Walking through the Pan near Someren

In the border area between Limburg and Noord-Brabant it is almost old-fashioned quiet. Come and experience it yourself with this beautiful walking route through nature reserve De Pan.

The Pan
The first part through De Pan leads you through a dry coniferous forest with fifty-year-old pines. It is wonderfully quiet walking here. Ideal to leave the daily hustle and bustle behind you. And to chat with friends and family. Kempen heath sheep graze on the heath, so that the grass and young trees disappear between the heather plants. In the middle of the forest is Hoef aan de Pan, a former farm and inn from 1831.

Someren-Heath
The reclamation village of Someren-Heide was once located on the border between Staats-Brabant and the Spanish Upper Guelders. At the border post that once stood at the edge of the forest, transit duties had to be paid. With their invasion in 1794, the French ended this toll place. The original border post was moved to Someren in 1899 in honor of the accession of Queen Wilhelmina. In 1995, the originally four-meter-high post was brought back to Someren-Heide. You can admire it at the Kerkendijk.