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Fort Sint Pieter – ENCI Quarry Viewpoint loop from Montagne Saint-Pierre

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Fort Sint Pieter – ENCI Quarry Viewpoint loop from Montagne Saint-Pierre

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Fort Sint Pieter – ENCI Quarry Viewpoint loop from Montagne Saint-Pierre

04:58

17.9km

310m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.36 km for 80 m

After 16.5 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.66 km

Caestert Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

Hoeve Caestert is a farm located on the Walloon part of the Sint-Pietersberg also called Plateau van Caestert, about 250 meters south of the border with Maastricht and almost immediately adjacent to the Flemish municipality of Riemst. The farm is located in the protected area of Thier de Caster. Hoeve Caestert was part of Castle Caestert, which burned down in 1972.
Hoeve Caestert is being renovated. The Walloon Region has earmarked 3.6 million euros for this.

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4.87 km

Sint Pietersberg & Jekerdal

Nature Reserve

7.30 km

Fort Sint Pieter

Highlight • Historical Site

Fort Sint Pieter has stood proudly atop the Sint-Pietersberg for more than 300 years. The main task of the fort was to protect the strategically located city of Maastricht.

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9.29 km

Lichtenberg Castle Ruin

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The former castle of Lichtenberg has a fairly long history and was even briefly the headquarters of the Duke of Alva at the start of the Eighty Years' War. In the eighteenth century the building fell into disrepair and today only the ruins of the keep remain. This was added in the nineteenth century to the Lichtenberg farm, which was built on the castle grounds in the eighteenth century. So it is actually not a castle farm. See also natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebied/sint-pietersberg/hoeve-lichtenberg-met-ruine

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9.70 km

Slavantebos

Forest

10.3 km

ENCI Quarry Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view from the plateau should not be missed. Access is a few meters away from the cycle path.

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11.8 km

Little ENCI Lake

Highlight • Lake

Before entering the ENCI quarry (on the side of the chalet) through a gate you will come across the small ENCI Lake. Here you can find peace and quiet on the side of the Lake. You will also encounter fishermen here on the lake.

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14.4 km

Viewpoint

14.8 km

Natural stone gate to the panoramic trail

Highlight • Monument

The area is bounded on the north by the border with the Netherlands, on the east at the foot of the slope behind the gardens or houses of Klein-Ternaaien, on the south by the locks of Ternaaien on the Albert Canal, on the south-west obliquely to the edge of the forest on the plateau, largely following the edge of the forest and in the west following the Rue de Caster/Luikerweg to the border with the Netherlands.

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15.2 km

Thier de Caster

Archaeological Site

16.9 km

Suspension Bridge Between the Forts

Highlight • Bridge

The suspension bridge connects the forts. One of the many entrances can also be seen.

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17.3 km

View of the Albert Canal and Vroenhoven Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

The most beautiful part of the Albert Canal is here...

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17.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

4.73 km

994 m

405 m

392 m

204 m

Surfaces

6.57 km

4.91 km

2.17 km

2.16 km

1.41 km

375 m

204 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

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Comments

May 22, 2022,Geocachen op en om de St. Pietersberg

Last part (approx. 5-6 km) not tracked.

Komoot was completely off track when my phone jumped to battery saver.

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April 8, 2025,Wat de St. Pietersberg en omgeving te bieden heeft.

1st note: after 6.61 km from Fort Sint Pieter, you better keep left and not follow the road through the forest, because of a steep descent there, this descent is not recommended!! As an alternative, after 5.75 km seen from Fort Sint Pieter, you can turn right and take Rue de Caster. Then you will be back on the original …

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July 11, 2025,Erlebnistour bei Maastricht

Near the Belgian border town of Kanne, south of the Dutch city of Maastricht, the Albert Canal cuts through a limestone mountain range, known locally as marl.

This area is ideal for an adventurous hike. There are numerous caves and grottos created by marl mining. Some can be entered without difficulty. The mountains (the steep walls along the canal are …

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July 1, 2026,Fort Eben-Emael via De Passerelle van Caestert (hangbrug) naar Fort Sint Pieter(berg) v.v. weer een Topper voor mij! 😁

my (borrowed) walk for today is to walk over the newly opened suspension bridge Passerelle van Caestert in Kanne and then the ENCI quarry and Fort Sint Pieter... I started at the parking lot of Fort Eben Emael (it is worth visiting the fort from the inside with a guide) from this parking lot you cross the suspension bridge 2x... …

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May 19, 2023,HIK ENCI steengroeve, Sint Pietersberg, langs Mergelgrotten

Walk over the Sint Pietersberg, straight through the ENCI quarry, along the ruins of Caestert and along the Ternaaien-below cave complex with a view of the lost valley, via the Devil's Cave and many beautiful viewpoints!

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June 6, 2024,Abenteuertour Maastricht (angepasste Mr. Pfade Tour) 👍🥾✅

Today I did a mega hike. It had been on my to-do list for a long time. Since I was in the province of Limburg for 3 days, I had to hike the route today. Found it on Mr. Pfade, adjusted it a bit and saved it. And actually: 90% of the route goes over narrow paths, meadows and sandstone …

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March 8, 2025,Maastricht #1 – Steinbruch Enci

Today we went to another concert, this time in Maastricht. We thought we could have a look around the city first. We set off without any further planning, and on the way we realized what time it was and when the concert was starting: "So we have to walk through the city for 6 hours?!?!?" We were both a bit …

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June 30, 2023,Randonnée pédestre Sint Petersberg-Gravière NCI...15 km

Start and finish at the cemetery car park, Prusstraat Kanne.

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Fort Sint Pieter – ENCI Quarry Viewpoint loop from Montagne Saint-Pierre

Caestert Farm

Fort Sint Pieter

Lichtenberg Castle Ruin

ENCI Quarry Viewpoint

Little ENCI Lake

Natural stone gate to the panoramic trail

Suspension Bridge Between the Forts

View of the Albert Canal and Vroenhoven Bridge

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