Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Pelt · GR 561 Kempen - Maas Trail · Updated on 5 November 2026
GR 561 Kempen - Maaspad walk
GR 561 Kempen - Maaspad is a walk of 60.6 km from Pelt. Along the way you'll find 89 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
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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.
- 60.6 km
- ± 13:30 h
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
- Colour of the signs
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 89 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Fort Sint Pieter
Attraction
Museumkelder Derlon
Museum
Viewpoint
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
Way types
60.6 km in total- Track: 29 km
- Path: 15.9 km
- Road: 6.2 km
- Footpath: 3 km
- Cycleway: 3 km
- Street: 2.9 km
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
60.6 km in total- Natural: 31.7 km
- Asphalt: 9.6 km
- Unpaved: 9.2 km
- Paved: 4 km
- Gravel: 3 km
- Unknown: 3 km
About the walking route GR 561 Kempen - Maaspad
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
GR 561 Kempen - Maaspad is a walking route of 60.6 km that starts in Pelt. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (29 km), path (15.9 km) and road (6.2 km). Of the surface, 31.7 km natural and 9.6 km asphalt. For 3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 89 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
BonnefantenmuseumMuseum · 713 m from the route - 2
Van AbbemuseumMuseum · 9.6 km from the route - 3
Natuurhistorisch Museum MaastrichtMuseum · 272 m from the route - 4
Kasteel BorgharenCastle · 431 m from the route - 5
Château NeercanneCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 6
Eijsden CastleCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 7
Kasteel HeezeCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 8
Kasteel ElslooCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 9
Kasteel ValkenburgAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 10
Treasury of the Basilica of Saint ServatiusMuseum · 494 m from the route - 11
Kasteel NijenborghCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 12
Museum aan het VrijthofMuseum · 318 m from the route - 13
Wire of DeathMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 14
Den Halder CastleCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 15
Fort d'Eben EmaelAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 16
Van Oys Maastricht RetreatCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 17
Romeinse KatakombenMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 18
GemeentegrotAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 19
DAF MuseumMuseum · 9.9 km from the route - 20
Kasteelruïne & FluweelengrotAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 21
PreHistorisch DorpMuseum · 8.4 km from the route - 22
La Grande SuisseCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 23
SibberhuuskeCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 24
Museum ValkenburgMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 25
Museum WMuseum · 7.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is GR 561 Kempen - Maaspad?
GR 561 Kempen - Maaspad is 60.6 km long. Allow ± 13:30 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Pelt.
How hard is this route?
Hard.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Fort Sint Pieter, Museumkelder Derlon and Kiekoet Oehoe-vallei.
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