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De Paardekop Observation Tower – Lancaster HK663 Memorial loop from Ysselsteyn

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Netherlands
Limburg
Venray

De Paardekop Observation Tower – Lancaster HK663 Memorial loop from Ysselsteyn

Easy

4.6

(8)

30

hikers

De Paardekop Observation Tower – Lancaster HK663 Memorial loop from Ysselsteyn

01:44

6.88km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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867 m

Bench at Paardekop

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Take a break for a while

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1.22 km

Wooden Animal Sculptures

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Beautiful wood carvings along a forest path.

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2.47 km

Vennetje

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2.89 km

Paardekop Sundial

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Right next to the sod hut is also a sundial, which shows the correct time. Look where the shadow of the long pole points. Is it between the pole with …

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3.06 km

De Paardekop Observation Tower

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The tower has 100 steps, is 18 meters high and takes you to 44 meters above NAP. Add to that the fact that the Paardekop is already the highest part of the Peel, and the view is therefore phenomenal.
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3.07 km

Beautiful view from the tower over the marshy heath.

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3.73 km

Lancaster HK663 Memorial

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This memorial was erected in memory of Lancaster HK663, which crashed here on 2 November 1944, killing Sgt G.P. Kenny from Trinidad.
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3.74 km

Ysselsteyn German War Cemetery

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The Ysselsteyn War Cemetery is the only German war cemetery in the Netherlands.

The cemetery was commissioned by the Dutch government in 1946 not far from the town of Venray …

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6.88 km

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4.73 km

1.86 km

168 m

Surfaces

6.28 km

444 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 1 July

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