Pieter Path Part 23 – Valkenburg to Pietersberg . From Valkenburg to Pieter Mountain Today, we walked our 23rd leg of the Pieter Path from Valkenburg to Pieter Mountain, which means we completed the trail! Although the Pieter Pad is about 500 km, our distance was a little longer, about 550 km. We added extra …
Pieter Path Part 22 – Sittard to Valkenburg . From Echt to Sittard Although we planned to start early today, the NS (Dutch Railway System) did not cooperate. Due to delayed construction, the intercity would not go to its final destination, Sittard. Instead, we went to Sittard via Nijmegen and Roermond to avoid further delays. …
Pieter Path Part 21 – Echt to Sittard . From Echt to Sittard We ended yesterday’s walk in Echt; however, we took the train to stay and ate at the monumental hotel “De Limbourg Sittard,” located in the medieval inner city of Sittard, the Markt. We had a delicious dinner outside, sat in the shade, …
Pieter Path Part 20 – Swalmen to Echt . From Swalmen to Echt Although we had hoped for cooler weather, the predicted weather and temperature for this September day were no different from other scorching days we experienced in August. We had booked a hotel in Sittard and could not postpone our Pieter Path hiking …
