Pieterpad-Zuid » Venlo-Roermond

Pieterpad-Zuid

The longest stretch of the Southern part of this long-distance footpath: 31 kilometers The longest path in this set of walks: 31 kilometers - not counting the two diversions in the end, to cross two major roads that were still missing in our booklet - and in the Dutch topographical maps I use for tracking. About half of the route runs close to the German border, one half on the Dutch, the other on the German side

We took s short rest twice, and a longer one half way. In...	The route projected on GoogleEarth. The border follows...	But first, uphill just outside Venlo.	On top, on the righty side, a steep slope down to the...	On the left, a view over the old pit - now a recreational...
A pond on the bottom of the pit, aside to ...	... a lake that stretches into the distant shores, and...	A hollow road uphill to a former rail track, where clay...	One of the long straight paths of today, just outside...	In the direction to the border, this is the gate to a new...
At the border, the path turns right and follows the...	In front, on the left, about a meter from the path, one...	Now on the German side, the path follows the border on...	...until is became clear we were on the edge of a high...	Looking forward, the slopes became clear in the woods....
...but further on, it's clear it is not an easy slope to...	But the high position gives wide views into the Maas...	Gowing downhill, towards the border, but still on the...	Wild shrubs, a strangely formed tree - and a flowering...	The road leads on: Immer gerade aus.
...until the hillside - baking in bright sunlight - ...	...until once more, the wooded hills stand in the way....	Looking right, throug a young, open forest, the Dutch...	Next, we went upp to pass the slopes.. Here, the wood...	A marker for the description: an oak with seven stems.
Last rest was at the valley of the river Swalm, near...	and it may have changed the bedding - this is an old...	After Swalmen, we crossed the river - looking from the...	Looking upstream, showing the older, high banks on the...	Again. along the fields towards the next wooded patch
Sheep along the road, in the warm sun.	Close to the reserve named Haambroek, two ponies stood...	The wet lands of Haalbroek.	A shoolbuilding in Roermond. Officially, the path takes...	A statue of a pelican - near a hospital. Why here,...
One of the big churches - but in the outskirts of the city.	A view on the city center, with the bishop'd church...

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