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Dutch Mountain Trail stage 2: Vaals to Gulpen (22.7 km, 466 m ascent) | Trailhuts

Trails/South Limburg/Dutch Mountain Trail/Stage 2

Stage 2 of 4

Dutch Mountain Trail stage 2: Vaals to Gulpen

Country: Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 6h 51m
Ascent: 466 m
Descent

Stage 2 of the Dutch Mountain Trail (4 stages in total) runs from Vaals to Gulpen. It covers 22.7 km with 466 m of ascent and 592 m of descent, around 6 h 51 min of walking. There are 76 places to sleep where the stage ends (34 guesthouses, 27 hotels, 13 campsites, 2 hostels). The next stage continues to Noorbeek.

Vaals to Gulpen: 22.7 km with 466 m up and 592 m down. Early on the stage the route passes the Drielandenpunt, where the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet, and the Vaalserberg, the highest point in the Netherlands at 322 m. It then crosses the Vijlenerbos with its burial mounds and drops through the vineyards at Wahlwiller and the mill at Wittem to Gulpen, where we list about 75 places to stay.

Part of the Dutch Mountain Trail.

Where to sleep in Gulpen

76 places to sleep on or near the end of this stage: 34 guesthouses, 27 hotels, 13 campsites, 2 hostels.

GuesthouseB&B NouveautéRated 4.5 out of 54.5(4)
HotelDomein Holset | Limburgse mousserende wijnen & Boutique Hotel4.6

Previous: stage 1Eygelshoven to Vaals Next: stage 3Gulpen to Noorbeek

Part of the Dutch Mountain Trail (100 km, 4 stages). Something not right on this stage? Tell us with the feedback button on the trail page.

592 m

Distance

22.7 km

Rated 4.6 out of 5

(265)

HotelHerberg Oud HolsetRated 4.4 out of 54.4(774)Casual inn offering breakfast & Wi-Fi, plus a warm restaurant with a furnished terrace.

GuesthouseHolset70Rated 5.0 out of 55.0(65)

GuesthouseBed and Breakfast EinradeRated 4.0 out of 54.0(38)

CampsiteCamping Boerderijcamping Schrouff VijlenRated 4.8 out of 54.8(318)

GuesthouseDoodlegerRated 4.8 out of 54.8(26)

CampsiteCamping CottesserhoeveRated 4.3 out of 54.3(717)

HostelHoeve ten Bosch

HotelMergelhof Golf-Hotel saRated 4.2 out of 54.2(54)

CampsiteVakantiehoeve Bellet, vakantiehuisjes & kleine camping.Rated 4.7 out of 54.7(124)

GuesthouseVakantiehuis De HazelmuisRated 4.7 out of 54.7(11)

CampsiteVakantie Gene ZijdeRated 4.6 out of 54.6(187)

GuesthouseVilla Witte Lelie

GuesthouseBoerderijappartement van Melsen

GuesthouseBoerenhuis Bommerig

GuesthouseHof van Bommerig

Guesthousevakantiewoningen-oudbommerich

HostelOp de Hopschet

GuesthouseDe HoogstamRated 4.8 out of 54.8(31)

HotelHotel Cuba LibreRated 4.1 out of 54.1(17)

HotelHotel-Restaurant VijlerhofRated 4.3 out of 54.3(1,404)Relaxed inn offering simple rooms, a cozy restaurant & a terrace, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.

HotelLÖSS Wijnhotel en SmaaklokaalRated 4.2 out of 54.2(50)

And 52 more. See all on the trail page.

Lowest 89 mHighest 328 m

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