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Jetty on the Schuitwater

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Jetty on the Schuitwater

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Location: Meerlo-Wanssum, Limburg, Netherlands

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1. Heathland – Schuitwater Boardwalk loop from Swolgen

12.0km

03:01

20m

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

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2. Schuitwater Boardwalk – Heathland loop from Lottum

19.5km

04:55

20m

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

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3. Heathland – Frog Pond on the Heath loop from Lottum

6.72km

01:42

10m

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

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Binemaya

November 12, 2022

Seating in the middle of the water

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Carlo63

August 26, 2024

The walk through the heathland over wooden footbridges and the viewpoint on the Schuitwater are fun. An impressive landscape experience.

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August 16, 2025

The Schuitwater is a 313-hectare nature reserve in North Limburg. It lies between the towns of Swolgen, Broekhuizenvorst, and Broekhuizen, and west of Lottum. It belongs to the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. The Schuitwater is managed by the Dutch Forestry Commission (Staatsbosbeheer).

The name of the area is believed to derive from "beschutten" (sheltering), specifically the sheltering of livestock. However, it can also refer to the flat barges used to transport dredged peat.

The Schuitwater nature reserve is a remnant of several old Meuse branches. These gradually silted up. From the 18th century onward, peat was dredged in the Schuitwateren. This was then transported using flat barges. After peat extraction ceased, silting up resumed.

It is a wooded and water-rich area surrounded by higher sandy soils, with pine, drifting dunes, heathland, and birch forests. The barge waters within this area are: Lottumer Schuitwater and Schuitwater Broekhuizerbroek.

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Location: Meerlo-Wanssum, Limburg, Netherlands

Jetty on the Schuitwater

1. Heathland – Schuitwater Boardwalk loop from Swolgen

2. Schuitwater Boardwalk – Heathland loop from Lottum

3. Heathland – Frog Pond on the Heath loop from Lottum

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