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Brunssummerheide Heathland

Brunssummerheide Heathland

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Brunssummerheide Heathland

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Location: Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

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Best Hikes to Brunssummerheide Heathland

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1. Roode Beek Viewpoint – Sandy area in Brunssummerheide loop from Langeberg

10.0km

02:38

90m

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

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2. Brunssummer Heath – Roode Beek Viewpoint loop from Versiliënbosch

10.8km

02:53

120m

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

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3. Brunssummerheide – Roode Beek Pond and Sandy Beach loop from Uterweg

11.1km

02:58

120m

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

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Mike

August 21, 2025

The Brunssummerheide is a vast nature reserve in South Limburg, where rolling hills, expansive heathlands, and sandy paths alternate. The landscape is characterized by purple heather blooms in late summer, interspersed with Scots pines, birches, and open sandy plains reminiscent of past drifting sands. Between the heathlands lie fens and marshy areas that provide a home for unique plants and animals, such as the viviparous lizard and the nightjar. The hilly location provides beautiful vistas, with the purple carpets of heather stretching to the horizon. This unique landscape exudes peace and tranquility, but also reveals the dynamism of nature in constant flux.

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luktob07

September 14, 2025

Sometimes you feel like you are at the sea

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Elevation 140 m

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Location: Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

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Brunssummerheide Heathland

1. Roode Beek Viewpoint – Sandy area in Brunssummerheide loop from Langeberg

2. Brunssummer Heath – Roode Beek Viewpoint loop from Versiliënbosch

3. Brunssummerheide – Roode Beek Pond and Sandy Beach loop from Uterweg

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