Experience the silence in Kempen-Broek

Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 448344

Provided by: route.nl

55.8 km
03:17 h
984 kcal
44 m

Description

Unknown does not necessarily mean unloved. Certainly not if you want to cycle at your leisure for a day. In Grenspark Kempen-Broek the cycle paths are still quiet. Strange actually, once you have experienced how beautiful this area is.

Kempen Pants
Grenspark Kempen-Broek is located roughly between Weert and Maaseik. This cross-border nature reserve consists of a succession of different landscapes where you can make many beautiful kilometers. For example, you drive through the Laurabossen, a typical example of former timber extraction forests. In this former heathland and shifting sand area you will experience a wonderfully invigorating silence between the many coniferous trees. In both the Netherlands and Belgium you also drive along the green banks of the Zuid-Willemsvaart, a canal from 1826 that runs from Maastricht to Den Bosch.

Belgian nature
In Belgium you drive through the Goort, a swampy forest area. A little further on you will pass through the Hasselterbroek, a nature reserve where you will find a mix of meadows, small forests and heaths. Just like on the Dutch side of the border, this part of Limburg is remarkably quiet. And beautiful. The route ends in the middle of the Stramprooise Heide nature reserve. Hidden between the woods, you can enjoy a drink and a delicious meal here at the cozy Nieuw Vosseven Naturally Located.

Treasures of Stramproy
Stramproy is the only major village on your route. In and around this village you will pass a number of old mills, such as the Broekmolen from 1738. This undershot water mill is located on the Aanbeek that flows along the Dutch-Belgian border. De Nijverheid is a flour mill from 1903 in Stramproy. A little further on is the Sint-Jansmolen, a flour mill from 1783. The church on the village square is also a beautiful sight. The marl tower of this Sint-Willibrord church dates back to the sixteenth century.

Bicycle cafe Restaurant Ice cream parlour Waterwheel mill Windmill Pancake house

Height Profile

Directions

# Description Distance
Boshuis Nieuw Vosseven (Lochtstraat, 6039 RV, Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
87
87 (6039RV, Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands) 0.82 km
Broekmolen (Broekmolen, 6039RV, Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands) 2.24 km
89
89 (6039RT, Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands) 3.55 km
90
90 (6039EH, Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands) 5.47 km
Molen de Nijverheid (6039EB, Weert, Limburg, The Netherlands) 6.10 km

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