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Pond on the Kesselse Heath – Fort Kessel loop from Kessel

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Pond on the Kesselse Heath – Fort Kessel loop from Kessel

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Pond on the Kesselse Heath – Fort Kessel loop from Kessel

02:08

8.49km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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1.50 km

Kessel Heath

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The Kesselse Heide-Het Goor area consists of a variety of nutrient-poor meadows, pastures, marshes, and ponds, bordered and crisscrossed by enclosed landscape types, and contains numerous landscape elements. The area …

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2.19 km

Information board trench through the heath

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Here you can read the history of this trench.

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2.45 km

Hoefijzerput

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Kind of castle without a building...

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2.60 km

Ridge-and-Furrow Forest

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A rabat, what's that? I bet you've seen rabats during a forest walk? That alternation of ditches and raised areas that become more visible the drier the ditches are? These …

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4.23 km

Pond on the Kesselse Heath

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Enjoyable spot on the heath...

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5.14 km

Information board "The history of the Kesselse Heide"

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Definitely read it. It's very interesting.

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5.77 km

Kesselse Heide information board

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Some orientation and explanation on an information board with, among others, "Het Goor", "het Hoogbos" and the "Hoge Heide" as parts of the Provincial Green Area Kesselse Heide.

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6.35 km

Hoogbos

Forest

7.69 km

Fort Kessel

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You can walk around it completely...

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8.49 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.15 km

1.52 km

1.16 km

628 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.02 km

1.60 km

1.48 km

816 m

582 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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Pond on the Kesselse Heath – Fort Kessel loop from Kessel

Kessel Heath

Information board trench through the heath

Hoefijzerput

Ridge-and-Furrow Forest

Pond on the Kesselse Heath

Information board "The history of the Kesselse Heide"

Kesselse Heide information board

Fort Kessel

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