シュイットウォーターでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Beautiful piece of heathland in bloom (August)

South of the area lies the Houthuizerheide, and to the north and west lie the Tienraijse and Swolgenderheide, all largely consisting of reclaimed forests of Scots pine. East of the area lies the town of Lottum, surrounded by several hamlets and numerous rose farms. The Dutch Forestry Commission (Staatsbosbeheer) has established the N-95 walking route. This 9.3 km walk (there is also a shorter route) begins at the parking lot along Horsterweg. The route, along with information about flora, fauna, and nature management, is indicated on information panels. Several routes of the "Stempel van de Maas" (Stamp of the Meuse) trail (later integrated into the Horst aan de Maas KnoppenLopen network) also pass through this nature reserve. Some marshy sections are crossed by boardwalks. The Pieterpad also passes through the area.

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.

Just resting by a water. Very quiet you only hear the birds

A beautiful place to rest and look out over the heath

During our heathland walk we found some nice resting places and they were all clean and free of rubbish. 👍🏼 I wish it was the same for all resting places, unfortunately we have experienced a lot of carelessness in other places.

The undulating wooden footbridge over the Broekhuizer Molenbeek is a beautiful landscape idea. The Broekhuizer Molenbeek flows into the Maas on the north side of Broekhuizen.

Remnants from the Second World War can be found in many places near the German border with the Netherlands. May they serve as a warning to all Europeans, especially to us Germans. Never again!