Melickerven Rest Area – Heather Fields in De Meinweg loop from Herkenbosch
Melickerven Rest Area – Heather Fields in De Meinweg loop from Herkenbosch
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Melickerven Rest Area – Heather Fields in De Meinweg loop from Herkenbosch
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13.8km
40m
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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 17, 2026
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6.07 km
Lüsekamp Heathland
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6.46 km
Melickerven
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6.48 km
Melickerven Rest Area
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In the evening, you have wonderful lighting conditions here and you can enjoy the tranquility of nature, or listen to the sounds of nature.
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8.49 km
Hiking Trails in De Meinweg National Park
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8.67 km
Burnt Tree in De Meinweg
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8.97 km
The Meinweg Fire Route
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The fire did a lot of damage. Many animals, bushes and trees fell victim to the fire.
2 years after the devastating catastrophe, the heather blooms again and the trees are slowly recovering from the injuries caused.
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9.02 km
Heather Fields in De Meinweg
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11.2 km
The Iron Rhine (Abandoned Railway in De Meinweg National Park)
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The name Iron Rhine was originally used for the Cologne–Aachen trunk line of the Rhenish Railway Company between Cologne and the Herbesthal border station as part of the connection to Antwerpen-Berchem from Cologne via Düren, Eschweiler, Aachen, Verviers, Liège and Louvain, and later became more common the printout for the route via Mönchengladbach and Roermond.
The term Iron Rhine was coined by Ludolf Camphausen, who wrote in his 1833 memorandum on the railway from Cologne to Antwerp:
"Belgium, wedged between France's mercantile system, between the so bitterly offended Holland, and Prussia's liberal commercial policy, where will it find its natural ally?"
Without a doubt, the answer to this rhetorical question is: in Prussia.
"The road (railway) to Antwerp, which will ensure mutual supplies to both Prussia and Belgium, is the first thread that the German commercial state stretches out to the North Sea."
It goes on to say:
“But this free passage has an unmistakable impact on all conditions of navigation on the Rhine, and ends Holland’s monopoly of intermediate trade. Germany remained tributary to Holland for the use of the Rhine for two centuries, and so it is today. It is in the nature of things that the payment of this tribute ends with the first carriage rolling on the free track from Cologne to Antwerp, that Holland will be forced to offer German trade everything that the new, the iron Rhine affords them .”
Further information on the history, route description etc.:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiserner_Rhein
krefeld.de/de/stadtplanung/eiserner-rhein-7600137
vrt.be/vrtnws/de/2021/06/16/die-niederlaender-oeffnen-sich-komm-dann-doch-neues-leben-in-d
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13.0 km
Zandbergen
Nature Reserve
13.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.4 km
3.21 km
264 m
Surfaces
6.22 km
3.67 km
3.29 km
400 m
264 m
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Tuesday 30 June
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