Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Front Luys Watermill – Beautiful observation hut loop from St. Maartensheide - De Luysen

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Front Luys Watermill – Beautiful observation hut loop from St. Maartensheide - De Luysen

Easy

4.6

(103)

687

hikers

Front Luys Watermill – Beautiful observation hut loop from St. Maartensheide - De Luysen

01:51

7.35km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Kempen~Broek

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

105 m

Front Luys Watermill

Highlight • Monument

Do you still know the nursery rhyme: "The mill rattles on the rustling belly"?
The mill only rattles on mill days and on special occasions, and the Aabeek (a.k.a. Aabach) …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.99 km

Nature house – starting point for hiking loops

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a free forest car park here, which is an excellent starting point for hikes in the nature reserve. Around noon, the capacity of the parking lot should slowly run out. So get there early!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.03 km

Information board "Welcome to Sint-Maartensheide-De Luysen"

Highlight • Rest Area

The board includes an overview map. Unfortunately, the information is only written in Dutch.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.22 km

Beautiful observation hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

I have never seen anything so great in any nature reserve. This observation hut is located in the immediate vicinity of the swamp and is ideal for observing the waterfowl. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.40 km

The Kingfisher birdwatching hide – De Luysen - Mariahof

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In this bird-watching hut with the pretty name "Eisvogel" you can sit comfortably and watch birds. It doesn't matter whether you look at the feathered friends out of a scientific …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.64 km

Viewing platform over De Luysen

Highlight • Viewpoint

Between the reeds and water...

Showing Translation

Tip by

6.00 km

Grassy Path Along the Stream

Highlight • Trail

7.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.63 km

1.70 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

2.75 km

2.73 km

891 m

786 m

177 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Wednesday 12 August

36°C

11°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

October 17, 2023,Wandeling @De Luysmolen Bocholt

Sometimes a person doesn't need more than just chatting with a friend during a nice walk. And then end with a snack and a drink... and more chatting 😅🙏

Showing Translation

August 31, 2024,ST. Maartensheide - de Luysen

Today's route was a tour suggestion from Komoot. I chose the yellow route from the car park and it was really good. 👍 A very beautiful and easy route. And even though you go through bird sanctuaries, dogs are allowed. On a leash, of course. There are a few huts to observe the Bögel. Unfortunately my cell phone camera isn't …

Showing Translation

May 31, 2023,rondje de luysen

A short tour through the luysen, mainly the purple route, but the start and end point have been moved to the front luys mill.

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.7

2,443

Mechelse Heide Red Triangle Trail

01:58h

7.48km

60m

Moderate

4.6

2,139

Pietersheim - Purple hiking trail

02:53h

11.3km

30m

Moderate

4.8

2,094

Premium-Hiking Trail Het Leudal - Water.Hike.World

03:36h

14.3km

20m

Moderate

4.6

2,117

Terhillsroute (geel) - Mechelse Heide

03:45h

13.9km

180m

Moderate

4.7

1,876

Premium-Hiking Trail Molenplas - Water.Hike.World

03:21h

13.2km

30m

Moderate

4.7

1,313

Great relaxation on the Groote Heide and the Plateaux – walk in silence

03:04h

12.2km

10m

Moderate

4.6

1,392

Thor Park - Blue hiking trail

02:06h

8.00km

60m

Moderate

4.5

987

De Maten Red Triangle Trail

02:30h

9.86km

20m

Easy

4.6

1,015

Pijnven Orange Trail

01:41h

6.65km

20m

Moderate

4.6

812

Oudsberg Yellow Hexagon Trail

03:55h

15.3km

60m

Easy

4.6

928

Holsteen Yellow Hexagon Trail

01:25h

5.49km

30m

Easy

4.6

791

Mechelse Heide Blue Loop

01:29h

5.63km

50m

Front Luys Watermill – Beautiful observation hut loop from St. Maartensheide - De Luysen

Front Luys Watermill

Nature house – starting point for hiking loops

Information board "Welcome to Sint-Maartensheide-De Luysen"

Beautiful observation hut

The Kingfisher birdwatching hide – De Luysen - Mariahof

Viewing platform over De Luysen

Water Lilies Pond

Grassy Path Along the Stream

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️