Soerendonk - Valkenswaard Schaapsloop

Nature Border Park De Groote Heide

Linear walk, 18 km

Route: Soerendonk - Valkenswaard Schaapsloop

You'll walk from the village of Soerendonk across the Kranenveld to the Leenderheide. Then, you'll follow a path along the Belgian border until you reach the Achelse Kluis (Belgium), the St. Benedict's Abbey. The walk continues across the Groote Heide, over heathlands, and past fens. You'll walk through the Leenderbos forest to the Visvijvers (fish ponds) in Valkenswaard. From there, you'll continue to De Haak, where the bus stop is.

shape
line
length
17 km 643
location
North Brabant, The Netherlands
start
bus stop Molenheide/Reepad, Soerendonk
arrival
bus stop Bedrijventerrein Schaapsloop, Valkenswaard
path
path:73%  road:20%  main road:7% 
elevation
rise: 112m / fall: -115m
lowest: 23m / highest: 40m
 
Photo: Kranenveld, Soerendonk
Kranenveld, Soerendonk
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Points of interest

  • Sint-Benedictusabdij van Achel of Achelse Kluis (1686)
  • Sint-Johannes Onthoofdingkerk, Soerendonk
  • Dorpsstraat 25, Sint-Johannes Onthoofdingkerk, Soerendonk
  • Molenheide/Reepad, Soerendonk
  • Bedrijventerrein Schaapsloop, Valkenswaard
  • Natuurpoort Achelse Kluis
  • Jan Maasplein, Soerendonk
  • De Haak, Valkenswaard
  • Soerendonks Goor
  • Watchtower De Achelse Kluis

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References

Source

We have used ‘etappe 07 | Soerendonk - Venbergse Molen (24,3 km) ’ in ‘Brabants Vennenpad, Streekpad 5, Kampina - De Groote Heide, 3e druk’, published by Nivon in 2019, to develop this route.

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