Cricket Mountain

Krekelberg is a hill southeast of Schinnen in the municipality of Beekdaelen. To the northeast of the hill is the neighbourhood of Krekelberg and to the south is the hamlet of Thull. At the southwestern foot of the hill lies the Mulderplas and the Geleenbeek flows. The hill has three peaks, the eastern one being the highest at over 102 meters.
Part of the Krekelberg is wooded. On the western hilltop, in the forest, there is a Lady Chapel with Mary Park. Over the two eastern peaks there is an avenue of trees through the forest. Between the western summit and the two eastern peaks there is a meadow.
The Krekelberg slope has been included several times in the Amstel Gold Race cycling classic. The climb goes up in two parts, each with a maximum gradient of 7%, between two parts there is 200 meters of almost flat road section.

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