Fort Kessel – Kesselse Heath loop from Kessel

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Fort Kessel – Kesselse Heath loop from Kessel

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Fort Kessel – Kesselse Heath loop from Kessel

03:44

14.8km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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806 m

Fort Kessel

Highlight • Historical Site

You can walk around it completely...

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1.50 km

The Kesselse Heide-Het Goor area consists of a variety of nutrient-poor meadows, pastures, marshes, and ponds, bordered and crisscrossed by enclosed landscape types, and contains numerous landscape elements. The area …

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2.07 km

Nice picnic spot at Kesselse Heide

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Picnicking on the Kesselse Heide is a fantastic experience for children. Picnic tables are set up around the sandy area, where you can enjoy your own snacks and drinks. Please take your rubbish home with you.

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2.22 km

Kesselse Heath

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In the Provincial Green Domain of Kesselse Heide you will discover the Kempen as it looked for a long time: a mix of scrub heather, coniferous and deciduous forest, sandy …

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3.42 km

Pond on the Kesselse Heath

Highlight • Lake

Enjoyable spot on the heath...

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7.71 km

Kesselse Heide information board

Highlight • Rest Area

Some orientation and explanation on an information board with, among others, "Het Goor", "het Hoogbos" and the "Hoge Heide" as parts of the Provincial Green Area Kesselse Heide.

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10.4 km

Boardwalk De Krekelbeek

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Very pleasant to walk through nature and discover dry feet via a decking path 😅

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10.5 km

Krekelbeek Boardwalk and Wetlands

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Let yourself be guided over the wooden path through the meadows on the way to the heath...

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14.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.85 km

5.36 km

1.38 km

935 m

332 m

Surfaces

6.51 km

3.68 km

1.70 km

1.51 km

1.17 km

282 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

10°C

3°C

0 %

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Comments

August 10, 2025,Kesselse heide & kleine Netevallei

Heathland, forest, water and a fort... Fort van Kessel 😉 nice walk

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May 1, 2026,Kesselse heide aan De Kleine Nete

On the first of May, the sun wanted to shine fully, so we put on our hiking boots...

In Kessel at the station, the first steps were taken, the church kept to quiet fun...

Through a small wood, still quite cool, along the Kleine Nete with a winding feeling...

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March 22, 2023,Kesselse heide

Following my disappointing asphalt walk along the Kesselse towpath, @🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën suggested this walk to me a while ago, which runs partly through the Kesselse heath. Since the rain seemed to hold off for a while and the spot isn't too far from my home, I decided to tick off the hike today.

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