Van Orsch Forest Trail loop from Heek
Van Orsch Forest Trail loop from Heek
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Van Orsch Forest Trail loop from Heek
01:33
6.14km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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350 m
Wichumer Trimmpfad Sit-Up Station
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"The Wichumer fitness trail was financed with funding from the LEADER region Kulturlandschaft Ahaus-Heek-Legden e.V. as part of the small project funding of the 2021 regional budget. The equipment and signage were installed by the employees of the Heek municipality's construction yard. Some equipment (horizontal bar, gymnastics bench, etc.) was designed and built by the construction yard itself. The municipality of Heek is very pleased to be able to offer all those interested in sports a varied range of outdoor activities and hopes that many will enjoy exercise and sporting activity and that all stations will be used eagerly."
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Van Orsch Forest Trail
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V2 Rocket Launch Site Memorial, Heek
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The fact that the dangerous aggregate 4 - that is the correct name for the first fully functional German rocket that broke the space barrier - is still largely unknown to this day in the Münsterland region, and not just for storage purposes. The V2 was fired from there mainly towards Belgium. V2 rocket © Buedeler.Geschichte, Deutsches Museum, Munich More than 700 German V2 bombs struck Antwerp and killed many people. It was 14 meters long and weighed Almost 13 tons ready to start. The explosive charge made up about 975 kilograms. The rocket engine had a thrust of 650,000 hp and a speed of 5,600 km / h. The concrete slab in the "Oerschen Wald" was the substructure for the rocket's heavy transport wagon (kiln car), which could also be used as a launch pad. From the concrete slab in Heek and from others in Metelen, Schöppingen, Darfeld and some other places, many of these retaliation weapons were fired on Antwerp.
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6.14 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.54 km
1.02 km
594 m
Surfaces
4.26 km
629 m
485 m
432 m
348 m
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