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North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Kleve

Berg En Dal

Nijmegen Market Square – Bison Bay loop from Ubbergen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Kleve

Berg En Dal

Nijmegen Market Square – Bison Bay loop from Ubbergen

Hard

4.7

(221)

872

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Nijmegen Market Square – Bison Bay loop from Ubbergen

05:14

20.2km

120m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 14.8 km for 37 m

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Bus stop

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1.20 km

Viewpoint

3.02 km

Nijmegen Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

De Boterwaag is a weighing house in Nijmegen on the Grote Markt, which was built between 1612 and 1613 according to a design by Cornelis Janssen van Delft. The Renaissance …

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4.13 km

Ooijpolder in the Gelderse Poort

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful area around the Waal, pure nature 👍

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4.65 km

Waal River

Highlight • River

Nice walk along the Waal

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5.22 km

Beach

5.94 km

Oude Waal

Nature Reserve

7.36 km

Ooijpolder Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you are not afraid of heights, it is worth climbing the lookout tower for a beautiful view of the Ooijpolder.

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8.55 km

Bison Bay

Highlight • Lake

A former sand wing in the Ooijpolder. Nowadays, Bison Bay is often used as bathing water and is known for its nudist beach.

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9.22 km

de Bisonbaai

Nature Reserve

9.35 km

Galloway Cattle in Bisonbaai

Highlight • Natural

Galloway cattle (not bison) graze in Bison Bay.

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14.1 km

Persingen Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The village Persingen has a late medieval Gothic church, which serves as an exhibition space and wedding location and is also used for funerals. Church and tower are National Monument. …

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14.8 km

Hand-pulled ferry at Persingen

Highlight • Bridge

It's hard work to get to the other side, so a good workout.

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17.4 km

Kastanjedal

Forest

20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.08 km

3.75 km

3.49 km

2.47 km

2.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.41 km

4.56 km

3.74 km

3.72 km

2.34 km

408 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 25 August

26°C

12°C

17 %

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Comments

October 10, 2021,Walk of Wisdom etappe 1 Nijmegen-Beek

The Walk of Wisdom is a walking trail through 11 municipalities. You can walk the route in one piece 🥾 where you spend the night on the way 😴 but because we live nearby we have chosen to divide the trail into 8 stages where we park the car 🚗 at the end point nearby for each stage. take the …

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September 25, 2025,Walk of Wisdom etappe 1 Nijmegen- Beek 17km

Beautiful route.
We stopped at a cozy spot in Nijmegen city center called Anne en Max (on the route).
After 8km, we had a delicious lunch at Oortjeshekken.

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April 24, 2022,Nijmegen - Highlights der Stadt und ihr grünes Umland

Today we went back to our dear neighbors! :)

Since we didn't want to drive into the city (shops open on the first and last Sunday of the month), we parked in front of the city and went out into the countryside.

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September 8, 2023,Walk of wisdom etappe 1

Very proud of us that we completed the first stage despite the heat 🥵. from the Walk of Wisdom. The cold beer now tastes very good.

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January 10, 2023,Walk of Wisdom; Nijmegen - Beek via Ooijpolder

Very varied. First beautiful floodplains and Ooijpolder. Via ferry to the green hills of Beek.

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October 24, 2021,🇳🇱 Walk of Wisdom - etappe 1: Nijmegen - Ubbergen

It's started. Literally and figuratively. Because the walk of wisdom has the shape of a dove and the head I walked today.
With the train to Nijmegen and started from the station. The first part was hard to find because the angel that has to point out the direction is not so easy to notice in such a busy city. …

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Nijmegen Market Square – Bison Bay loop from Ubbergen

Nijmegen Market Square

Ooijpolder in the Gelderse Poort

Waal River

Ooijpolder Observation Tower

Bison Bay

Galloway Cattle in Bisonbaai

Persingen Church

Hand-pulled ferry at Persingen

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