This Maria Park with the Lourdes Grotto has been a well-known pilgrimage site in Belgium and the Netherlands since 1895. The apparition of Mary in Lourdes (France) in 1858 also …

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April 7, 2023

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The forest opposite the monastery, which initially served as a monastery garden, was given a new destination as Maria Park. Father Jan Baptist Rutten had promised to build a Lourdes grotto if he returned safe and sound from a mission in Punjab (Pakistan). And so it happened.

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1. Cycle Path Along the Mark – Mark River Crossing and Lock loop from De Mosten

10.7km

02:42

10m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Turfven, Mastbos – View of the Mark River loop from Ginneken

20.6km

05:13

30m

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3. Elsakker Forest – Strijbeekse Heath loop from Galder

23.3km

05:53

30m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 10 m

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Lourdes Grotto and Mariapark Meersel-Dreef

1. Cycle Path Along the Mark – Mark River Crossing and Lock loop from De Mosten

2. Turfven, Mastbos – View of the Mark River loop from Ginneken

3. Elsakker Forest – Strijbeekse Heath loop from Galder

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