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Parnassia Route, dunes and wild horses – explore Oranjezon Nature Reserve

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Parnassia Route, dunes and wild horses – explore Oranjezon Nature Reserve

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4.7

(95)

501

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Parnassia Route, dunes and wild horses – explore Oranjezon Nature Reserve

01:08

4.50km

10m

Hiking

Welcome to the Parnassia route, located in the eastern part of the beautiful Oranjezon nature reserve.

This walk takes you through an open, wide landscape, where dunes with sea buckthorn, shifting dunes, thickets and wet dune valleys alternate. The area is bursting with life. Discover the special flora, including the…

by Het Zeeuwse Landschap

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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Manteling van Walcheren

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150 m

Water supply canal at Oranjezon Nature Reserve

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During the start of your walk through the Oranjezon nature reserve, you will come across this canal. This is an attraction for all kinds of waterfowl and insects. The wild …

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1.87 km

Pond in the Oranjezon Dunes

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From this point you have a beautiful view of the fen, which is hidden away between the trees in the dune area of the Oranjezon nature reserve. Tip: take a break here to admire the varied landscape.

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3.21 km

Viewpoint over the Manteling van Walcheren

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Here wild horses and fallow deer can be observed in the wild. Please always keep enough distance!

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.00 km

1.37 km

Surfaces

3.03 km

1.14 km

145 m

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Thursday 23 July

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Comments

July 12, 2025,Natuurgebied Oranjezon, Parnassiaroute

Looking for the bee-eater, which Vroege Vogels had such a wonderful report on two weeks ago...and found it! A beautiful copper-yellow bird. And a stunning nature reserve! Only Komoot doesn't always do what it's supposed to...

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August 22, 2025,🇳🇱💮 Parnassiaroute Oranjezon (22.8.2025)

I've wanted to do this for ages. I've also done the other Oranjezon routes. There were some Parnassias, but not many (anymore). There were only one spot over 100 meters, but nowhere else. Part 2 of this route is almost entirely in loose sand. There's also a lot to see: common buckthorn, water mint, yellow bedstraw, and soapwort. And of …

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December 24, 2024,Natuurgebied Oranjezon – De Parnassiaroute 2024-dec-24

In the autumn holiday I walked the fallow deer route and today the Parnassia route. Oranjezon is a special and beautiful area. I don't have much nature and walking experience yet, but Oranjezon is one of my most beautiful nature experiences so far.

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November 13, 2022,🇳🇱 Vrouwenpolder, wandeling

A beautiful nature reserve with a surprising amount of variety, highly recommended

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July 10, 2023

Welcome to the Parnassia route, located in the eastern part of the beautiful Oranjezon nature reserve.
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This walk takes you through an open, wide landscape, where dunes with sea buckthorn, shifting dunes, thickets and wet dune valleys alternate. The area is bursting with life. Discover the special flora

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Water supply canal at Oranjezon Nature Reserve

Pond in the Oranjezon Dunes

Viewpoint over the Manteling van Walcheren

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