You walk through the village center and through the castle park of Vilain XIIII to the Maas. A little further you discover the beautiful nature in the Maesbempder Greend. Along the way you will encounter an extensive variety of landscape elements such as hedges, old dykes and orchards.
Distance: 11.7 km.
Time: 2h45.
Grade: Easy.
Type: Circular.
Gps Track: Yes.
Route description: Yes.
Wheelchair: Not suitable.
Dog: Allowed.
Height gain: Flat.
Trail: Paved and unpaved.
Marking: Orange and WP's.
Hiking shoes recommended.
Advertisement.
Castle of Vilain XIIII.
This walk goes through the village of Leut to the Nieuw Leven windmill. From the mill you walk through a beautiful avenue to the Castle of Vilain XIIII. It continues through the domain of the castle in the direction of the Maas. You walk along the Maas to the nature reserve Maesbempder Greend, an old gravel lake.
Download PDf for route description.
POI 1 - Windmill Nieuw Leven.
The wooden windmill 'Nieuw Leven' is located close to the border of Meeswijk and Leut. An older mill was destroyed in a hurricane in 1800. The current post mill was built on the same site in 1801. The mill belonged to the estate of the Vilain XIIII family.
No additional information.
POI 2 - Vilain XIIII castle.
The history of the Meuse village of Leut is largely related to the history of the Vilain XIIII castle, which dominates the village centre. As early as the Middle Ages, the castle (then a fortress) was inhabited by the 'Lords of Leut'. Over the centuries, the medieval moated castle with two moats and a drawbridge evolved into an open residential building with a fixed bridge over the remaining moat, surrounded by a wide park in an English landscape style. The castle was sold to the Flemish Government in 2021 with the intention of renovating and giving it a new purpose.
No additional information.
POI 3 - Maesbempder Greend.
Maasbempder Greend is a nature reserve in Leut en Vucht, part of River Park Maasvallei. The area consists of a large gravel pool located in the floodplain east of the Maas. The banks of this lake have been transformed into a varied nature reserve.
No additional information.
