Brunssummerheide – Wooden bridge over the Roode Beek loop from Brunssummerheide

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Brunssummerheide – Wooden bridge over the Roode Beek loop from Brunssummerheide

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Brunssummerheide – Wooden bridge over the Roode Beek loop from Brunssummerheide

02:58

11.1km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Brunssummerheide

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Start point

Parking

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1.69 km

Brunssummerheide

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The Brunssummerheide presents itself as a varied nature reserve with wide open areas, sandy paths, grasses, shrubs, and damp hollows. On the gently rolling paths, quiet forest sections alternate with …

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2.86 km

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3.20 km

View of Brunssummerheide

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From this vantage point, you have a magnificent view of the Brunssummerheide, one of the most valuable heathlands in South Limburg. The landscape consists of open heathlands, fens, and woodland edges, where birds, dragonflies, and small mammals find their homes.

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3.62 km

Heather fields at Brunssummerheide

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Enjoy the peace and the wide views of the heath. Between mid-August and mid-September there is a good chance that you will be looking out over beautiful lavender-colored fields.

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4.01 km

Wooden bridge over the Roode Beek

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Newly built wooden bridge over the Roode Beek

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4.06 km

Roode Beek Pond and Sandy Beach

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Nice swimming lake with a small beach in the middle of a nature reserve. Ideal for dogs to cool off, run around and swim. But in the shallow part, children can also play very well in the water.

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6.73 km

Brunssummer Heath

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The Brunssummerheide is a varied nature reserve with remnants of the former coniferous forests and parts with deciduous forests. Enjoy the space on the open sand plains and the characteristic …

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7.19 km

View of the Brunssummerheide

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The hilly landscape surprises on many crests with beautiful views and even distant views.

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9.37 km

Bench with a view over the Brunssummerheide

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Fantastic viewpoints non-stop. A super beautiful heath landscape.

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11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.50 km

2.77 km

849 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

3.37 km

906 m

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

19°C

12°C

57 %

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Comments

August 15, 2024,Roode Beek – Prachtig uitzicht rondtocht vanuit Uterweg

Brunssumse heath, extremely beautiful area very rugged, beautiful view of the fens from above. Often have to catch your breath after such a climbing path full of soft sand. The photos are a lukewarm representation, flat and no depth, unfortunately. Now on the way home, despite the first day it was excellent times, a beautiful memory!!!👍

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September 19, 2024,Brunssummer Heide im September.

Hello everyone!

I would like to tell you about my wonderful hike in the Brunssummerheide, which I did together with my dog Davina. The morning started a bit foggy, which created a mystical atmosphere. But after a while the sun managed to break through the clouds and the sky shone in a brilliant blue. It was simply gorgeous!

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March 2, 2024,Brunssumer Heide

Today we decided to go to the Brunssumer Heide.
We were surprised at how beautiful and varied it is there.

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January 4, 2025,NL: Brunssummerheide✅⭐️⭐️⭐️

Today was my first time walking through the Brunsummerheide, and certainly not the last. It's very spacious with lots of small paths and wider trails; the sandy paths are a bit reminiscent of the beach.

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December 25, 2023,Rondje Brunsummerheide

Nice walk over the Brunsummerheide. Also beautiful in winter and not affected by high water levels / boggy paths.

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November 1, 2024,Brunssumer Heide: Roode Beek – Runde von Uterweg

We wanted to combine hiking and birding... there are lots of birds in the Brunssum Heath, including some rare ones. So we armed ourselves with a bird camera and binoculars... and saw a few tits, 3 ravens and 1 buzzard.
But hiking was nice.

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September 25, 2022,🇳🇱Brunssummer Heide 👌

Actually, we wanted to visit the Brunssummer Heide at the beginning of September, i.e. during the main flowering period, but unfortunately something always came up.
Today we got to know and appreciate the Limburg hilly landscape in great hiking weather.
Countless natural narrow hiking trails and branching paths led through this breathtakingly beautiful hilly heathland. The varied landscape with deciduous …

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September 1, 2021,Schön, schöner, Brunssummerheide! 🤗

I was in Meinweg and Teverener Heide, but this year the Brunssummerheide surpasses both with its purple-colored splendor!

The hilly landscape is very varied with steep climbs, shady mixed pine and birch forests, the small lakes and always magnificent views in every season, but it is most beautiful when the heather is in bloom!

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