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Information shelter – Empese and Tondense Heath loop from Landgoederen Brummen

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Netherlands

Gelderland

Brummen

Information shelter – Empese and Tondense Heath loop from Landgoederen Brummen

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4.6

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428

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Information shelter – Empese and Tondense Heath loop from Landgoederen Brummen

01:35

6.31km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 445 m for 1.99 km

Closed: • March 15-July 15 (otherwise open)

After 3.02 km for 569 m

Closed: • March 15-July 15 (otherwise open)

After 4.83 km for 513 m

Closed: • March 15-July 15 (otherwise open)

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436 m

Eerbeek Hay Meadows Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

452 m

Views of the Fields and Wetlands

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Bring dry socks!

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2.88 km

Swaying Grasslands at Landgoederen Brummen

Highlight • Natural

3.39 km

Empese and Tondense Heath

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This part is prohibited for cycling.

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3.76 km

Empese en Tondense Heide

Nature Reserve

4.30 km

Boardwalk for Walkers in Landgoederen Brummen

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No cyclists allowed! The Mestweg and Lage Steenweg, as old road girders and the matching traffic signs at the beginning of them, seem to be exceptions to the cycling ban …

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4.46 km

Bench With a View of Landgoederen Brummen Wetlands

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Ideal for bird watching

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5.44 km

Eerbeekse Hooilanden Nature Reserve

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Eerbeekse Hooilanden are not accessible by bicycle. You are not even allowed to ride your bike on the trails.

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6.31 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.22 km

2.95 km

Surfaces

3.23 km

2.66 km

271 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 16 August

21°C

12°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 11, 2023,Tondense en Empese Heide - Eerbeekse Hooilanden

More information about this route can be found here: westphil.nl/wplive/empese-en-tondense-heide

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March 2, 2025,Tondense Heide Runde von Eerbeek

Lovely walk, waterproof shoes are recommended! I should have read this sooner!

The Empese and Tondense Heide is a nature reserve of around 260 hectares in the municipality of Brummen, province of Gelderland, Netherlands. Despite the name, these are not classic heathlands, but a diverse landscape of wet meadows, moors, small ponds and scattered trees and bushes. This mosaic of …

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August 27, 2025,Tondense Heide Runde von Eerbeek

Today we were out on the Tondense Heide again – this time expecting to see beautiful lake landscapes. In March, we had already done a proper moorland hike here, where we walked through wet sections and small pools.

Today, however, at the end of August, a completely different picture emerged: There was hardly anything left of the lake landscape, the …

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August 21, 2022,Empese heide en hooilanden 8 km

Sunday morning 7.30 quiet, encountered 1 hiker. In wet season it is soaking here. Now ..... nowhere to find water, at the bridge a tiny bit of water.

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Information shelter – Empese and Tondense Heath loop from Landgoederen Brummen

Eerbeek Hay Meadows Nature Reserve