The authentic Kempen: Leenderbos and Leenderstrijp

Leende is already a beautiful old village, but when you walk through the hamlet of Leenderstrijp you really go back in time. Here you spot one Kempen long-façade farm after another!

Leenderstrijp
You first walk through the nice Leende and then to the farming hamlet Leenderstrijp. In this hamlet you see many centuries-old long-façade farms. Walking you can enjoy the glimpse back into the Kempen period that you get here. What a beautiful authentic landscape you find here! The Sint Janskapel just outside the village makes it complete.

Leenderbos
A little further on you will discover De Heimolen, which is now owned by Staatsbosbeheer. The route continues along the edge of the Leenderbos. This Kempen landscape with its clear differences in height was created during the last ice age by deposits of sand. Heathland, fens, drifting dunes, winding paths and farms: this area never bores. On the small heathlands you can encounter the nightjar, the viviparous lizard or the gentian blue. Even cranes and black storks seek out the heath as a resting place.