Groote Heide Nature Reserve – Great Heath (Groote Heide) loop from Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee

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Groote Heide Nature Reserve – Great Heath (Groote Heide) loop from Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee

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Groote Heide Nature Reserve – Great Heath (Groote Heide) loop from Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee

02:55

11.5km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Venloer Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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245 m

Parking Lot Former Air Base Venlo

Highlight • Parking

Nice big parking lot, good starting point

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813 m

Venloer Heide

Nature Reserve

1.97 km

Venlo-Eindhoven Gliding Club

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There is really something going on here on nice weekends.

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2.91 km

Venlose Heide

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There are still trees on the heath in Venlo that fortunately are not pruned.

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3.37 km

Winding Path Through Heathland near Velden

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Beautiful heathland fields can be found here in the months of August.

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3.81 km

Groote Heide Nature Reserve

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We moved through the southern part of the "Grooten Heide" last year, today we enter the heathland from the north through a gate on Louisenburgweg; We roam in amazement between …

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4.04 km

Tree Group on the Groote Heide

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Well attended in summer. Also nice to explore by bike.

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4.71 km

Great Heath (Groote Heide)

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Beautiful heather landscape

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5.39 km

Glider Airfield (Dutch Side)

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The former military airport in the Groote Heide is used today, among other things, as a glider airfield. But also model pilots come to their pleasure.

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11.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

3.17 km

1.56 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.03 km

1.10 km

1.01 km

871 m

305 m

193 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

8°C

79 %

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Comments

March 4, 2026,NSG Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee in Leuth – 12 km zwischen zwei Ländern

This morning I was at the start of my hike at NSG Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee in Leuth, Germany. To be honest, the starting point was a bit of a dull place for me. Not exactly the kind of place where you immediately think: wow, something beautiful is about to begin here. Still, I was looking forward to …

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