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Nooit Gedacht Windmill – The Balloon Column loop from Merselo

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Netherlands

Limburg

Venray

Nooit Gedacht Windmill – The Balloon Column loop from Merselo

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Nooit Gedacht Windmill – The Balloon Column loop from Merselo

01:16

16.6km

20m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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364 m

Nooit Gedacht Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Here is the link: molenmerselo.nl

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3.23 km

Forest trail with heather in the Netherlands

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This area is incredibly beautiful.

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4.46 km

Picnic Area at Gemeentebossen Venray

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

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4.48 km

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 from the then besieged Paris. The balloon was intended to keep in touch with the non-besieged part of France, but was blown in a different direction by an air current. The crew, who also had secret mail and a few bottles of wine on board, decided to land in the safe Netherlands, after which they continued their journey to their original destination as soon as possible to deliver the secret mail. As a reminder of this historic event, this balloon column was unveiled in 1896.

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4.79 km

Ballonzuilbossen

Nature Reserve

10.5 km

Nature trail through Zwartwater

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Barren/poor soil, making it a rugged Peel nature reserve.

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16.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

1.47 km

1.39 km

885 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

1.35 km

747 m

555 m

201 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

31°C

18°C

56 %

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Nooit Gedacht Windmill – The Balloon Column loop from Merselo

Nooit Gedacht Windmill

Forest trail with heather in the Netherlands

Picnic Area at Gemeentebossen Venray

The Balloon Column

Nature trail through Zwartwater

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