Shepherd's Hut Shelter – Strabrechtse Heath loop from Heeze

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North Brabant

Heeze-Leende

Shepherd's Hut Shelter – Strabrechtse Heath loop from Heeze

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Shepherd's Hut Shelter – Strabrechtse Heath loop from Heeze

02:06

8.35km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.09 km

Picnic spot at the Kiezelven

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Great place to take a break on a small heath lake 👍

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2.36 km

Kiezelven

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Wonderful place for a picnic or break

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3.63 km

Shepherd's Hut Shelter

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Nice place to rest indoors

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5.61 km

Strabrechtse Heath

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Very beautiful nature reserve with views and varied vegetation. Most of it consists of heather, but there are also pools and on the side of Geldrop and Mierlo also woods.

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5.74 km

Waschven

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In the northwest, the Strabrechtse Heide connects with the Braakhuizense Heide, owned by the Het Brabants Landschap foundation; near Heeze it connects with heaths on the Heerlijkheid Heeze and the …

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7.73 km

Strabrechtse Heath

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beautiful and relaxing

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7.81 km

Heathland Landscape

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Beautiful nature reserve with heath, forests and Fens

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8.31 km

Natuurpoort De Plaetse

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Natuurpoort De Plaetse is the starting point for a walk or bike ride through the Strabrechtse Heide; an immense heathland area with numerous fens, forests and drifting sand. Bee

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8.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.07 km

288 m

Surfaces

4.21 km

3.66 km

288 m

197 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

11°C

3°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 14, 2025,Strabrechtseheide over Vlonderpad zonder omweggetje

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December 17, 2021,Strabrechtse heide

Last walk on my last day off of this mini vacation. Gray gray day with sometimes some fine mist drops. Beautiful surroundings, I suspect busy on the weekend and nice weather.

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May 11, 2025,Strabrechtse Heide – Waschven Runde von Engelse Tuin

Through the heathland in bright sunshine. Heard many birds and frogs, and saw a few too. The dragonflies were very active.
The whole area reminded me of the Lüneburg Heath.

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August 26, 2023,A❤️F en Heeze Heide 🐑

Steps across the beautiful Strabrechtse Heide with ❤️. According to Helga, the chance of rain would remain in the west. So going (south) east for the sun 🌤. And it turned out like this 👌🏻. Lots of beautiful purple. Also a small sand drift and a large ven 🏜. For dessert a few more mosquitoes 🦟, decking, waffle with warm …

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May 5, 2025,Strabrechtse Heide – Waschven rondtocht vanuit Coevering

Before the weekend I already got the comment that someone wanted "me time". Last night it was repeated again so the message was clear. I had to get out of here.

Let that last one be a specialty of mine. So the bag is filled again. The camera is charged and the destination has been chosen. For me today a …

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