Although the Dutch province of Limburg has no real mountains, it does have plenty of hills! This area is known as Het Heuvelland, which means “the hilly country”. With its rolling landscapes, winding roads and beautiful views, it is a great area to explore by motorcycle.
Valkenburg is a popular tourist destination with plenty of restaurants, cafés and other facilities. It is an excellent base for exploring the hills and discovering the best of the Dutch Mountains.
When you add one or more rides from this Dutch Mountains tour to your account, you gain access to the rides and our exclusive travel information about Valkenburg. This includes GPX and ITN files for the rides, e-books with detailed route information and tips for exploring Valkenburg, a list of recommended accommodation with suitable parking for your motorcycle, and direct links to our video guides.
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Prefer to explore the tour before downloading the files? You can find detailed route descriptions, information about the highlights and tips for your trip in our Dutch Mountains TOURBLOG.
You can also download the GPX and ITN files and the full e-books for the rides in this tour through our roadtrip planner. Prefer not to add them to your account? No problem! Just send us an email at info@quazyrides.com, tell us which rides you'd like, and we'll send you the files in a ZIP folder.
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With ride 1 of the Dutch Mountains we will take you for 130 km / 80 miles of mainly winding roads through the hills of the province of Limburg. And the first stop is in the capital of the province, with a nice walk so you can taste the atmosphere of this lovely medieval city. And then, we are going to take you across the border into Belgium to a place that used to be called the valley of the devil, but since the 1200 now is described as the valley of god. You can do some proper sightseeing or just have a small walk around or drink or bite to eat at the restaurant just opposite of the road. And our ride 1 ends at one of our recommended accommodations just outside of Valkenburg for a nice refreshing drink on its beautiful terrace.
| Distance: | 140 km (85 miles) |
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Luckily there are still enough nice backroads left for a second ride in the Dutch Mountains tour. Ride 2 is 140 km / 85 miles long and with this ride you will get to the highest point of the Netherlands and to the border of Belgium ánd Germany. With a kiosk for coffee or tea a perfect first Quazy Rides stop. After some more hills and curves you most probably will have an appetite, so we are bringing you to one of our favourite lunch stops in this area. And if you like strawberries, you are in for a treat! Going back to Valkenburg we have found some last hills that we wanted to take you on and we are ending this lovely ride 2 with a matching view at another of our recommended accommodations.
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NO RIDE - ONLY STOPOVER IN VALKENBURG Planning your own motorcycle roadtrip with Quazy Rides? To make it easier to combine tours and central points, we also offer a special STOPOVER option. This isn't a ride but simply a convenient way to include a connection between the central places of two tours. Even if you don't want to add a ride of the tour in that central point. When you choose the STOPOVER option, you're just adding a break at the central point—no extra ride required. You will get all the information of the central point and - if available - will be asked If you want to add the connection ride to your roadtrip! Perfect for those who want to go roadtripping by linking QUAZY RIDES tours and central places. Look for the STOPOVER icon when creating your roadtrip and keep rolling with ease!
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Lovely Loire ridesYou can choose to do 1, 2 or (if available) 3 rides of a tour. You can add all rides to your account for FREE.
GPX/ITN files (a route, total track and tracks per part for GARMIN, TomTOM and BoomBox) of all the rides and connecting routes.
Informative videos of the central points and highlighted accommodation of our tours and of the rides.
E-books of the tours, including recommended accommodation, and the rides.
Several checklists to prepare your motorcycle holiday.
Different “How to” videos to help you on your way.