Bootjesven – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Zondereigen

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Bootjesven – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Zondereigen

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Bootjesven – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Zondereigen

03:58

15.7km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

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Wortel-kolonie

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.08 km

Zondereigen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Freely accessible, in rainy season it can be muddy and suitable footwear is recommended.

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1.10 km

Pond in Zondereigen

Highlight • Lake

Pure nature, birds and frogs (summer)...enjoy 😉

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1.51 km

Grenspaal B L

Highlight • Monument

Boundary post

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1.65 km

Boardwalk

Highlight • Trail

recommendations

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2.16 km

Bench With View of the Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely place to sit and enjoy the view.

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6.88 km

View of large peat bogs.

Highlight • Lake

These fens were created by peat extraction. Peat extraction took place on a large scale in the entire Northern Kempen region between the middle of the 13th and the 18th …

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7.31 km

Bootjesven

Highlight • Lake

The Bootjesven - in German as much as Bötchen-Moor - is a natural bog that was deepened by the extraction of peat. At that time, the colony's watchdogs swam here, …

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7.89 km

Wortel-Kolonie

Highlight • Historical Site

At the beginning of the 19th century, the Wortel colony was the first free agricultural colony, which meant that poor families were allowed to live on small farms here. They …

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15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.05 km

6.27 km

2.08 km

376 m

Surfaces

9.02 km

2.55 km

2.00 km

1.56 km

626 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

11°C

2°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

May 31, 2025,Heikant en Ginhoven

Very quiet and warm walk made at Wortel. Two point walks tied together to a walk of just over 11km. Also spotted two hares.

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October 18, 2022,Wandeling Kolonie 41 Wortel

Today we took a walk in the Valley of the Merkske, where we could actually see the new home of @Els and @Tijs 😉 to our surprise we came across 2 pigs who kindly welcomed us 😅 and unfortunately also a dung beetle had made the last trip and had not seen the barbed wire .......... it is a walk …

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