In some places it can indeed be soggy and muddy, but often komoot offers an alternative. You have to puzzle a bit, but via a small detour you will get back to your route, after which you can continue.

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Hiking

Neerharerheide is a protected nature reserve near Pietersheim in the Belgian municipality of Lanaken. The area is known for its peat and marshland and is part of the ecological zones that form the green lung of the region.

Neerharerheide is a peat and marshland area: historically, water, soil, and fen defined this landscape, which is still visible today in the vegetation and wetlands.

The combination of wetlands and forest/scrubland provides a habitat for plants and animals that depend on moist peat soils – something that makes it unique within the Flemish landscape.

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Location: Lanaken, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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