Zuiderwaterlinie Hiking trail
This route takes you along the Zuidwaterlinie, the oldest, longest and most used of all the Dutch water lines. The Zuiderwaterlinie Wandelpad can be walked in stages. The stages that go through the De Langstraat region are stage 10 and stage 11. For more information about the Zuiderwaterliniepad click here.
During the stages you will pass several nature reserves. On the transition from sand to clay lies De Westelijke Langstraat, also known as "Naad van Brabant". De Westelijke Langstraat is a protected Natura-2000 area and valuable landscape with lots of nature and cultural history. Thanks to its location and different soil layers, the Western Langstraat is a unique and wet area. Stage 10 of the Zuiderwaterlinie footpath leads you from Waspik to Waalwijk.
The route of stage 11 runs through Waalwijk to the Baardwijkse Overlaat. The Baardewijkse ...
This route takes you along the Zuidwaterlinie, the oldest, longest and most used of all the Dutch water lines. The Zuiderwaterlinie Wandelpad can be walked in stages. The stages that go through the De Langstraat region are stage 10 and stage 11. For more information about the Zuiderwaterliniepad click here.
During the stages you will pass several nature reserves. On the transition from sand to clay lies De Westelijke Langstraat, also known as "Naad van Brabant". De Westelijke Langstraat is a protected Natura-2000 area and valuable landscape with lots of nature and cultural history. Thanks to its location and different soil layers, the Western Langstraat is a unique and wet area. Stage 10 of the Zuiderwaterlinie footpath leads you from Waspik to Waalwijk.
The route of stage 11 runs through Waalwijk to the Baardwijkse Overlaat. The Baardewijkse Overlaat is a nature reserve of over 48 hectares. This area was originally used to hold the water of the Meuse during high water. Then the route goes towards - and eventually along - the Bergsche Maas, a 24.5 kilometer long dug up river.
Then you arrive in the fortified town of Heusden. Heusden grew up around one of the oldest moated castles in northwestern Europe and was one of the first Dutch towns to get a city wall. Thanks to restorations, much of the old Heusden can still be admired.
Stage 11 ends at Engelermeer Lake. The nature reserve at Engelermeer includes the remnants of a duck decoy, open water, bottomland forest (swamp forest), peatmoss-poor reedbeds and cultivated land. The duck decoy is used as a counting and ringing station and resting area for waterfowl.
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Description
- The route is completely plotted based on the walking junction network. Simply follow the node numbers on the posts, from one numbered node to the next. You can also download the gpx file and walk the route using your smartphone or navigation system.
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