Valkenswaard: De Malpie

Nature Border Park De Groote Heide

Circular walk, 14 km

Route: Valkenswaard: De Malpie

From the Venbergse Watermolen, you'll walk along the Dommel River and Molenven into the De Malpie nature reserve. You'll then walk past heathlands to Groot Malpieven. Walking along forest paths, you'll reach the Dommel River again. You'll cross the river and follow rural paths to the hamlet of Borkel, where you'll cross the Dommel again. You'll then walk through the diverse De Malpie nature reserve back to the starting point.

shape
loop
length
14 km 224
location
North Brabant, The Netherlands
start / arrival
Venbergse Molen, Molenstraat 211, Valkenswaard
path
path:95%  road:5%  main road:0% 
elevation
rise: 102m / fall: -102m
lowest: 25m / highest: 39m
 
Photo: Dommel, De Malpie, Valkenswaard
Dommel, De Malpie, Valkenswaard
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Points of interest

  • Groot Malpieven (fen)
  • Vaar Vennen (fen)
  • Molenven (fen)
  • Venbergse water mill (1227/1895/1977)
  • Sportparkdreef, Borkel (Valkenswaard)
  • De Malpie, Borkel
  • Malpie, Valkenswaard
  • Venbergse Molen, Valkenswaard

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References

Source

We have used publication ‘Brabants Vennenpad’, published by Nivon in 2019, to develop this route.

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