Tour of the lookout tower at Oortjeshekken

Your route starts at the nice hotel and living room cafe Oortjeshekken. The Ooijpolder is part of the Gelderse Poort, an important nature reserve in Gelderland near Nijmegen. The landscape was forged by a centuries-old battle between the water of the capricious Waal and man. The nature is very special: the black voice, bittern and great reed warbler live here. On the dikes you can get a breath of fresh air and look out over the rough landscape and the Waal. In the polder you will see authentic terp farms that remind you of the time when the polders regularly flooded. You can see it even more beautifully from the lookout tower that offers you a beautiful panorama over the Groenlanden and the Ooijpolder. At Oortjeshekken it is time for a terrace with something tasty!