KempenBroek
Regional map Unesco Man & Biosphere Reserve KempenBroek
More than 300 km of circular hiking pleasure in the Grenspark KempenBroek.
On the border of Belgian and Dutch Limburg and North Brabant lies the KempenBroek, recognized by UNESCO as a Man & Biosphere Reserve. It is a scarcely discovered cross-border area that extends over the municipalities of Bocholt, Bree, Kinrooi, and Maaseik, Cranendonck, Weert, and Nederweert. You will find hidden gems here that may not immediately reveal their secrets but are worth discovering. Surprising in their charm, secret, and hidden.
The area is so diverse that there is something for everyone; you will find pristine trails along mysterious marshes, stream valleys, heathland, and agricultural fields. There are no less than four zones of silence where you can truly relax. The area is teeming with life thanks to animals such as the beaver, red deer, tree frog, large herbivores, and many species of dragonflies. Hikers, cyclists, riders, carriage drivers, and mountain bikers can enjoy the landscape, nature, and heritage like the many watermills at their own pace via marked routes. The area overflows with delicious farmstead and regional products. Once a refuge for bokkenrijders and smugglers. Now a wonderful place to discover space and hear silence.
It includes the following hiking areas: Weerterbos and Hugterheide, Dorplein Boshoverheide, Ijzeren Man-Laurabossen, Swarbroek - De Pelen, Altweerterheide, Lozerheide, De Kempen, Smeetshof-Wijffelterbroek, Stramproy-Tungelroy, St. Maartensheide - De Luysen, Stramprooierbroek, Zig and Goort, Valley of the Itterbeek, Valley of the Bosbeek
KempenBroek
Regional map Unesco Man & Biosphere Reserve KempenBroek
More than 300 km of circular hiking pleasure in the Grenspark KempenBroek.
On the border of Belgian and Dutch Limburg and North Brabant lies the KempenBroek, recognized by UNESCO as a Man & Biosphere Reserve. It is a scarcely discovered cross-border area that extends over the municipalities of Bocholt, Bree, Kinrooi, and Maaseik, Cranendonck, Weert, and Nederweert. You will find hidden gems here that may not immediately reveal their secrets but are worth discovering. Surprising in their charm, secret, and hidden.
The area is so diverse that there is something for everyone; you will find pristine trails along mysterious marshes, stream valleys, heathland, and agricultural fields. There are no less than four zones of silence where you can truly relax. The area is teeming with life thanks to animals such as the beaver, red deer, tree frog, large herbivores, and many species of dragonflies. Hikers, cyclists, riders, carriage drivers, and mountain bikers can enjoy the landscape, nature, and heritage like the many watermills at their own pace via marked routes. The area overflows with delicious farmstead and regional products. Once a refuge for bokkenrijders and smugglers. Now a wonderful place to discover space and hear silence.
It includes the following hiking areas: Weerterbos and Hugterheide, Dorplein Boshoverheide, Ijzeren Man-Laurabossen, Swarbroek - De Pelen, Altweerterheide, Lozerheide, De Kempen, Smeetshof-Wijffelterbroek, Stramproy-Tungelroy, St. Maartensheide - De Luysen, Stramprooierbroek, Zig and Goort, Valley of the Itterbeek, Valley of the Bosbeek