Geer / Jeker River Walk
(65.7km / 30.1km, 3 days)
May 26th – May 28th 2026
For revised start and finish points, see our walk overview below.
In the week leading up to Mayors for Drinkable Meuse gathering in Maastricht on May 29, Waterboard Limburg organised ‘the Geer / Jeker Walk’ on May 26, 27 and 28. And Drinkable Rivers joined.
With this walk, the Waterboard wanted to raise awareness around the water quality of the river Geer / Jeker. Every day, we walked a section of the river from 14:00 until max. 17:00. And before the start of the afternoon walk, Drinkable Rivers walked along the Geer / Jeker, from the finish point of the day before to the start of the 2 o’clock walk. The schedule of the walk can be found below.
Au cours de la semaine précédant la réunion de « Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse » à Maastricht le 29 mai, l’Agence de l’eau du Limbourg a organisé les 26, 27 et 28 mai « la marche le long de l’Geer ». Et Drinkable Rivers y a participé.
Avec cette marche, l’Agence de l’eau souhaitait attirer l’attention sur la qualité de l’eau de l’Geer. Chaque jour, nous avons parcouru un tronçon le long de la rivière de 14 h à 17 h maximum. Et avant cela, Drinkable Rivers a continué à marcher le long de l’Geer, du point d’arrivée de la veille jusqu’au point de départ de la randonnée de 14 h. Vous trouverez ci-dessous le programme de la marche.
In de week voorafgaand aan de bijeenkomst van Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse in Maastricht op 29 mei, organiseerde het Waterschap Limburg op 26, 27 en 28 mei ‘de Jeker rivierwandeling’. En Drinkable Rivers liep mee.
Met deze wandeling wilde het Waterschap aandacht vragen voor de waterkwaliteit van de Jeker. Elke dag wandelden we een stuk langs de rivier van 14:00 tot max. 17:00 uur. En voor die tijd wandelde Drinkable Rivers verder langs de Jeker, van de aankomstlocatie van de vorige dag tot het vertrekpunt van de wandeling van 14:00 uur. Het schema van de wandeling vind je hieronder.
Walk overview
Day 1 – May 26
Starting point: Lens Saint Remy
Finish: Hollogne sur Geer
We began in the village of Lens Saint Remy. We started the walk at 14:00 in the fascinating spring area, where you can clearly see how small pools of water gradually form a stream and later a river. We walked along the beautifully landscaped through the villages of Lens Saint Servais and Geer to the Moulin Catral in Hollogne sur Geer.
Day 2 – May 27
Starting point: Lens-sur-Geer or Lauw
Finish: Tongeren
Before the start of the walk led by the Waterboard of Limburg, Drinkable Rivers walked from Lens-sur-Geer to Lauw.
At 14:00 the walk continued from Lauw, where we passed a watercress plantation. We then walked via the Ruttermolen to the centre of Tongeren, where we finished at the Bootenhuis.
Day 3 – May 28
Starting point: Tongeren or Bassange
Finish: Neercanne
In the morning, Li An did a measurement of the river Geer / Jeker at the Dubbelmolen in Tongeren. Afterwards, she walked from 10:15 until 13:30 from Tongeren to Bassange.
We started in the small village of Bassange, where we could once again follow a lovely path along the Geer / Jeker; we then passed through the villages of Bitsingen and Wonk. After passing the famous Eben-Emael Fortress, we walked along the Albert Canal and the marina towards Neercanne. We could see how the Geer / Jeker disappears under the canal into the Siphon. Of course, we also enjoyed the view of the famous Kanne bridge.
Media
Jeker blijft de meest vervuilde zijtak van de Maas, al gloort er hoop
A report by tv-station ‘L1Nieuws’ about the Geer/Jeker walk and the Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse meeting in Maastricht. Read and watch here (in Dutch)
De smerigste rivier van Nederland kabbelt dwars door Maastricht: ‘De rioollucht komt je tegemoet, de situatie is abominabel’
Article by newspaper ‘De Limburger’ about de river Geer/Jeker. Read it here online or here as a pdf (both in Dutch)
Speech for the river Geer/Jeker by Reinier Hoon: 'Let rivers be our countries'
Read Reinier’s speech here (in English)
Organiser of the Geer / Jeker Walk
Arnold Jansen
Waterboard Limburg
Arnold Jansen is a member of the Waterboard Limburg and lead organiser of the Geer / Jeker walk. In his work for the waterboard, he is responsible for the water quality of the rivers in Limburg and nature-led projects, such as stream development and restoration. Read more here.
Read Reinier's speech here (in English)
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