Fietsroute Pieterpad (deel 14)
Maastricht, Sittard, Geleen
Two friends, Toos and Bertje devised and walked the Pieterpad between 1978 and 1983. A long-distance walking route (500 km) from Pieterburen in northern Groningen to Sint-Pietersberg in southern Limburg in 26 stages that are easily accessible by public transport and where you can stay overnight. The scenery along the way is hugely varied, but equally beautiful everywhere. Where you can walk, you can also cycle, and we wouldn't be Fietsnetwerk if we didn't set out some great cycling tours for you inspired by the Pieterpad. We made 14 routes totalling almost 1,300 km along all the places on the Pieterpad. We did make circles of them so that you always return to your starting point. This is section 14 and leads from Geleen to Maastricht. The route starts at node 40 in Geleen, near the railway station. From here, you jump on your bike to reach the final destination of the Pieterpad: the Sint Pietersberg in Maastricht. The complete route is quite long, so we recommend splitting it in two and booking an overnight stay in Maastricht. That way you can enjoy the beautiful surroundings at your leisure and visit the sights at your leisure. A visit to Geleen is definitely worthwhile. On the outskirts of the city you will find the former building of the Maurits State Mine, once the largest mine in the Netherlands. By the way, did you know that the centre is famous even in the United States? At Geleen's Market Square, scenes were shot with world stars Clark Gable and Lana Turner for the 1954 Hollywood film 'Betrayed'. Cycle through several nature reserves all the way south. Along the way, you will pass through quaint villages and towns, each with their own attractions. Beautiful churches and castles loom up from the green hills. Cross the river Geul near Valkenburg and cycle under Maastricht. Here you cross the river Maas and then you will be at that coveted destination: the Sint Pietersberg! Atop the hill is a magnificent bastion, built in 1673. In the time of the French king Louis the 14th (also called the Sun King), this defensive work was built to keep enemies out of Maastricht. Indeed, the city was a highly sought-after garrison city because of its strategic location. Sint Pietersberg is also a beautiful nature reserve with fantastic views in many places. So don't forget your camera! Via the Sint Servaas bridge you cycle into the lively centre of Maastricht. Take a break here to relax, as you are now over halfway along the route. After a break (with or without an overnight stay) you can continue along the Juliana Canal, a side canal of the Meuse. Stein has been the starting point of the Ronde van Limburg several times. Stein gets its name from the fact that it had a stone castle. The castle's ruins can still be seen. And so, as you wind your way back to Geleen, you can say you have been to Sint Pietersberg!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Rosmolenstraat 42, 6131 HZ Sittard | 87.3 KM | |
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From
99
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111
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1436 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Engelenkampstraat | 318 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 187 M | ||
| Continue onto Wilhelminastraat | 265 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Wilhelminastraat | 36 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Wilhelminastraat | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brugstraat | 249 M | ||
| Keep right onto Brugstraat | 57 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bergerweg | 4 M | ||
| Continue straight | 252 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bergerweg | 11 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Bergerweg | 10 M | ||
| You are now at section 111 | 0 M | ||
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From
111
to
110
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3233 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head south on Europaboulevard | 30 M | ||
| Continue straight | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Europaboulevard | 310 M | ||
| Turn right onto Helsinkistraat | 67 M | ||
| Turn left onto Parijsboulevard | 493 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lissabonlaan | 194 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oslostraat | 207 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Zürichstraat | 298 M | ||
| Turn right onto Madridstraat | 98 M | ||
| Turn left onto Eggerweg | 85 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veeweg | 492 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto De Landgraaf | 199 M | ||
| Turn right | 157 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Veeweg | 580 M | ||
| You are now at section 110 | 0 M | ||
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From
110
to
29
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2164 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head west on Veeweg | 295 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left | 31 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veldweg | 641 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
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From
29
to
82
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2411 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Bergerweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Bergerweg | 69 M | ||
| Continue straight | 32 M | ||
| Continue onto Bergerweg | 980 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
83
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484 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head west on Bergerweg | 354 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Beatrixplein | 130 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
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27
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177 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head north on Berger Maasstraat | 177 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
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50
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347 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Berger Maasstraat | 101 M | ||
| Take the ferry Berg - Meeswijk | 91 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Palmenhof (N742) | 54 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Palmenhof | 101 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
to
56
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8605 M | 8.6 KM | |
| Head south on Palmenhof | 393 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Palmenhof | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Genootstraat | 598 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dreef | 773 M | ||
| Turn right onto Genieskensstraat | 93 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint-Pietersstraat | 270 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Vinckenlaan | 519 M | ||
| Turn right onto Steenakkerstraat | 618 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Mazenhoven | 360 M | ||
| Keep right onto Winterdijk Maasmechelen | 1.7 KM | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 634 M | ||
| Turn left onto Winterdijk Maasmechelen | 653 M | ||
| Keep left onto Winterdijk Maasmechelen | 502 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
57
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1049 M | 1 KM | |
| Head south | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
58
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4647 M | 4.6 KM | |
| Head south on Monnikhof | 3.7 KM | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 522 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Monnikhof | 415 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kupweg | 20 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
to
559
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2009 M | 2 KM | |
| Head west on Kupweg | 194 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kanaal | 172 M | ||
| Turn right | 14 M | ||
| Turn right | 158 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kanaal | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 559 | 0 M | ||
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From
559
to
10
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3771 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northwest | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 43 M | ||
| Turn left onto Geulerweg | 161 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkhofstraat | 2.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Maasdijk | 74 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Maasdijk | 983 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
11
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4714 M | 4.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Brugstraat | 317 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Heirbaan | 199 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oude Heirbaan | 9 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brusselseweg | 77 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kantoorweg | 161 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zouwweg | 118 M | ||
| Turn right | 131 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Van Akenweg; van Akenweg | 57 M | ||
| Turn left | 802 M | ||
| Continue straight | 942 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 498 M | ||
| Turn right | 92 M | ||
| Continue straight | 58 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tweekronenlegerweg | 6 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
557
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3209 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head south on Neanderthalerweg | 597 M | ||
| Turn right | 2.1 KM | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 291 M | ||
| Turn right onto Neanderthalerweg | 169 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 14 M | ||
| You are now at section 557 | 0 M | ||
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From
557
to
401
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3151 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southeast | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 6 M | ||
| Turn right | 153 M | ||
| Continue onto Muizenberg | 2.4 KM | ||
| Continue onto Muizenberg | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kapelstraat | 187 M | ||
| Turn right onto Cannerweg | 128 M | ||
| Continue onto Statiestraat (N619) | 278 M | ||
| You are now at section 401 | 0 M | ||
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From
401
to
11
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2781 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head south on Statiestraat (N619) | 244 M | ||
| Turn right onto Steenstraat (N619b) | 95 M | ||
| Turn right | 34 M | ||
| Turn left onto Trekweg Neercanne | 185 M | ||
| Keep left onto Trekweg Caestert | 675 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 933 M | ||
| Continue onto Quai du Halage | 493 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Quai du Halage | 41 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Quai du Halage | 56 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Quai du Halage | 25 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
12
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6719 M | 6.7 KM | |
| Head north on Rue Collinet | 634 M | ||
| Turn right | 55 M | ||
| Turn left onto Quai du Halage | 952 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 56 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 61 M | ||
| Turn left | 158 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rue Collinet | 263 M | ||
| Continue onto Lage Kanaaldijk | 444 M | ||
| Continue straight | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 977 M | ||
| Continue onto Lage Kanaaldijk | 80 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Slavante | 164 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Slavante | 80 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ursulinenweg | 319 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zonnebergweg | 619 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Luikerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Oog van Sint Pieter | 102 M | ||
| Turn left onto Luikerweg | 262 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Jekerweg | 404 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
3
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457 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Jekerweg | 168 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prins Bisschopsingel | 38 M | ||
| Turn right | 99 M | ||
| Turn left | 11 M | ||
| Continue onto Aldenhofpark | 141 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
to
1
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1227 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Tongersestraat | 210 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kakeberg | 134 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ezelmarkt | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tongersestraat | 198 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kapoenstraat | 43 M | ||
| Turn left onto Witmakersstraat | 106 M | ||
| Continue onto Cortenstraat | 95 M | ||
| Turn right onto Onze Lieve Vrouweplein | 138 M | ||
| Turn left onto Het Bat | 263 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
2
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904 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Maastrichter Brugstraat | 221 M | ||
| Turn right onto Cörversplein | 435 M | ||
| Continue onto Maaspuntweg | 54 M | ||
| Turn left | 115 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sonnevillelunet | 79 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
79
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551 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head south | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 29 M | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sphinxlunet | 385 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heerderweg | 118 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
to
6
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2258 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head east on Scharnerweg | 183 M | ||
| Continue straight | 116 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Scharnerweg | 64 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Scharnerweg | 488 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Scharnerweg | 26 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Scharnerweg | 97 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wethouder van Caldenborghlaan | 17 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Wethouder van Caldenborghlaan | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
65
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2609 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Bemelerweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Sint Laurentiusstraat | 599 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sint Antoniusbank | 174 M | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
to
67
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1973 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Rootherweg | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Op de Kuiper | 620 M | ||
| Turn left onto 't Schoor | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
68
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1438 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Keerderstraat | 133 M | ||
| Turn right onto Gasthuis | 1.3 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 10 M | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
60
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3275 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Bemelerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Bemelerweg | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 15 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 12 M | ||
| Turn right onto Daalhemerweg | 1.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight right towards Heerlen | 114 M | ||
| Turn left onto Plenkertstraat | 77 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
40
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766 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Plenkertstraat | 386 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aan de Polfermolen | 148 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prinses Beatrixsingel | 232 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
35
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3042 M | 3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Statenlaan | 179 M | ||
| Turn right onto Statenlaan | 11 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koningswinkelstraat | 220 M | ||
| Turn left onto Broekhem | 109 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bosstraat | 178 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aan de Krombunder | 311 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg | 513 M | ||
| Make a sharp left onto Kloosterweg | 278 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Kloosterweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
62
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1405 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Ravensbos | 1.2 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 7 M | ||
| Turn left | 159 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
63
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1400 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head north | 409 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Turn left | 677 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hagensweg | 292 M | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
98
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2642 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head north | 19 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Oranjeplein | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Op de Bies | 152 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rozemarijnstraat | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
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From
98
to
13
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1598 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Maastrichterweg | 500 M | ||
| Turn left onto Beekerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
12
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2214 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head north on Dorpstraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Bongerd | 485 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
37
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355 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hoeve | 355 M | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
to
38
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3031 M | 3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Zandstraat | 520 M | ||
| Keep right onto Zandstraat | 286 M | ||
| Continue straight | 842 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spaubeeklaan | 26 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Spaubeeklaan | 612 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Munstergeleen | 18 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout towards Munstergeleen | 727 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
to
40
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864 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Beatrixlaan | 621 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oranjelaan | 184 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 42 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
99
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4392 M | 4.4 KM | |
| Head northeast | 736 M | ||
| Turn right onto Geleenbeeklaan | 17 M | ||
| Turn right onto Exelsboom | 142 M | ||
| Turn right onto Het Klein Wegsken | 141 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Lintjesweg | 224 M | ||
| Continue straight | 14 M | ||
| Continue onto Lintjesweg | 261 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Geleenderveldweg | 13 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Geleenderveldweg | 264 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 51 M | ||
| Turn right onto Middenweg | 436 M | ||
| Turn left | 610 M | ||
| Turn left | 110 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 506 M | ||
| Turn left | 206 M | ||
| Turn right onto Agricolastraat | 179 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Schuttestraat | 62 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Schuttestraat | 420 M | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M |