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Venray

The Balloon Column – Afleidingskanaal footbridge loop from Ballonzuilbossen

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Netherlands
Limburg
Venray

The Balloon Column – Afleidingskanaal footbridge loop from Ballonzuilbossen

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The Balloon Column – Afleidingskanaal footbridge loop from Ballonzuilbossen

01:16

5.02km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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29 m

The Balloon Column

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Here you are standing at a special piece of history and the oldest aviation monument in the Netherlands. In 1871, a French balloon landed here that had risen a little …

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49 m

Here you can take a nice break and study the map of the various trails.

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1.90 km

Trail Marker 38

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4

2.23 km

Hiking route marker 58

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5

2.23 km

Schieëperskruus

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Info on the board:
The story of the Schieëperskruus


The shepherds stayed on the heath all summer. They could not go to church on Sundays because the village was far …

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3.52 km

One of the 13 border markers between Land van Kessel and Land van Cuijk.

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3.58 km

Afleidingskanaal footbridge

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The Afleidingskanaal is a canal in the Dutch provinces of Limburg and Noord-Brabant, it connects the Defense Canal with the Maas. The length of the canal is approximately 16 km.

Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afleidingskanaal

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5.02 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.70 km

1.23 km

Surfaces

4.17 km

737 m

< 100 m

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