Walking around the fens and the marsh pits

The starting point of this route is in the middle of the rural area of the Meierij: Sint-Oedenrode. The Vresselse Hut is located on the edge of the Vresselse Bos. Stop here for a tasty snack and drink. Enjoy the peace and quiet in the Vresselse Bos and experience Burgundian hospitality at the Vresselse Hut. The municipality of Sint-Oedenrode bears the title The green heart of the Meierij and that is not without reason. If you now walk through the Vresselse Bos, it is difficult to imagine that in the last century there was hardly a tree to be seen here. The area consisted largely of sand drifts and heathland. Farmers lived on the edges of the area who suffered greatly from the drifting sand. To protect the fields, it was decided to afforest the drifting sands. At that time, almost exclusively coniferous wood species were used.