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| ChristianRodriguez | nice area  Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2008 | |
| Is nothing to climb, just a lot of trekkings but was great. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2008 6:43 pm | ||
| singularity | very funny | |
| but very nice too to see a dutch mountain on sp :) | |
| Posted Dec 2, 2007 5:45 pm | ||
| Bas Visscher | my toughest ascent:-) | |
| with parents and brothers | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2007 4:39 pm | ||
| BazZ | hahahahaha | |
| This is realy funny to see this overhere. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2007 12:31 pm | ||
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| BazZ | Re: Mountain? | |
| erug stoer. hahaha | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2007 12:30 pm | ||
| Proterra | Walk my dog there occasionally Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1995 | |
| Whenever i'm staying in Meerssen. Good target for cycling as well. Above date is an approximation of my first climb, don't know the exact date anymore. My favorite route is without a doubt from Epen, where there's a quarry where you can find the oldest surface rocks of the Netherlands. Then up to the Vijlenerberg, a pleasant 7 km walk through the woods. Finally Vaalserberg, and decent into Vaals, bus out to Valkenburg. | |
| Posted May 13, 2007 10:47 am | ||
| newenglandhiker | Multiple visits Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1991 | |
| The date here is my first "ascent". Other times were on 13 March 1996 and 16 November 1996. | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2006 3:54 am | ||
| Zeddicus | Summit reached! | |
| 'Climbed' it years ago, great to find it on Summitpost! :-) | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2006 12:26 pm | ||
| Lodewijk | Mountain? Date Climbed: May 10, 1992 | |
| i reached the top of this amazing mountain(????) some day , back when i was around 8 years old....by car with my parents(H) | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2006 3:11 pm | ||
| John Climber | Route Climbed: From dutch Limburg Date Climbed: 1995 | |
| I might look like a peak bagger by signing this Summit Log but I am not. It is a fact that I was there once with some other Dutch and German friends (sorry belgium colleagues). It was actually a winter ascend. Everything was under 10 centimeters of white stuff and a chilly east wind. I believe that this 'mountain' has full rights to stay in the SP. It is the highest point of a country without mountains, but full of very competent and active mountaineers. Long life "Drielandenpunt". | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2005 3:15 pm | ||
| Joerg Marretsch | Route Climbed: From Vaals Date Climbed: 16 April 2005 | |
| Short walk from parking lot to the "summit". A rainy and foggy day. | |
| Posted Apr 17, 2005 4:53 pm | ||
| Frank Meeuwis | Route Climbed: From Vaals Date Climbed: November 2003 | |
| Chilly day. Little rain! | ||
| Posted May 24, 2004 7:24 am | ||
| Tim Vossenberg | Route Climbed: Normal route via Vaals Date Climbed: 25 march 2004 | |
| Been on the "summit" but I've only seen trees and restaurants. No big deal to do this one. It opens the discission why to add these humps on SP. Ok, it is a country highest point, but what is your achievement when busses with tourists drop their load on the summit. | |
| Posted Mar 25, 2004 1:44 pm | ||
| Rick B | Route Climbed: by bike Date Climbed: ? | |
| Climbed this one multiple times by bike.. it's up and over then.. not stopping to celebrate summiting :-) | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2004 12:50 pm | ||
| David_Holland | Route Climbed: Hikingpath Date Climbed: 03-03-2004 | |
| Its the highest point of my country, just nice, thats all. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2004 10:15 am | ||
| Eelconl | Route Climbed: Over the road by car and bycicle Date Climbed: Many times | |
| As a Dutchman I had to be on this mountain because I love them!!!!!!! | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2004 7:19 am | ||
| 7summits | Route Climbed: Cycled from 2 sides Date Climbed: a few times | |
| Ha, had not seen this mountain before. I cycled to the summit from bothe the German as well as the Belgian side during the Amstel gold races and other cycling classics. Tourist place, but nice scenery. Dangerous descent on the bike due to upcoming cars... | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2003 3:18 am | ||
| lutjebroek | Route Climbed: just the f*cking road Date Climbed: may 2002 | |
| I live in the Netherlands, so this was easy to achieve. Anyway, it is not a mountain. Its just a hill on the borders with Germany and Belgium. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2002 10:55 am | ||
| gatogringo | Route Climbed: From Vaals Date Climbed: October 12 2002 | |
| As a long time resident of the Netherlands but coming from a mountainous country, you start to miss the direct contact with the mountains. So for a change I decided to give it a go at the "highest point in the Netherlands" the impressive Vaalserberg. Hiking in the Netherlands in the fall provides you with an additional bonus: the fantastic range colours that the landscape offers and even as it was a cloudy day the scenery was really nice. The route from up from the town of Vaals is pretty straight forward - just follow the signs to the "drielandenpunt", at some point half way up (that’s about 10min after you start walking) there is a path to your left that takes you away from the main road. Follow this path to the top. The “summit” is very easy to find- you just cannot miss the big monument with a carved stone sign that reads “This is the Netherlands highest point- 321.5 m above sea level”. You can then relax and just enjoy a nice coffee in the café next door or if you please you can take one of the many paths in the area and enjoy a nice afternoon of hiking (attractions include a couple of castles, a outdoor chapel, and some nice, quiet woods). Animals are scarce in the area (or they prefer to appear that way), however I did spot some interesting variety of birds and off course you can’t miss the ever present Dutch cow. All and all, a nice easy climb for the whole family, where you join become part of the select club of people who have climbed this – the highest point in the Netherlands. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2002 2:42 am | ||
| Antony Walker | Route Climbed: From Vaals Date Climbed: 20 June 2001 | |
| Not knowing what to expect when climbing Netherlands "highest peak" but certainly didn't expect much. It was a beautiful day and the rather dreary, industrialised flatness of Holland didn't keep my attention for long on the train ride from Den Haag to Maastricht and apart from the changes at Rotterdam and Sittard I mainly slept (admittedly not the finest of Dutch scenery). Taking a bus in the evening sunshine to Vaals from Maastricht and then began the steep climb through the village. The hills of Limburg were a pleasure after such flatness and it was certainly attractive farming country. Stopping for a sardine sandwich (I'd not eaten all day), I soon after came to the end of the village and a trail through the woods. Before long (infact well before long), I'd reached the summit and set out my bed on the picnic table in a summit clearing. A light mist laid over the farmland north and with balloons passing over it was a wonderful place to be at sunset. I slept peacefully, especially after the sound of drunken youths had passed away from the nearby road. Well worth the effort! | |
| Posted May 28, 2002 10:59 pm | ||
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