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Hiking route in National Monument Waterloopbos – The 8 most beautiful hikes along cultural heritage

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Netherlands

Flevoland

Noordoostpolder

Hiking route in National Monument Waterloopbos – The 8 most beautiful hikes along cultural heritage

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Hiking route in National Monument Waterloopbos – The 8 most beautiful hikes along cultural heritage

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3.24km

10m

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This is a special route of approximately 3.5 km along a number of hydrodynamic models that are part of the National Monument Waterloopbos in Flevoland, a historic open-air laboratory in a beautiful polder forest. Hundreds of studies have been carried out here into the behavior of water since the 1950s.…

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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248 m

Deltagoot (Delta Flume)

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From the late 1970s to 2016, the Delta Flume was used to conduct research into all kinds of issues related to water in the Netherlands. Water behavior could be simulated, …

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665 m

Waterloop Forest

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Hundreds of studies have been done here on the behavior of water since the 1950s. You can find several scale models of this in the Waterloopbos.

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889 m

Danish model against coastal erosion

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This test setup is quite overgrown, but still recognizable. The knowledge gained with Dutch waterworks also led to international requests for research. In Denmark, the coast was seriously affected by erosion.

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1.00 km

Willemstunnel test model (1970)

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The test model of the real Willemstunnel in the Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam.

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1.31 km

Wooden boardwalk crossing in Waterloopbos

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A beautiful crossing over the water via wooden platforms. You really walk through an almost jungle-like landscape here and it is nice to have a change from the normal paths.

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1.63 km

Marsa el Bregha – harbor expansion tested

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This test set-up was for the expansion of an important port in Libya.

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2.50 km

Golfbak Wave Generator Test Facility

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Due to the large water depth and the possibility to combine waves and currents, it was possible to investigate the influence of currents and wave forces on the pier walls …

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2.82 km

The Proeflab

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The information desk of Natuurmonumenten and catering is located in the pavilion. Here you can get information about the area, a cup of coffee with cake or a delicious lunch.

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3.24 km

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1.50 km

617 m

438 m

377 m

230 m

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888 m

816 m

804 m

325 m

287 m

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Trail Reviews

Michael Grau

April 20, 2022, Kleine Runde im Waterloopbos

The Waterloopbos used to be a test site where large hydraulic engineering projects were modeled and tested before they were realised.

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Suzanne Hesemans

January 4, 2023, Havenroute Waterloopbos Markenesse

A fun and educational route along research material that used to study wave movements in ports. Now the machines and setups have been given to nature as art, overgrown by plants.

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Hiking route in National Monument Waterloopbos – The 8 most beautiful hikes along cultural heritage

Deltagoot (Delta Flume)

Waterloop Forest

Danish model against coastal erosion

Willemstunnel test model (1970)

Wooden boardwalk crossing in Waterloopbos

Marsa el Bregha – harbor expansion tested

Golfbak Wave Generator Test Facility

The Proeflab

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