this is a circular route, you can also start at another junction along the route.
Route Details
Along the way: several options for a coffee break or lunch.
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