Fort Eben-Emael adventure hike, Saint-Pierre Mountain and Caestert plateau

This route follows the same route as "Adventure walk Montagne Saint-Pierre, Fort Eben-Emael and the Caestert plateau" but starts from the Fort Eben-Emael car park.

This beautiful walk passes through the Montagne Saint-Pierre, passing the ruins of Caestert and the quarry of Ternaaien-Boven. We pass in front of the complex of locks of Klein-Ternaaien and Albert Kanaal. Along the way, we see several cave entrances.

We start at Fort Eben-Emael. Via the Albert Canal and the Kanne Bridge, we walk to the Caestert plateau. Here we walk along the ruins of Caestert and the quarry of Ternaaien-Boven. We descend through a historic front door.

Below, we walk along the Albert Canal towards the Klein-Ternaaien lock complex. We see up close how the ships here are gunned from bottom to top (or vice versa). A nice place to walk around, there is a lot to see. After leaving the lock complex, we enter a small nature reserve. After a few views and benches, we choose the path down. If it is too steep or in wet weather, you can also continue to follow the main path. We see a surprising nature reserve with many water birds. We also see in the trees that the beaver has sometimes worked hard here.

We continue walking towards the Ternaaien bridge. After crossing we turn left and a little later we climb a flight of stairs to an area with many cave entrances. There is also a lot to discover here. Various information panels provide text and explanations on this area. There is also a special place for children to learn more about this area in a fun way.

We leave this area through a gate and walk a short distance on a paved road. Before entering the next nature reserve, we can visit the entrance to the Ternaaien tunnel. This old tunnel connects the Albert Canal to Eben Emael and is more than 1.5 km long!

A little further away is a viewpoint over the Ternaaien locks and we enter the Eben-Emael area. We pass several bunkers, some of which are still equipped with the necessary artillery. Finally, we get off at the information center and the monument.

We are back in the parking lot.