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Cycling around the Boschmolenplas means cycling through a beautiful nature reserve where water and nature come together in an oasis of greenery and tranquility. The area mainly consists of extensive heathland, beautiful forests and a number of ponds. There are nice villages around the water ready to be explored. With an unprecedented, friendly hospitality, people here still like to have a chat. You cycle along the Beegderheide, where farmers used to graze their cattle together. Due to intensive use, the area gradually changed into a meadow landscape. Today the nature reserve is home to interesting animals and plants; in 1995 a recovery plan was started to preserve and protect heathland and the plant and animal species. Initially, the Beegderheide mainly featured beautiful flora, including bell gentian, white and brown beak rush, marsh deer hay or small dodder. During the recovery plan, some plant species that were never known to have grown on the heath appeared, such as white water buttercup and bladderwort. The disappeared nightjar returned and the field cricket expanded its habitat, but new species such as the stonechat and blue-winged grasshopper have now found their way to the Beegderheide. You can park your car for free in front of Profile Janssen in Hunsel. Take the opportunity to have your bike checked and repaired if necessary. With your bicycle discount pass, you get a discount of up to 10 euros on repairs and maintenance. Then you set course for the Heel. This beautiful castle is located on the southern edge of the village of the same name. Kasteel Heel is first mentioned in 1264, but little of the old castle has survived over the years. The current house dates from the seventeenth century. The house has two lower side wings that were added in the eighteenth century. Unfortunately, the castle cannot be visited. The quiet character of the landscape is also reflected on the Nederhoven estate, located near Beegden. The house dates from 1614 and the other buildings on the site were added around 1750. On the site you will find a lot of forest, especially old lime trees, oaks and beech. The estate is open to the public, so step off to take a stroll through the beautifully landscaped garden, so you can enjoy the tranquility to the fullest. You then set course for Howth, where you can view an undershot water mill from 1874. The Grathemermolen was mainly used as a corn mill. The mill was largely rebuilt in 1995 and received a new water wheel to be able to grind on water power again. The mill is fully capable of grinding and still grinds grain into corn on a professional basis. Finally, you will arrive at the historic castle Oud Buggenum. The original castle was built before 1419, but the current house and tower were rebuilt in the sixteenth century, on the old foundations of the first fortress. The gardens are breathtakingly beautiful, so take the time to enjoy the pretty garden rooms, fountains and beautiful water features. Today, exhibitions are organized in the castle.