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Rest stop – Marsh loop from Zutendaal

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Rest stop – Marsh loop from Zutendaal

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Rest stop – Marsh loop from Zutendaal

06:54

26.8km

130m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.3 km

Rest stop

Highlight • Rest Area

On the open field. In the summer you can relax here and in the fall you can enjoy the colors.

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10.6 km

Hoefaert Pond

Highlight • Lake

Here you arrive at a very beautiful pond, surrounded by nature. The landscape changes with the seasons, but a break is always worthwhile.

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11.2 km

Rest stop

Highlight • Rest Area

This bench is on a point next to a stream and next to several paths. SO under the trees you can sit here perfectly in the shade.

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12.1 km

Stone of Silence (Jeroen Brouwers)

Highlight • Monument

The silence in the forest. Sounds written on a rock. Couldn't be in a better place.

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15.9 km

The Hesselsberg in which these marshes are located is one of the many green pearls that the municipality of Zutendaal has to offer. This stream valley is intersected by the Zutendaalbeek and Gebroekerbeek.

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16.8 km

Statue of Mary, Help of Christians (Maria Hilf) on Hesselsberg

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The Hesselsberg is an 87 m high hill, one of the foothills of the Kempen low plateau. On top of the hill there is a 6 meter high statue of Mary. In 1946, the KSA of Limburg planned to build a 'Mary Castle' on Hesselsberg: an infrastructure for young people with playgrounds. In anticipation of this, an image has already been placed. However, St. Mary's Castle was never built and four years later the plaster statue fell from its pedestal during a storm and was shattered. The people of Zutendaal provided a new statue, made of bims stone, which was inaugurated in 1954. Once a year, at the beginning of October, a 'candle procession' moves from the church to this place.
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19.2 km

View of the Surf Lake

Highlight • Lake

Views over water in the sun are beautiful.

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20.4 km

Papendaalheide

Highlight • Lake

A peaceful place to have a good time

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26.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

3.71 km

3.31 km

2.16 km

Surfaces

8.07 km

5.19 km

4.94 km

4.54 km

4.04 km

Elevation

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Monday 24 August

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Comments

August 21, 2023,Dag 1: Kattevennen - Pietersheim

The day starts from the Kattevennen entrance gate. Be sure to take a look at the Bliksemtrap, this 35-meter-high watchtower gives a beautiful view of the NP and far beyond.

The paw print, the symbol of the NP, will be your walking companion for the next 100km. However, much of the first route will run parallel to the iconic GR5. …

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August 14, 2023,NP Hoge Kempen Trail - Etappe 1: Kattevennen – Camping Jocomo

Duration: 5h30min moving time (actual time 7h30min with breaks)
More information about the route can be found on our travel blog juriancuypers.be

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April 5, 2023,Tag 1: Von Kattevennen bis Pietersheim – Auf dem National Park Trail durch Hoge Kempen

Hello from Belgium! 🙋‍♀️🇧🇪 More precisely from Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of the country. Here, not far from Germany, lies the Hoge Kempen National Park, a very extensive forest and heath area with large lakes, shifting dunes and even one or two mountains.

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January 18, 2025,NPHK : Kattevennen naar Lanaken

Today NPHK Stage 4 Kattevennen to Lanaken....all unpaved and many boardwalks....super nice route

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Rest stop – Marsh loop from Zutendaal

Rest stop

Hoefaert Pond

Rest stop

Stone of Silence (Jeroen Brouwers)

Marsh

Statue of Mary, Help of Christians (Maria Hilf) on Hesselsberg

View of the Surf Lake

Papendaalheide

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