Tour of "het Moerken" - Dorst (dog off-leash area)
Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands
Hiking route: 2284559
Provided by: Angelina, Noord-Brabant
6.6 km
01:38 h
374 kcal
17 m
Description
This forest area is part of the forestry Dorst, which is over 1000 hectares in total. Whether it is named after Willem, lord of Duivenvoorde (owner in the 14th century) or after the pigeon tower, which stood around 1600 at a leased farm of the Castle of Dongen? Nobody knows for sure. It is certain that the gallows of Oosterhout stood at the Vijfeikenweg - in what is now called the Mikkenbos - in the 18th century.
Since 2004, a sandstone work of art representing a pigeon tower has been placed in the Pigeon Tower. It is a gift from the Cultuurfonds to Staatsbosbeheer.
Pools and water features can be found in various places. However, there are also drifting dunes, which were planted by Staatsbosbeheer at the beginning of the 20th century, to capture the sand. In the northeast corner of the area are still shifting sands, which are called the Woeste Zee.
Since 2004, a sandstone work of art representing a pigeon tower has been placed in the Pigeon Tower. It is a gift from the Cultuurfonds to Staatsbosbeheer.
Part of this forest area is called"het Moerken\\\", which indicates that peat was dug here in earlier times. The soil is quite marshy and peaty in some parts.
Pools and water features can be found in various places. However, there are also drifting dunes, which were planted by Staatsbosbeheer at the beginning of the 20th century, to capture the sand. In the northeast corner of the area are still shifting sands, which are called the Woeste Zee.
The vegetation of'de Duiventoren\\\' consists largely of conifers and American oaks, but there are also plots with mixed vegetation and there is a beech forest. Management is aimed at creating a more natural forest with open spaces and more native deciduous wood through thinning of conifers and American oak. The results of this management are already clearly visible in some places. There was a lot of felling in 2018 and 2019.
Source: IVN
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Directions
| # | Description | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bos & Co (Ketenbaan, 4903 RK, Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km | ||
10 | 10 (4903RX, Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands) | 0.68 km | |
13 | 13 (4903RC, Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands) | 1.23 km | |
16 | 16 (5107NS, Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands) | 2.34 km | |
15 | 15 (5107NS, Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands) | 4.27 km | |
10 | 10 (4903RX, Oosterhout, North Brabant, The Netherlands) | 5.91 km |
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