Bemelerberg Cave – Strooberg Quarry loop from Savelsbos
Bemelerberg Cave – Strooberg Quarry loop from Savelsbos
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Bemelerberg Cave – Strooberg Quarry loop from Savelsbos
06:01
22.6km
250m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: September 25, 2026
Tips
Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 3.35 km for 315 m
Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
3.47 km
Landgoed Heerdeberg
Forest
4.34 km
Savelsbos
Nature Reserve
5.58 km
Savelsbos: Forest and Prehistoric Flint Mines
Highlight • Forest
A bit more official: "The Savelsbos is a narrow, rugged hillside forest, one of the most beautiful forests in South Limburg. Beneath the forest meander the corridors of (really) old quarries. The minerals were gravel, marl and flint. There are several prehistoric flint mines in the Savelbos. If you visit the Savelbos, you are entering badger territory. The largest badger population in the Netherlands lives here. You will definitely come across castles there. If you go in May, there is a strong smell of garlic in the forest and you will be enchanted by the white flowers of the wild garlic." Source and info: visitzuidlimburg.nl/te-doen-in-zuid-limburg/attracties-bezienswaardigheden/detail/savelsbos/65177
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6.68 km
Beautiful climb with a view over the valley of Gronsveld
Highlight • Climb
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9.92 km
Wolfskop Quarry
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Wolfskop is a geological monument, this is due to the presence of a particularly thick layer of flint and two types of marl, namely the white Gulpens crayon and the yellow Maastricht chalk. These are clearly visible from the Wolfskopweg. Marl and flint are visible because there used to be a quarry here. This quarry was probably used before 1860. There is a bench where you can view the area.
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12.0 km
Julianagroeve Quarry
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Juliana quarry is the largest, the small quarry in the adjacent Koeberg is located in a valuable heathland grassland. Geologically, both quarries are also very interesting. The slope forest is in full development and especially in the spring with its forest flora and numerous singing forest birds it is a pleasure to take a walk there. This can be done on the walking path, partly coinciding with the unpaved country road at the bottom of the slope.
Source: limburgs-landschap.nl/natuurgebied/julianagroeve-en-schiepersberg
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16.9 km
Mettenberggroeve Caves
Highlight • Cave
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19.4 km
Winkelberggroeve
Highlight • Cave
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19.4 km
Bemelerberg Cave
Highlight • Cave
In the Middle Ages, not everyone was allowed to plant hedges. That is why small farmers made fences by means of a construction of posts, stuck planks in wickerwork of twigs. They called that a tuyn tuen or tuun The word tuin comes from it. Such a dead hedge, took up little space and could be easily moved. The disadvantage was that a lot of wood was needed, also for annual repairs
Old craft
Tuynen (gardens, tuunen, tunen) is an almost lost craft. Fortunately, a few elderly hedge weavers were able to pass on their knowledge to the members of the Vogelwerkgroep Bemelen. Thanks to this expertise, old tools such as klamatsch and picker could also be remade. If you look closely, you will see vertical sticks of (pruning) wood on both sides of the existing hedge. These are connected horizontally with 'binders' (long thicker sticks). All of this is pulled together. Together with the existing hedge, this becomes a barrier that no sheep or chicken can get through. Braided hedges, hedgerows and wooded banks are very important for the quality of the landscape and nature. The Tuynheggen are therefore real cultural heritage.
Birds such as willow warbler, yellowhammer and wren use the hedge to shelter and build nests in.
Native plants, including bittersweet, also grow there.
The classic Tuynheg here was created in 2002. The maintenance, gardens or tuunge is on the programme of the Bemelen Bird Working Group every spring. In this way, the knowledge of the craft is preserved.
More information or help?
Bemelen Bird Working Group E-mail: ha.brouwer36@ziggo.nl
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19.8 km
Strooberg Quarry
Highlight • Cave
The green, sloping Bemelerberg has a marl wall on one side like on a postcard. Here the yellow limestone rises high into the air and forms a protected habitat for birds of prey who like to nest there. On top of the mountain is one of the most popular benches in all of South Limburg.
Around the hill are barren chalk grasslands that look anything but barren. 'Poor' soil is exactly what wild orchids like, for example. Rare species are given space here by the grazing of the Mergellandschaap, one of the few sheep that can defy the steep slopes.
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22.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
12.7 km
6.40 km
2.36 km
1.04 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.79 km
5.39 km
4.90 km
1.91 km
1.40 km
1.19 km
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in Maastricht .
walking past the Mission House with a beautiful view of the Maas Valley via the Way of the Cross we go past the Sculpture Forest in the direction of the Savelbos. It is a narrow and rugged slope forest, under the forest the corridors of old quarries of gravel, marl and flint …
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Nice, entertaining tour, all we needed was a flatbread to finish off 😁
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