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South Limburg
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Sint-Maartensheide and De Luysen - Red hiking trail

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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Maaseik
Bree

Sint-Maartensheide and De Luysen - Red hiking trail

Moderate

4.7

(101)

452

hikers

Sint-Maartensheide and De Luysen - Red hiking trail

02:47

11.1km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2024

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De Luysen - Mariahof

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1

109 m

Front Luys Watermill

Highlight • Monument

Do you still know the nursery rhyme: "The mill rattles on the rustling belly"?
The mill only rattles on mill days and on special occasions, and the Aabeek (a.k.a. Aabach) …

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1.82 km

De Luysen - Mariahof

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Isn't that just a pond !? Oh, look closely! The nature reserve De Luysen - Mariahof is a true paradise for birds, at least 40 hectares in size. You will …

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3

2.49 km

Bench With View of De Luysen

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Bench at the fence where the first grazers are located with an information board and a nice view.

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4

4.56 km

Wetland

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Really a beautiful piece. Make sure you don't miss the beaver tracks, which can be seen both in the swampy part on one side of the hiking trail and in/on the Abeek on the other side.

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7.01 km

Beautiful observation hut

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I have never seen anything so great in any nature reserve. This observation hut is located in the immediate vicinity of the swamp and is ideal for observing the waterfowl. …

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11.1 km

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Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.77 km

1.80 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

4.06 km

1.16 km

1.10 km

332 m

< 100 m

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Friday 29 May

28°C

16°C

28 %

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Trail Reviews

Els&Rafiki
July 28, 2025, De Luysen - rood

An 11 km route, red triangle, with a slight deviation from the path to the boundary marker and the boundary stone. Beautiful surroundings: marsh, ponds, rivers, and streams. There are also beavers, horses, and cows.

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https://www.komoot.de/user/visitflanders "Fancy crossing borders? Then welcome to the Kempen~Broek Border Park, a 25,000 hectare area located partly in the Netherlands and partly in Flanders. Are there more beautiful examples of the European idea than borderless nature? However, our hiking suggestion is entirely in Flanders. The route through the Maartensheide takes you to the Luysen Mill, through wet meadows and overgrown embankments, past gurgling streams and bold beaver burrows. Nature has the right of way here - or pre-flight, because the region is a popular (intermediate) landing place and habitat for songbirds, but also for ducks and geese. A bird lookout provides a good hiding place to observe them all undisturbed (both you and the birds). And if you still have questions about fauna and flora and everything else: In the nature house they will answer every single one and not just feed you with knowledge..." Directions by car 🚗: De Luysmolen, Luysenweg 2, 3950 Bocholt, Belgium 51°10'47.7"N 5°37'52.0"E

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A beautiful and wetland area with a beautiful wetland. Will come back in winter

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