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View of the Malpie Fens – Boardwalk at the Groot Malpieven loop from Valkenswaard

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Netherlands

North Brabant

Valkenswaard

View of the Malpie Fens – Boardwalk at the Groot Malpieven loop from Valkenswaard

Moderate

4.7

(309)

1,194

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View of the Malpie Fens – Boardwalk at the Groot Malpieven loop from Valkenswaard

02:29

9.84km

10m

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: July 15, 2026

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3.34 km

View of the heath at De Malpie

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The view of the heath is also beautiful in autumn!

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3.55 km

View of the Malpie Fens

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Beautiful fen area for walking.

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3.87 km

Boardwalk at the Groot Malpieven

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Nice wooden bridge over a fen in the middle of the Malpie nature reserve

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3.92 km

Malpie Boardwalk

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Here you can walk along a beautifully situated boardwalk path in the middle of the Malpie nature reserve.

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3.97 km

Great Malpie Fen

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How clean was that...

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4.04 km

Malpievennen Trail

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A beautiful open landscape, adventurous with the water and the small winding paths, tough when the wind is blowing and when it is not too busy.

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4.72 km

Beautiful view

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Here you will find a collection of benches and picnic tables with a view of a large and very beautiful pond.

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5.69 km

Small pond

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Here you are surrounded by small and large ponds.

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8.69 km

Molenven

Lake

9.84 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.23 km

3.95 km

1.06 km

404 m

179 m

Surfaces

7.38 km

1.85 km

431 m

159 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

21°C

10°C

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Comments

October 21, 2024,🇳🇱 Natuurgebied De Malpie - Noord-Brabant

Just across the border with the Netherlands near Valkenswaard you will find the nature reserve De Malpie. De Malpie consists of a heathland with beautiful fens, the river Dommel and a beautiful forest area. In short, an ideal walking environment.

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August 7, 2024,🇳🇱 Malpie, First Date met Erica 2024

Every year we look forward to the ‘First Date with Erica’.

This year, ‘2024’ we chose a meeting with Erica in the Dutch nature reserve De Malpie. During our experience, changing cloud formations provide a different lighting each time. The contrasts of grey clouds, the orange sunlight that stands out in the blue sky ensure that the purple hills of …

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June 16, 2025,Groot Malpieven – Mooi uitzicht over de vennen rondtocht vanuit Lage Heide

Most beautiful day so far. The Malpie is truly a beautiful, varied area! I can imagine it can be busy here, but on this slightly too warm Monday I only came across a single hiker.

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April 5, 2025,Groot Malpieven – Beautiful view of the fens loop from Lage Heide

This was the first time I visited Malpie. My expectations were very high, since I had heard from friends that it's a beautiful place. I was not disappointed! It was great. Also the weather happened to be perfect.
A small part of the route (shape of 8) goes twice the same path. We didn't mind at all, since it was …

April 12, 2025,Malpie route

Junctions 84 - 63 - 8 - 68 - 5 - 67 - 7 - 66 - 63 - 84
Start: Molenstraat 211 Valkenswaard

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November 7, 2021,Ven – Groot Malpieven Rondje vanuit Hoge Akkers

Beautiful route through forests, heath and along fens in the nature reserve De Malpie under Valkenswaard.

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January 1, 2022,Wandeling van markt Valkenswaard naar de Malpie en terug.

Of course you can also just take the Malpie route. See the other walk I posted for this: Malpie fens route. I was with a group that gathered in the market and walked briskly through. Nice to start the year like this.

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View of the Malpie Fens – Boardwalk at the Groot Malpieven loop from Valkenswaard

View of the heath at De Malpie

View of the Malpie Fens

Boardwalk at the Groot Malpieven

Malpie Boardwalk

Great Malpie Fen

Malpievennen Trail

Beautiful view

Small pond

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