Duivelskuil Pond – Eksterheide Nature Reserve loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

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Duivelskuil Pond – Eksterheide Nature Reserve loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

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Duivelskuil Pond – Eksterheide Nature Reserve loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

02:45

10.9km

20m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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590 m

Kievitsheide Trailhead & Picnic Area

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The Kievitsheide was once part of the more than 900 hectare Abstheide, which extended over the territory of the current municipalities of Beerse, Merksplas and Rijkevorsel. However, a large part …

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1.50 km

Turning basin, Zuiderdijk, Rijkevorsel

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Here, too, a turning basin is a local widening of the canal. Ships longer than the width of the waterway can turn here. The name is derived from the movement that a boat makes with this movement.

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6.94 km

Duivelskuil Pond

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Here you walk through a nature reserve called the Duivelskuilpad. At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a brickyard here with clamp kilns and, of course, accompanying clay …

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6.97 km

Picnic spot with a view of Duivelskuil

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Here you can comfortably eat your picnic with a beautiful view of the pit

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7.44 km

Forest Pond

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A location to look forward to. Once you are here you can relax.

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8.28 km

Eksterheide Nature Reserve

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In this vast nature reserve (170 hectares) you can admire water birds, deer and other animals from three different observation huts. In addition, there are also (other) winged friends such …

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10.0 km

Kievitsheide

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Kievitsheide was once part of the Abtsheide. The Kievitsheide nature reserve is a remnant of the historic "Kievit Heyde". This vast heathland stretched over the territory of the municipalities of …

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10.8 km

This is rather a small nature reserve, but from this forest you can walk to various other nature reserves. Here are some from around: Duivelskuil, Luysterborg, Plomp-poel erg, Blakheide, Epelaar, Kievitsheide, De Huffelen and Velderheide 👍

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