Cycle route “De Locht”

The cycling time is 2 hours.
The type of cycle paths is 22km paved and 11km (farm) paths.

Download route ‘De Locht’ in GPX or PDF via https://www.landschaphorstaandemaas.nl/de-locht. Here you will also find more stories, photos and videos to enrich the route.

Combine a visit to the museum with the De Locht cycle route. This cycle route has a length of 33 km and starts at the museum.

Cycle back in time and cherish the rich history of the North Limburg countryside. Experience the story of the Locht about the search for food, clothing and shelter also outside the boundaries of the museum. The route takes you via farm paths and country roads along cultural-historical places such as Kasteelpark ter Horst, Landgoed de Gortmeule, Natuurgebied ’t Ham and the valley of the Groote Molenbeek. You also pass modern horticultural companies and a variety of crops in the fields via paved roads. The renewed route is ideal to combine with a visit to Openluchtmuseum de Locht for a further deepening of everything you encounter along the way.

The cycle route was created through a collaboration between Open Air Museum de Locht and the Horst aan de Maas Landscape Foundation and was made possible in part by the Leisure Economy subsidy from the municipality of Horst aan de Maas.

The splendor of colors and scents of the rose, the Queen of Flowers, and also the beautiful, varied surroundings make a visit to Lottum worthwhile. A real cycle route goes past rose and tree nurseries, fragrant rose fields, garden centers with beautiful rose gardens, the magnificent rosarium, a romantic viewing and walking garden and catering establishments with delicious rose delicacies. Ask about it at the tourist office on the characteristic market square. This cycle route, the “Rose Route”, is easy to complete by following the green signs with the inscription “Rose Cycle Route”. The route starts and ends on the Market Square opposite the church in Lottum. What you see along the way, including the rose, depends on the season in which you cycle. Most rose fields are in their first and most beautiful bloom from mid-June, this splendor of colors continues until well into autumn.

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The tour is dedicated to the queen of berries: the “Blue Berry”, and is well worth the effort throughout the year. In spring, during the flowering period in April and May, the plant produces graceful, striking white-pink flowers. During the summer months, the plants are full of green and blue berries. In autumn, the leaves on the shrubs turn fiery red and in winter, when the leaves have fallen, the stems also turn red. The changing seasons are clearly visible in the landscape here and the Kasteelse Bossen and the Schuitwater nature reserve are gems to spend time in.

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The tour is dedicated to the queen of vegetables, the “asparagus”. You cycle past many asparagus plots and asparagus growers. There are three starting points with ample parking: the Pastoor Vullingsplein, at Aspergecamping Californië in Grubbenvorst and from the museum in Melderslo. There are several rest points along the route. You will pass several catering establishments in Grubbenvorst and Melderslo during the route. The cycle route also leads past several places of interest. You will pass castle ruins “Het Gebroken Slot” and the Grubbenvorst Asparagus Sculpture, among others.

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The route focuses on the still existing traces from the Second World War. The route also offers a unique opportunity to get to know the region, whereby one also gets an idea of ​​the Maas landscape, the agricultural character of the region and the economic activity.

The booklet with the route is available free of charge at the Open Air Museum de Locht.