Tour of historic Heusden

During this walk you will discover the historic fortified city of Heusden, the Fort at Hedikhuizen and Oudheusden. A route full of history and beautiful viewpoints.

Fortified town of Heusden
The starting point of this route is Minicamping de Reekens. The campsite is located on the edge of the fortified town of Heusden and from the campsite you have a beautiful view of the city walls of the historic town. A perfect base for this walk of almost 15 kilometers through Heusden and Oudheusden. From the campsite you walk along the water - where you have a beautiful view of the outer moat of Heusden. On top of the ramparts you have a beautiful view of the Brabant and Gelderse landscape, the Bergsche Maas and the restored city. You also walk past the mill Heusden No. 1 and past the Museum De Droomspiegel.

Fort near Hedikhuizen
You walk through the village of Herpt and a little further on you will find Fort bij Hedikhuizen. The Fort bij Hedikhuizen was built in 1862 as part of the Zuider Waterlinie. The lock made it possible to let water from the Maas flow inside the dike in a controlled manner, allowing a large area to be flooded to protect the fortress of Heusden from an attack.

Old Heusden
The last part of the route you walk through Oudheusden, which is located south of Heusden. Oudheusden is originally a settlement on a former course of the Maas, later called Oude Maas. Then you walk back to the final destination of this route: Minicamping De Reekens.