Bike path - At the bottom of the Cretaceous subtropical sea

Dizzyingly deep quarries, high hills and lots of hidden cultural history, you'll discover it on this Cretaceous cycle path around the Sint-Pietersberg and in the Belgian border town of Riemst.

The soil consists of limestone, once created from an ancient Cretaceous sea. This Maastricht lime proved to be less suitable as a building block, but proved its qualities all the more in the solid cement industry. Many beautiful and fascinating places have arisen in the limestone excavations, such as a reserve of eagle owls, the Night Watch air raid shelter and impressive tusks.

You can park and start at the Fort Sint Pieter car park (Luikerweg 71a, Maastricht).

Via this link you can buy a booklet with a more detailed description of the route.

If you have comments about the route, you can report them via routepunt@visitzuidlimburg.nl.

A complete map of the cycle junctions with all South Limburg junctions in this region is easy to order via www.visitzuidlimburg.nl/webshop.