Bench with a view of the pond – Papendel Boardwalk loop from Begijnendijk

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Bench with a view of the pond – Papendel Boardwalk loop from Begijnendijk

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Bench with a view of the pond – Papendel Boardwalk loop from Begijnendijk

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7.98km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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813 m

De Raam Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

This is the smallest nature reserve in Begijnendijk. If you take the Firefly Walk you will pass here. It is beautiful and very quiet here to walk. Definitely worth a visit.

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829 m

De Raam Pond

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Be sure to bring binoculars so you can better spot the aquatic animals here.

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986 m

Boardwalk

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Thanks to this wooden path you can walk through this piece of nature with dry feet.

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3.15 km

Information board

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Information board from nature point about Papendel...

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3.23 km

Bench with a view of the pond

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Long stretched pool and large pond with adapted sloping sides, specially constructed for the numerous amphibians that are here in the middle of Papendel. And you can sit on a bench.

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3.39 km

Papendel Boardwalk

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Deck on the way to the Balenberg along the fire butterfly path... A pond also passes your path here...

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3.51 km

Papendel Nature Reserve

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Papendel is a marshy nature reserve near the historic 'Hof van Uythem' with hay and reed fields, forest and dense shrubs. There is a long, stretched pond and a large …

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7.01 km

Bieheide

Forest

7.87 km

Saint Lucia Church, Begijnendijk

Highlight • Religious Site

The following description from the book “Begijnendijk, village of church builders”[1] summarizes the first impression that the visitor has: “Our church, especially the nave, resembles an immense barn with that enormous space and the wooden truss above it. .”

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7.98 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.38 km

1.85 km

1.63 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

3.37 km

1.57 km

1.55 km

841 m

634 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

April 18, 2025,Vuurvliegjes tour

Lots of asphalt and inner lanes. The arrows are also gone at a certain point, which made us go wrong. Originally this was a loop of junctions (they are still there in the app, irl the poles with junctions are gone). Nice parts along the way, but unfortunately more paved and inhabited parts than forest and quiet parts

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