The Beukenberg is a hill in the northern part of the Heuvelland located near Oirsbeek in the Dutch province of Limburg with a height of 115 meters above NAP. The hill is part of the Plateau van Doenrade, on the edge of the Kakkert stream valley.
De Beukenberg is located just north of the center of Oirsbeek. At the top of the slope is the hamlet of Klein-Doenrade. Together with the Duivelsberg to the west and the Boomkensberg to the east, the hill forms a ridge on the northern edge of the Kakkertdal.
The Beukenberg is separated from the Duivelsberg by the Tomkensgrub, a dry valley or grub through which a sunken road runs. The hilltop rises about 35 meters above the valley and is bordered by sloped forest.
The hill was partially excavated in the past for sand and gravel extraction. The resulting quarry has been used as a landfill since the 1970s and has been filled with waste during the following decades.
Between 2000 and 2001, the entire site was covered with an impermeable foil and a clean soil layer and finally planted. The area has been open as a walking area since 2005. On top of the hill there is now a lookout point with a beautiful panorama.
The slope of the same name Beukenberg is popular in cycling. This moderately steep climb consists of two parts and climbs over a length of 860 meters from the former hamlet of Gracht in the valley to Klein-Doenrade at the top.
The slope has an average gradient of 3.1 percent. The steepest part of the climb is near the top and has a gradient of around 7 percent.
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