It has been a long time, too long actually, that we did a serious walk again. Together with my colleague Eef, I went for a walk of 16.9 km which starts in Wahlwiller. The walk is nr. 77 of one of my favorite websites called
Wandelgids Zuidlimburg
Good to know:
Distance: 16.9 kms
Rate: easy (in the beginning only going upwards)
Map (incl. elevation information): Wahlwiller-Vijlen
GPS-track available for download: yes
As always photo's can be enlarged by clicking on them.
BUT...before we head off for this walk we go to the cafe/restaurant
Viva Lanterne for........our breakfast. This is also the startpoint of this walk by the way. You have to make a reservation upfront but then you will be rewarded with a splendid breakfast with strawberry smoothie, orange juice, all kinds of breads, jam, cheese, eggs, oh well too much to name it and certainly too much to eat it all.
After having consumed our breakfast we get our stuff together and take off from the parkinglot of this cafe/restaurant. The sun just popped out behind the clouds and it was rather warm......mmh...was it a good idea to do this particular walk with not much shade?.............. the scenery is however stunning.

In good spirit we just continue our walk and finally
end of up in the ‘Vijlenerbos’, a huge forest where there is at least some shade and even a slight breeze. Here is a picture of us together in the forest. You will encounter many benches for a stop. One will provide you with this lovely view towards the township Vijlen (and its church)

Further along the track you will see these ‘ zandsteenblokken’ (in English: blocks of sandstone), a geology monument (has to do with erosion already a long long long time ago). After a while we leave the forest behind us and see the small township of Holset in the valley in front of us.

This is a great place for a stop for having something to drink or eat (as it is also halfway this circular walk)
From this Inn you have a nice view on the H.H. Lambertus & Genoveva Church. This church is already mentioned in the year 1266.

From Holset it is another 9 kilometers back to Wahlwiller. The track is very easy going and straight forward with lovely views over the landscape.
Great walk, great food...................we must do it again.
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Elgar the Moose • 01:53 PM •
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