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, the Limburg Water Board is organising ‘the Geer / Jeker Walk’ on May 26, 27 and 28 May. And Drinkable Rivers will join.

With this walk, the water board wants to raise awareness around the water quality of the river Geer / Jeker. Every day, we will walk a section of the river from 14:00 until max. 17:00. And before or after, Drinkable Rivers will continue walking along the Geer / Jeker. 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 organise les 26, 27 et 28 mai « la marche fluviale de la Geer ». Et Drinkable Rivers y participe.

Avec cette marche, l’agence de l’eau souhaite attirer l’attention sur la qualité de l’eau de la Geer. Chaque jour, nous marcherons un bout le long de la rivière de 14 h à 17 h maximum. Et avant ou après cette plage horaire, Drinkable Rivers poursuivra sa marche le long de la Geer. 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, organiseert het Waterschap Limburg op 26, 27 en 28 mei ‘de Jeker rivierwandeling’. En Drinkable Rivers doet mee.

Met deze wandeling wil het waterschap aandacht vragen voor de waterkwaliteit van de Jeker. Elke dag wandelen we een stuk langs de rivier van 14:00 tot max. 17:00 uur. En voor of na die tijd wandelt Drinkable Rivers verder langs de Jeker. Het schema van de wandeling vind je hieronder.

Walk overview

Day 1 – May 26

Starting point: Lens Saint Remy
Finish: Hollogne sur Geer

We begin in the village of Lens Saint Remy. We start 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 walk along the beautifully landscaped through the villages of Lens Saint Servais and Geer to the Moulin Catral in Hollogne sur Geer. The walk is 7 kilometres long.

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 at 14:00 in Lauw, Drinkable River will walk from 10:00 until 13:30 from Lens-sur-Geer to Lauw. Do you want to join this part of the walk? Email us on communication@drinkablerivers.org so we can send you the exact location.

At 14:00 the walk will start in the village of Lauw, where we can immediately follow a lovely path along the Geer / Jeker. Passing through the village of Lauw, where we pass a watercress plantation, we walk via the Ruttermolen to the centre of Tongeren, where we finish at the Bootenhuis. The walk is 9.1 kilometres long.

 

Day 3 – May 28

Starting point: Tongeren or Bassange
Finish: Kanne

Before the start of the walk led by the Waterboard of Limburg at 14:00 in Bassange, Drinkable River will walk from 10:00 until 13:30 from Tongeren to Bassange. Do you want to join this part of the walk? Email us on communication@drinkablerivers.org so we can send you the exact location.

We start in the small village of Bassange, where we can once again follow a lovely path along the Geer / Jeker; we then pass through the villages of Bitsingen and Wonk. After passing the famous Eben-Emael Fortress, we walk along the Albert Canal and the marina towards Kanne. We can see how the Geer / Jeker disappears under the canal into the Siphon. Of course, we can enjoy the view of the famous Kanne bridge. The walk is 14 kilometres long.

Organiser of the Geer / Jeker Walk

Arnold Jansen

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.

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