This very varied walk in the Hageven - De Plateaux nature reserve first goes along the banks of the meandering Dommel before going through an open landscape in the direction of the heath with beautiful fens. Through a beautiful pine forest it continues in the direction of the Pelterheggen, a unique area with flow meadows.
Two Country Path
Distance: 10 km
Duration: 2h30
Grade: Easy
Gps track: Yes
Route description: Yes
Type: Circular
Height gain: Flat
Way mark: Forked blue arrows
Wheelchair: Not suitable
Dog: Allowed on a leach
Hageven and The Plateaux.
From the visitor center you walk along the banks of the meandering Dommel and soon arrive at a viewing hut with a view of the Gemeentevijver and the Hageven. A little further you have a viewing platform and an observation tower that both give a nice view of the Dommel and the Gemeentevijver. You go a little further along the Dommel and then walk through a more open landscape along beautiful roads. You go past the area with Galloway cattle and you finally reach the heath. In the heathland you will once again come to a viewing platform from where you have a fantastic panorama of the heathland and the various fens. From the platform you walk a little over a wooden path and narrow forest paths through a beautiful pine forest. Once you leave the forest you reach the unique area of the Pelterheggen. These flow meadows were laid out from 1847. They were irrigated with lime-rich water from the Kempen Canal and used as a hay land. The hay was transported by ship through a channel of 3 km length, with the high bridge over it, to allow the highly loaded ships to pass, and a lock to overcome the 3-meter decline. You continue around the grazing area to reach the visitor center again.
Good marking.
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