Between Marl and Meuse

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At Entrance Gate Pietersheim you start between the castle, moated castle and green lanes: the perfect start to this tour. Soon you cycle along three striking watercourses - the Albert Canal, the Zuid-Willemsvaart and the Maas - which completely shape this landscape. In Riemst, you glide past impressive marl walls that tower high above the deeply carved Albert Canal.
In Kanne you notice the marl quarries and glittering Chateau Neercanne, built with the stones from the same subsoil. Later on the route, the Meuse surprises with wide floodplains, Meuse villages and restful vistas. River Park Maasvallei unfolds here with gravel ponds, herb-rich banks and grazing herds of wild horses or cattle. In Oud-Rekem, cycle back in time among the castle, churches and the historic museum pharmacy. Viewpoints, picnic benches and terraces provide moments of pure tranquility along the way and bring you back to the pace of slowly rippling Meuse.

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