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Rode Beek Tour

Hike through the wooded part of the Meinweg National Park, along the Rode Beek that forms the border with Germany and the river Roer. The Rode Beek is a beautiful meandering brook that originates just across the border in Germany. It forms the national border between the hamlet of Vlodrop Station and the village of Vlodrop about 5 km away. There are two water mills along this stream: the Dalheimer Mühle on the German side and the Gitstappermolen on the Dutch side.

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Rode Beek Walk

Walking tour through the edge of the Meinweg, along the Rode Beek and the river Roer. The Rode Beek is a beautiful meandering brook that originates just across the border from Germany and forms the national border between Vlodrop Station and Vlodrop. Along the stream is a water wheel mill worth seeing, the Gitstapper mill, which was built about 600 years ago.

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IJzeren Man Tour

The hike starts at the Nature and Environmental Center De IJzeren Man and goes through the rich recreational and nature area De IJzeren Man, the forest area west of Altweerterheide and through the edge of the Kruispeel along the Tungelroyse Beek via the sand extraction area that will be built in the future as a nature reserve.

Rode Beek

The walk goes along the edge of the National Park De Meinweg to the nature reserve De Turfkoelen. At Daelenbroeck Castle it goes in the direction of the meandering Roer and the Rode Beek. Just across the border with Germany you come to the Effelder Waldsee.

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The Krang

This short walk in the Kempen-Broek goes through a beautiful piece of nature over a plank path to a fen with a viewing wall. You will also pass windmill De Hoop and at the starting point you can take a look at the small war cemetery of Swartbroek.

Scherliet Tour

Hike through the Marisberg forest area, the peel remnant 't Zinkske, the nature reserves 't Molentje, and Het Kwakvors. During the hike you will pass a number of times along a canal, the Canal of Deurne and the Helenavaart. Both channels were dug to dewater the Peel with the aim of peat extraction.

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Ravenvennen Tour

Walking tour in the Maasduinen National Park through the nature reserves Arcen Estate, the Ravenvennen and through Barbara's Weerd. The Leeremarksche Heide in nature reserve Arcen Estate and the Lommerheide and Schandelosche Heide in nature reserve Ravenvennen are varied forest areas with differences in height due to drifting dunes in various places, there is not much heathland to see, contrary to what the names suggest.

Along the Pijp

De Groote Peel National Park is a beautiful hiking area with a rich nature. The former peat bog area also has a special history, many traces of which can still be seen in the field. The history of peat extraction and other uses of the peat also lives on in the many field names.

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Esven Tour

The hike starts in the floodplains of the Maas and follows the Eckelse stream to the Berger forest. The Berger forest is a sub-area of the Maasduinen National Park. The park owes its name to the striking drifting sand ridges called parabolic dunes.

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Areven Tour

Walking tour through GrensPark Kempen-Broek on the border of the Netherlands and Belgium. The walking tour goes through the nature reserves Areven, Stramprooierheide and in the Stramprooierbroek along the Abeek a stream that forms the border with the Netherlands.

Bergerheide Tour

Walking tour through the Bosserheide and the Bergerheide both areas are part of the Maasduinen National Park. The Bosserheide is an area that consists of coniferous forest with small open spaces with heather and drifting sand. The Bergerheide consists of coniferous and heathland areas, drifting sands and a number of fens.

Swolgender Heath

Walking tour through the Aastbroek and Broekhuizerweerd, over the Swolgender heath and through the Schuitwater. Aastbroek is a nature reserve that consists of small meadows. Broekhuizerweerd arose after clay extraction for the raising of the quays, this has given the Maas more control over this area and in a few years a special piece of river nature has emerged. The Swolgender heathland is a mix of forest and heathland with a striking transition to an old Maas meander the Schuitwater an area that consists of marsh and open water.

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Zwarte Peel Route

The walking tour takes you through the nature areas De Waterbloem, Kleine and Grote Moost, De Zwarte Peel, Nederpeel and the Spaans Bos. The forests of Waterbloem form a varied forest area with groves, swamps and grasslands. The Roggelsche Beek flows through the area. The area was a large swamp area until around 1850. The Kleine and Grote Moost are peel remains along the Noordervaart.

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Leudal tour

Walking tour through the Leudal nature reserve, a wooded area with stream valleys and a higher open area with heath. The Leubeek (upstream the Tungelroyse Beek) and the Zelsterbeek flow through the area, the hike follows both streams with nice height differences in various places such as the Litsberg with a steep sand wall with the meandering Leubeek at its foot. On the higher part of the area, the walk goes through the Busjop burial ground, a vast burial ground with 17 burial mounds, including a long bed.

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Mookerheide

This walking tour goes through the Mookerheide, the forest of Groesbeek and through the Sint-Jansberg nature reserve. The Mookerheide is located on the spur of the Nijmegen moraine and has significant height differences. Because of this, people have beautiful views over the land of Cuijk at some points.

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Zwartwater Tour

A nice walking tour through the forest areas of Zwartwater, Ballonzuilen forests, Testrik and the Vliegveld forests. All forest areas have something in common, they are planted on wild peeling grounds for wood production. During the walking tour one will notice that they differ a lot from each other.

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Wellensteyn Tour

The walk goes through the nature reserve Sarsven and the Banen, the new nature reserve De Kwegt, forest area Wellensteyn and a number of linked forest plots around an agricultural area. Peat extraction has taken place in a large part of the area that is visited.

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Gerendal

The Gerendal is a nature and hiking area in Valkenburg a / d Geul. During this short but spirited walk you will pass the local orchid garden and continue along hillside forests, orchards, meadows and hedges. The grazing herd of Mergelland sheep complete this idyllic landscape.

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The Gulperberg

This hiking route takes you to the southern hamlet of Landsrade, between the rolling hills, the vast farmlands and the waving fields. On the Gulperberg you have a beautiful view of the Heuvelland and in the area of the hamlet Landsrade you walk along meadows and forest edges with beautiful views along the way.

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Around Bemelen

A nice walk through a very varied landscape with fields, limestone grasslands, grooves, orchards and hedges in the area of the village of Bemelen, just east of Maastricht on the edge of the Maas valley and the Margraten plateau. You go along the flank of the Bemelerberg, one of the most striking parts of the Heuvelland, the Schaandertbosje and the Hamster nature reserve.

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The Margraten plateau

This gps walk goes through the beautiful South Limburg hills. The route starts in the hamlet of Honthem and goes via paved and unpaved paths along fields and orchards to the hamlet of Bruisterbosch. Along the way you have beautiful views of the rolling landscape of the Margraten plateau without having to make many altimeters yourself. During the walk you will pass the American Cemetery Margraten. This cemetery contains a total of 8,301 Americans buried in as many graves. Two unknown soldiers are buried in one grave and one is empty. The body of PFC Joseph Fletcher Hill was returned to America on April 28, 2001.

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Reindersmeer

This walking route in the Maasduinen National Park leads through the beautiful area of the Reinders lake that was created by sand excavations. In the sixties, the extraction of industrial sand for the concrete industry started at Bergerheide. These demolitions created the Leuker lake, Seurenheide day beach and Reinders lake. Nature plays the leading role around the 45-meter deep and 130-hectare Reinders lake.

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Weerter forest and Hugterheide

The Weerterbos has gained much fame in recent years due to the presence of red deer. Soon you discover that the Weerterbos has much more to offer. It is a very varied area with old, moist deciduous forests, some beautiful fens and small heathlands. On the western side, the Weerterbos is flanked by dry forests of Hugterheide. Here and there you will discover a piece of heather.