Swolgender Heath

Details: Parent Category: Limburg province; Category: Limburg - Walks; Last Updated: 28 September 2023; Hits: 724

Easy

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.

Walk

Walk

Distance: 14 km

Duration: 3h30

Grade: Easy

Gps track: Yes

Route description: Yes

Type: Circular

Height gain: No information available

Way mark: See route description

Wheelchair: Not suitable

Dog: Allowed on a leach

Swolgender heathland and the Schuitwater.

The name Schuitwater is derived from barges that were used to transport peat. Lottum is best known for its rose cultivation. More than 70 percent of rose cultivation in the Netherlands comes from Lottum, which amounts to 20 million roses. As a result, Lottum is also called the "Rose Village of the Netherlands". As a place of interest one passes by castle De Borggraaf, the castle is more a country house with a forecourt and surrounding front buildings.