hiking
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Exploring the Dutch Mountain Trail: Bocholtz to Vaals
On our third and last day we decided to opt for a shorter section of 15k, starting in Bocholtz where we stopped the day before and walk to the drielandenpunt at Vaals, where The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet. After checking out of the hotel we drove to the drielandenpunt and parked our car. We…
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Exploring the Dutch Mountain Trail: Eygelshoven to Bocholtz
On our second on the Dutch Mountain Trail we decided to tackle the first section from Eygelshoven to Bocholtz. The end point was based on a convenient public transport connection back to Heerlen. We took the car from our hotel TerWorm at the outskirts of Heerlen to the station where we took a bus to…
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Exploring the Dutch Mountain Trail: Eijsden to Maastricht
Because we didn’t have enough to walk the whole Dutch Mountain Trail during our vacation, we decided to simply pick 3 sections that fitted our available time. On the first day, because we had to first travel from home by car to The Netherlands we picked the last 17,5k of the trail from Eijsden to…
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Exploring the Dutch Mountain Trail in Luxury
We recently walked part of the Dutch Mountain Trail in the South of The Netherlands. This is a 100k walk from Eygelshoven to Maastricht. Real hikers probably take a backpack and walk the trail in 4 or 5 days and then camp at various sites along the way. We opted for a luxury hike and…
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Dutch Mountain Trail Hike Preparations
As mentioned in another post we are planning to walk part of the Dutch Mountain Trail this year. So; not the complete 100km but a little over half of it during 3 days. And we will walk sections, returning to our hotel every day. Some of the preparation started with a hotel found in Heerlen…
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Preparations for Hiking the 100km Dutch Mountain Trail in Limburg
During the covid-19 pandemic we went for family walks much like everyone else. During that time I became aware of the existence of a hiking route in the south of The Netherlands called the Dutch Mountain Trail. It is approximately 100km long starting in Eygelshoven and ending in Maastricht. If you have ever been in…
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Exploring the Hotond: A Must-Visit Peak in East Flanders
When we were recently in Ronse for a hockey match at hockey club Hermes we had some time on our hands before the game started. We decided to cross the street and go for a walk towards the Hotond. With a height of 150 metres this is the highest point in the province of East…
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Compact and Versatile: The Leatherman Skeletool Rx in Action
A little while ago I was looking for a pocket knife for emergencies to cut material and break glass, like for example when you would to cut your safety belt and break the window of your car when trapped inside for some reason. I came across the Leatherman Skeletool Rx which was made for that…
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Exploring Lake Bled: A Scenic Walking Route
On our only full day in Lesce we want to go for a walk around the famous lake of Bled. We could go on foot from our apartment but the 5,5km doesn’t look very scenic which is why we prefer to take the car and park about a km away from the lake. Unfortunately there…
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