Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Aachen · Updated on 5 November 2026
Dutch Mountain Trail walk
Dutch Mountain Trail is a walk of 77 km from Aachen. Along the way: 240 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 77 km
- ± 17:05 h
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way: 240 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
Mariamonument
Monument
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: Marianne Cornelissen-Kuyt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsKasteel Erenstein
Castle
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Photo: Deepspear · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Frans Berkelaar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Ziko van Dijk · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
- Story
Huis De Torentjes
Castle
Elevation and terrain
Way types
77 km in total- Path: 29.7 km
- Track: 28.6 km
- Road: 5.3 km
- Footpath: 4.1 km
- Street: 3.9 km
- Cycleway: 3.4 km
- Stairs: 20 stairs
- Busy road: 350 m
- Unknown: 125 m
Surfaces
77 km in total- Unpaved: 22.6 km
- Gravel: 14.3 km
- Asphalt: 9.8 km
- Natural: 6.6 km
- Paved: 4 km
- Unknown: 19.1 km
About the walking route Dutch Mountain Trail
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Dutch Mountain Trail is a walking route of 77 km that starts in Aachen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Eygelshoven and finish in Maastricht.
How hard is the route?
There are 20 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 17:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (29.7 km), track (28.6 km) and road (5.3 km). Of the surface, 22.6 km unpaved and 14.3 km gravel. For 19.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 240 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Weißer WegEasy · From A to B2.5 km
- Gravenrode route 5 (rood)Easy · Circular walk7.1 km
- Gravenrode route 6 (blauw)Easy · Circular walk4.7 km
- Simpelveld Si1Easy · Circular walk6.8 km
- Gravenrode route 1 (rood)Easy · Circular walk7.3 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Nordrhein-WestfalenHard · From A to B26 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Aachen CathedralAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 2
BonnefantenmuseumMuseum · 203 m from the route - 3
Hoensbroek CastleCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 4
Kasteel VaalsbroekCastle · 953 m from the route - 5
Eijsden CastleCastle · 111 m from the route - 6
Natuurhistorisch Museum MaastrichtMuseum · 533 m from the route - 7
Château NeercanneCastle · 911 m from the route - 8
Kasteel BorgharenCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 9
Kasteel CortenbachCastle · 6 km from the route - 10
Kasteel ValkenburgAttraction · 6.7 km from the route - 11
Kasteel WijnandsradeCastle · 8.4 km from the route - 12
Kasteel AmstenradeCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 13
Kasteel StrijthagenCastle · 160 m from the route - 14
Kasteel WittemCastle · 378 m from the route - 15
Treasury of the Basilica of Saint ServatiusMuseum · 701 m from the route - 16
Kasteel NeubourgCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 17
Kasteel LemiersCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 18
Kluis op de SchaelsbergAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 19
Kasteel TerwormCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 20
Museum aan het VrijthofMuseum · 523 m from the route - 21
Huis BloemendalCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 22
Den Halder CastleCastle · 6.9 km from the route - 23
Fort d'Eben EmaelAttraction · 691 m from the route - 24
Fort Sint PieterAttraction · 744 m from the route - 25
Van Oys Maastricht RetreatCastle · 1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Dutch Mountain Trail?
Dutch Mountain Trail is 77 km long. Allow ± 17:05 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Eygelshoven to Maastricht.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Aachen.
How hard is this route?
Hard.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Highest point of the Netherlands, Observation tower and Mariamonument.
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