Boardwalk near Boundary Marker N485 – View of De Wulp Nature Reserve loop from Hageven

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Boardwalk near Boundary Marker N485 – View of De Wulp Nature Reserve loop from Hageven

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Boardwalk near Boundary Marker N485 – View of De Wulp Nature Reserve loop from Hageven

02:08

8.46km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.29 km

Wooden suspension bridge over the Dommel

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Nice wooden footbridge, a real suspension bridge, nice to take pictures or just to stop and enjoy.

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1.66 km

Knuppelpad at border post 185

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There is no boardwalk here at all (anymore?). You walk past a fen.

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1.79 km

Boundary Marker 185 (Four Municipalities Point De Plateaux)

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Boundary stone 185 at the four-municipality point of Neerpelt, Lommel, Bergeijk and Valkenswaard in the De Plateaux nature reserve.

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1.94 km

View of De Wulp Nature Reserve

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Here you walk along the border, just inside Belgium, and you have a beautiful view of the nature reserve and its grazers.

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3.13 km

Natuurpark Plateaux-Hageven

Nature Reserve

3.33 km

Picnic

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Photogenic table with benches.

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5.44 km

Wide view of grazers in the distance

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The vastness of the plateau...

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5.84 km

Boardwalk at Hageven

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A very beautiful, picturesque boardwalk.

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6.32 km

Plateaux-Hageven

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Boundaries blur in De Plateaux-Hageven, a Dutch-Belgian nature reserve. Walk through forests and over heathland, past fens and floodplains: a water system from the early 19th century! In spring you …

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8.46 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.31 km

2.84 km

1.03 km

294 m

Surfaces

5.11 km

1.57 km

818 m

776 m

205 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

21°C

12°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 8, 2022,Natuurpark De Plateaux - Hageven

This nature park was a very cool discovery for us in the Belgium-Netherlands border region. The Dommel flows wonderfully here through the varied landscape: forest, lawns, streams, fens, etc...
Here and there you even imagine yourself in an African savanna.
In this period of the year (May) nature is in full bloom and you can spot beautiful birds here and …

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June 12, 2022,Hageven-De Plateaux

A really beautiful walk.
You have everything, water, forest, field, sand and heath and a beautiful suspension bridge.
There was a stretch, after the suspension bridge, where it looked like you were walking on the savannah.
Wouldn't have been surprised if a bunch of 🦓🦓🦓 had walked by.
Would like to come back in the winter.

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January 20, 2024,Wandeling plateau Hageven met hangbrug

Today we took a beautiful walk on the Hageven plateau.
We were here two years ago in the summer and wanted to go back in the winter.
Today was the perfect day for this
Snow, sun and blue skies, what more could you want?
The landscape is very varied and the suspension bridge over the Dommel is fantastic.
This is …

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