Monday 5 October 2020, Henxelse wandelroute near Winterswijk, province Gelderland, appox 8 km. During a autumn holiday trip we positioned our caravan in Camping het Wieskamp and explored the most eastern part of The Netherlands, adjacent to the German border. Great landscape for hikes and cycling.
This hike; relatively easy going mix of hardened and unhardened paths…. Nice scenery!

Sunday 13 September 2020, Wandelroute Fazant, Abdijbossen near Hoogerheide, Province Noord-Brabant, 5 km (www.natuurmonumenten.nl)
We stayed in the neighborhood so took the opportunity to be surprised by this unique landscape…the Brabantse Wal; a natural ‘wall’ in the landscape near the Schelde. Easy, Sunday afternoon stroll but as most of the time; consider sturdy footwear, plenty sand and mud an probably fierce winds when the weather turns in this open area close to the water…. The Port of Antwerp can be seen in the distance, but apart from that you’re alone with fellow-hikers and the birds. Historians might be interested in World War 1 and 2 stories being told about this very strategic locations. All in all; recommended; nice views, a varied walk, plenty of birds to watch and the differences in height (20 meters) are remarkable – at least not artificial -for this part of The Netherlands!  

Sunday 2 August 2020, Kanonsbergroute, Maashorst, Nistelrode, Province Noord-Brabant nd, 8 (12) km (Route.nl 910627)

The “Maashorst” is a varied nature reserve; managed by ‘Staatsbosbeheer”. Exmoor pony’s, Wisent and Taurus contribute to the management and ‘wild’ character of the area, despite the traffic noise of the nearby A50 highway. Relatively short connections via (busy) bicycle paths (tarmac) but you might consider sturdy footwear considering sand an mud. We took our inspiration from Route.nl. The well-marked (yellow signposts) of the ‘boswachterspad Kanonsberg” route deviated somewhat from the GPS track posted on route.nl as you can see on the map. Not a real issue. Our hike starts at the parking at the Zwarte Molenweg in Nistelrode. The parking near the sporting-grounds along Loo in Nistelrode is closer and if there are enough parking places available at the Schaijksedreef (starting point) it will save you 3 relatively boring kilometers. All in all; recommended; nice views and a varied walk!

Monday 12 October 2020, Wandelroute De Leemputten near Winterswijk, province Gelderland, approx. 3 km. During a autumn holiday trip we positioned our caravan in Camping het Wieskamp and explored the most eastern part of The Netherlands, adjacent to the German border. Great landscape for hikes and cycling. This hike; final (easy) hike of this camping trip… ‘De Leemputten’, interesting area from a historical perspective although nowadays most people will visit this nature-PARC to enjoy a combination of water and forest. Likely to be very busy during holidays and weekends…