Walking through the Sonse Heide

From Son you take a walk that is rich in natural beauty. First you walk through the valley of the Groote Beek. It is wonderfully quiet walking here along birch trees and poplars. Then you walk a bit along the Wilhelmina Canal. At junction 60 you walk into the Sonse Heide, a nature reserve that measures almost 300 hectares. This was once an open heathland and drifting sand area. Now you mainly see Scots pines, although there are still original heathlands in a few places. In the middle of the area you come along the Oud Meer, a fen complex. You walk back to the heart of Son at your leisure. All that walking has probably made you hungry. That's lucky: you are very welcome in the brasserie of Hotel & Restaurant La Sonnerie.