It is hard to imagine how centuries of underground marl mining can change an area. On this walking route right through the Geul Valley you will follow in the footsteps of the block breakers. These were the men who skillfully sawed and pry the marl out of the earth.
Please note: this route is not signposted. You follow the Chalk Walk via the description in the brochure and via the button 'Start the route'. Order the brochure Chalk Walk Valkenburg aan de Geul , full of interesting background information, in our webshop or buy it in one of our branches.
The block breakers created many more marl quarries than the well-known guided tours. There are a total of 250 in all of South Limburg.
You will come across quite a few along this route: small underground quarries where bats hibernate and large opencast quarries where the rarest plant and animal species enjoy the tranquility and microclimate.
Nowhere along the route is marl being mined, but the traces of this age-old tradition are fully visible, sometimes well hidden and sometimes unmissable. Although the quarries may appear similar, they each reveal their own stories along the way.
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