Vennen of the Maasduinen – Horses in Het Schuitwater loop from Walbeck

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Vennen of the Maasduinen – Horses in Het Schuitwater loop from Walbeck

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Vennen of the Maasduinen – Horses in Het Schuitwater loop from Walbeck

02:03

8.10km

20m

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: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.19 km

View of the Plassen and Forests near the Dutch-German Border

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Here at "Grenswater" you come across a path that comes from Germany (Walbeck), from Arcen, de Hamert or between the many Senes.

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1.35 km

Dorperheideplassen

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Great view of heath and lake landscape .. Small sand table corner for 4 Beiner and bench to pause and enjoy nature;)

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1.70 km

Vennen of the Maasduinen

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A trip here is worthwhile.

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2.40 km

Horses in Het Schuitwater

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Beautiful heath landscape, with numerous small pools and lakes. Here lives a horde of horses, but they are very tame.

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4.36 km

Bench with a View of the Wetlands

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Beautiful piece of nature

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6.14 km

Path Along the Lake

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Path around the lakes, you can also walk right on the shore. Then you are in the enclosure of the wild horses, officially Leinenpflicht

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6.48 km

View of the lake

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Entrance to the lake

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8.10 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.22 km

2.78 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.48 km

2.53 km

1.36 km

650 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

8°C

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Comments

March 19, 2025,Wanderung Runde von Walbeck

A beautiful tour from Walbeck toward Arcen through a wetland and back.
Worth doing. 😁

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January 9, 2024,Runde 🇳🇱 Maasduinen zwischen Arcen und Walbeck

Today there was some great sunshine so we finally went out for a ride again. The tour was planned a little differently, but firstly it turns out differently and secondly than you think ;-) After all the rain recently, one or two paths were under water and therefore currently not accessible without boots. But it was still a nice tour.

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October 17, 2023,🇳🇱 Natuurgebied Maasduinen met de wilde Paarden 17.10.2023

No, today was a shitty day in the truest sense of the word.
But first, let's go to the tour through the Maasdünen nature reserve, where we also saw free-roaming Konik horses, just as we had planned. A beautiful area with lots of water and also wetlands. Once we got lost for a while on the many small paths. But …

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December 1, 2024,🇳🇱 Auf der Suche nach "de wilde 🐴Paarden" 🥾🥾 01.12.2024

-A tour through the Maasdünen nature reserve-
I had loaded the planned tour onto my watch as a precaution and wanted to walk it there and also visit the Konik horses that are there. Far from it, because the beautiful area with lots of water and the marshlands prevented us from hiking any further in many places. By the way, …

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January 16, 2022,Spontan die Wanderschuhe angezogen.

After 8 days of fog, we spontaneously put on our hiking boots and did a nice hike through the Maas dunes without fog.
It was a blessing for body and soul.

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