Kessenich and the Drie Eigen - red - 11,9 km

The red hiking loop shows you the most beautiful spots in this hiking area. The route takes you through the Vijverbroek, a stunning nature reserve on the Belgian-Dutch border in Kinrooi. It is also a marshy area, with alder carr, willow scrub, and floating mats. You will also find poplar forests and humid grasslands here. The beaver feels at home here, and you will notice that. So be sure to wear rain boots if you choose this route.
In the gravel ponds between Thorn and Kessenich and a few hundred meters from the Vijverbroek, two peninsulas extend along the border: Koningssteen and Kollegreend. These former gravel islands are developing into diverse mosaic landscapes with flower meadows, floodplain forests, rough grasslands, and ponds. This wild river nature also attracts special animal species such as the great crested grebe, golden oriole, garden warbler, and the cuckoo. During gravel extraction, ancient trees were unearthed here that are now exhibited in the area. Nature knows no borders, so here close to the border with the Netherlands, it does not either. That is why Limburgs Landschap (BE) and Natuurmonumenten (NL) work hand in hand to maintain this beautiful area.