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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

Highlight • Historical Site

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 large (about 20 hectares) that it must have had an important place in the Iron Age. Built in the period from 250 to 20 BC, the fortification might even be Atuatuca, the fortress in the Eburones area that Caesar mentioned in his 'De Bello Gallico' and where Roman troops once stayed. However, where Atuatuca was located remains a matter of debate. For a long time, people mainly thought of Tongeren, but in addition to the Oppidum of Caestert, people also thought of Warworm, Battice, Chaudfontaine and many more places. Be that as it may, this place here has historical importance. During excavations in 1973-1975 and 2008-2011, test trenches exposed the murus Gallicus of the original hilltop castle, as well as a northern extension consisting of a rampart with palisade. The location is also ideal because this is about the narrowest part of the Plateau of Caestert, where you could keep an eye on both the Maas valley and the Jeker valley from the height castle that was located here.

More on the information board and at nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppidum_Caestert

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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

Highlight • Historical Site

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 adjacent to the Flemish municipality of Riemst. The farm is located in the protected area of Thier de Caster. Hoeve Caestert was part of Castle Caestert, which burned down in 1972.
Hoeve Caestert is being renovated. The Walloon Region has earmarked 3.6 million euros for this.

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5.86 km

Boundary marker no. 51

Highlight • Monument

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

Highlight • Forest

5.99 km

Castle cave

Highlight • Cave

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 Groeve. There is also an open pit quarry that mined marl, the Lost Valley.

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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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Tuesday 25 August

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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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Caestert Farm – Castle cave loop from Kanne

Oppidum of Caestert

Caestert Footbridge

View of Fort Eben-Emael and the Albert Canal

Caestert Farm

Boundary marker no. 51

Forest trail at Thier de Caster

Castle cave

Border Marker 51 (Thier de Caster)

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