Maasgouw Windmill Cycling Route

Starting location: Car park near RKVV Stevensweert
Sportlaan
6107 AV
Stevensweert
Hompesche Molen in Stevensweert along a quiet road between trees and fields
Cargo ship in Sluis Osen with industry and power lines in the background
Wooden horse sculpture in Stevensweert in front of a wall mural of a miller
Dead tree trunks in an open nature area along the Maasgouw Windmill Cycling Route
Marina in Wessem with jetties, boats and buildings by the water

Cycle route

The Maasgouw Windmill Cycling Route is a 47.5-kilometre cycling route past three windmills in the municipality of Maasgouw. Along the way, water, nature and culture keep alternating. You cycle through a surprisingly water-rich landscape, passing old villages, locks and places full of character. The route follows the cycling junction network, so you can start wherever it suits you.

Along windmills, villages and water

You can start the cycling route at Hompesche Molen in Stevensweert, but you can also join at any junction. From Stevensweert, you cycle via Ohé en Laak to Maasbracht, Wessem, Heel and Panheel. Along the way, you pass three windmills, each with its own place in the landscape. That gives the route not only rhythm, but also a sense of history.

Culture and nature along the way

During the ride, you pass the locks of Maasbracht, where you see the largest water level difference in the Netherlands. You also pass Hasselholt Castle and Boschmolenplas. Together with the other lakes along the route, this lake is part of the Maasplassen. This creates a setting of shores, open water and wide views that stays with you throughout the route.

Three windmills along the route

Along the way, you pass Hompesche Molen in Stevensweert, Leonardusmolen in Maasbracht and Sint Lindertmolen in Beegden. Anyone cycling the route can easily combine the ride with a visit to one of these windmills. As opening hours may vary, it is wise to check the latest information for each windmill before you set off. That way, you start well prepared and get more out of your route.

Properties
Route: 35-50 km.
Numbered junction network route
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Nearby

The distances mentioned below are the distances from the location above.

 
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